As many as 9,000 Americans die each year after receiving the wrong prescription drugs or doses. Pharmacies are fighting a bill to shed light on the problem.
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Mental Crisis Calls; Speed Cameras | Mar. 16
On the March 16 episode of SoCal Update, KPCC Reporter Robert Garrova reports on a recent fatal deputy shooting and how it highlights the need to stop using police for mental health crises. KPCC Transportation Reporter Ryan Fonseca discusses a bill allowing cities to launch speed camera programs.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were sent out on a “medical rescue/suicidal person call” in East L.A. Upon finding a man inside a car, holding a kitchen knife, they called a mental evaluation team. Before the team arrived, the department said the man charged the deputies with the knife and a deputy opened fire.