what caused the tree to snap. it fell across all lanes of southbound highway 13 even toppled across the median and on to the northbound side of highway 13. talk about bad luck turning into good luck. of course, the bad part of this is you re driving along and a tree falls on your car. so incredibly good luck part of this is that the driver walked away unscathed. when chp oakland arrived on scene officers say the man was calm and uninjured. he couldn t climb out of a window so they started breaking branches so the driver could open his door and he got out. oakland fire examined him, gave him the all clear on the medical front and have taken him to bart because he refused any medical treatment. so the driver told officers that when he saw the tree falling, he slammed on his brakes. chp believes that rain is what caused this. because of the drought, roots just can t absorb water. so that s what caused this massive tree completely uproot and fall over. but still, this man cou
metro gets a 9-11 call . a man s body is found in a backyard on covey lane. i heard this pop, pop, pop, pop, 8 shots, very rapid succession. for hours the man s body laid here . neighbors thought that pop pop was fireworks. i have really failed in my civic duty. i should have called the cops when i heard those noises immediately. it wasn t small caliber. police say the victim, described as a hispanic male in his 30s, died from an apparent gunshot wound. and just an hour later over at parkway villas on greene lane. police were called to a fight that broke out between two men. once they arrived, they noticed he had an injury to his head. he was transported to desert springs and less than an hour, about 45 minutes later, he was declared deceased. police tell 8 news now. the 44 year old man suffered a head injury . of difficulty breathing. we have a couple of people, the witness and the other person in the fight detained. two homicides in one day . someone lost their li
my civic duty. i should have called the cops when i heard those noises immediately. it wasn t small caliber. you could tell by the sound. )) ((nia wong)) and an hour later over at parkway villas on greene lane..police say a fight broke out between two men. once metro arrived ...a 44 year old man had an head injury and died in the hospital. a witness and one other person involved with the fight were detained./// ((nia wong)) as the blue cut fire is gets under control .. our way this afternoon. here s katie boer with this morning s forecast. ((nia wong)) our 8news now back to school countdown begins today - will make a campaign stop in the ((nia wong)) clinton s v-p pick, virginia senator tim kaine, will make a campaign stop in the valley this week. tomorrow he ll speak at the local 5-25 plumbers and pipefitters training center on leg plan for jobs and the economy. doors open to the public at 9 a-m. the event starts at 11:30./// ((nia wong)) and remember. 8 news now
my civic duty. i should have called the cops when i heard those noises immediately. it wasn t small caliber. you could tell by the sound. )) ((nia wong)) an hour later over police say a fight broke out between two men..at parkway villas on greene lane by the time metro arrived.they say a 44 year old man had a head injury and died in the hospital. a witness and one other person involved in the fight were arrested./// ((nia wong)) a motorcyclist is colliding into a sedan. right now the man is in critical condition. metro tells us the incident happend near gilespie and silverado ranch around 1 this morning. that s when they say a male motorcyclist in his early 30s was traveling west on silverado and drove through a red light at gilespie. the motorcyclist then t-boned a sedan after turning into gilespie street. it s unkown if the motorcyclist was impaired at the time./// ((nia wong)) southern california s blue cut fire is still burning.but crews are getting contained. -