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JULY 7, 2023
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Encinitas declares emergency citing . rise in collisions
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By Kaila Mellos
ENCINITAS — In the wake of the recent death of 15-year-old Brodee Champlain-Kingman, killed in a traffic collision while riding his RANCHO e-bike, the Encinitas City Council SFNEWS unanimously ratified a local traffic safety emergency declaration concerning e-bikes and bikes during a June 28 special meeting. The proclamation stated that e-bikes are faster and heavier, a factor in collisions that tend “to lead to more severe injuries and subsequent hospitalization rates when compared to regular bikes.” “My hope is to elevate this conversation about bicycling and safety to alleviate any other tragedies like we’ve recently experienced,” Mayor Tony Kranz said in the opening remarks of the meeting. The number of crashes involving bicycles or e-bikes in Encinitas has nearly tripled since 2020, city officials said, from a total of 17 collisions in 2020 to 48 reported crashes in 2022. Since the beginning of this year, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has reported 11 e-bike-involved collisions in Encinitas. Bicycle collisions are highest during the summer months between June and September, according to the city. The council adopted new safety measures modeled after a similar declaration made by the Carlsbad City Council last August following a spike in e-bike collisions. According
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A FOND FAIR-WELL: Fairgoers munched the last ears of charbroiled corn and touched up their facepaint on Tuesday night for the San Diego County Fair’s Fourth of July grand finale at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. More than 830,000 people visited this year’s fair since June 7, including 60,000 in the past few days. Visitors are urged to claim the more than 700 items turned into the lost and found. Call 858-794-1124 to retrieve your lost item.
Suspect, victim ID’d in fatal O’side shooting By Samantha Nelson
Local cafe to reopen under new owners After shutting its doors earlier this year, A Little Moore Café’s new owners plan to reopen the beloved eatery at a new location. 5
OCEANSIDE — Police have publicly identified a homicide suspect and his victim, both now deceased after reports of a domestic dispute ended with a man exchanging gunfire with police before allegedly taking his own life. Oceanside Police responded to multiple calls about a family disturbance and apparent gunshots at approximately 11:56 p.m on June 22 in the 500 block of Fredricks Avenue. Police discovered
34-year-old Kimberly Foster of Oceanside inside a residence dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators gathered evidence at the scene that indicated she had been gunned down by a man she had been dating, 28-year-old Dorian Larkin, of Oceanside. At approximately 2:38 a.m. on June 23, deputies from Riverside County Sheriff’s Office located Larkin driving on Interstate 15 near Winchester Road in TURN TO SHOOTING ON 32
ACTOR ALAN ARKIN DIES
Actor Alan Arkin, 89, who won an Academy Award for his role in “Little Miss Sunshine’’ in 2006 and received four Oscar nominations during his celebrated career, died at his San Marcos home on June 29, his family and publicist confirmed.
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