Thousands of New Year’s revelers ignore stay-at-home orders in Los Angeles County [Los Angeles Times]
Thousands of New Year’s revelers were dispersed, detained or arrested in Los Angeles County through the weekend as large celebrations and parties occurred across the region, despite surging COVID-19 infections and a regional stay-at-home order barring such gatherings.
LAPD officials said they broke up at least eight New Year’s Eve gatherings involving more than 2,000 people downtown and in the surrounding area, including one warehouse party where more than 1,000 people were dispersed. Sheriff’s officials said they broke up at least five parties involving more than 900 people including at a rented house, a vacant warehouse, a hotel and a closed business.
Every time I take my car through the interchange from Fort Wayne s Coliseum Boulevard South to East Washington Boulevard, my heart jumps into my throat.
Morning crash kills 1
The Journal Gazette
A man is dead after a semi crash on the city’s east side just after 7 a.m. today.
Fort Wayne police said the man was driving down the exit ramp of Coliseum Boulevard South onto westbound East Washington Boulevard when a semi was turning from a side street onto East Washington.
Officers believe the driver of the car didn t see the semi and crashed, pinning the vehicle underneath, police said.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver was not hurt.
Police said the westbound lanes of East Washington are closed while officers investigate the crash.