Saturday Morning News Roundup

The pilot of a small plane that plummeted to the ground across the street from San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport Friday evening sustained life-threatening injuries.

A San Jose Police Department spokesperson said late Friday night that the condition of the pilot, who was transported to a local hospital for treatment, was stabilized.

The plane crashed at approximately 7 p.m. near the intersection of Ocala Avenue and Karl Street in east San Jose, adjacent to the airport.

Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are responding to the crash scene to assist with the investigation.

A Seaside man has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison after pleading no contest in two cases for driving under the influence, Monterey County prosecutors said.

William Dominguez, 29, had a prior felony DUI conviction, prosecutors said.

On May 26, 2021 at 10 p.m., officers observed a white Dodge Charger breaking and accelerating at odd times as it traveled east on Via Del Rey.

Police followed the vehicle and observed it driving over the double yellow lines. Officers conducted an enforcement stop and observed signs that the driver, identified as Dominguez, was intoxicated.

Police said Dominguez admitted to drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana before driving, and his blood-alcohol content was .21 percent and .19 percent. He was subsequently arrested and later released on bail.

On Sept. 27, 2021 at 11 p.m., officers observed a Chrysler driving north in the 1600 block of Fremont Boulevard that was drifting between lanes.

During the ensuing traffic stop, police observed the driver, identified as Dominguez, showed signs of intoxication.

Police said Dominguez performed unsatisfactory on field sobriety tests, and his blood-alcohol content was .14 percent and .13 percent.

A wildfire burning in San Benito County is 50 percent contained Friday evening, according to a Cal Fire spokesperson.

Forest Road remains under an evacuation order. Other evacuation orders for the immediate area have been reduced to evacuation warnings.

The Anzar Fire has burned 101 acres since it was first reported at about 3:21 p.m. Thursday. It is burning close to the 3800 block of Anzar Road, near Aromas in San Benito County.

Firefighters have made good progress on the fire, according to Cal Fire.

One structure has been destroyed. Four other structures have been threatened. No one has been injured.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Caltrans temporarily closed three lanes of Interstate 80 in Berkeley Friday evening in order to place concrete construction barriers on the freeway to accommodate work repairing damage to the Gilman Street overcrossing.

The three right lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 at Gilman Street closed at 9 p.m. Friday and will reopen at 5 a.m. Saturday. All five lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 will open to traffic at that time.

Caltrans originally planned to re-stripe the freeway Saturday night, but instead will place the temporary concrete barriers — meaning all five lanes of traffic on eastbound Interstate 80 will be available for use Saturday morning.

The temporary concrete barriers will remain in place to accommodate work repairing the damage to the Gilman Street overcrossing, which was hit by an oversized truck Wednesday. The repair work will be completed by September, according to a Caltrans spokesperson.

Overnight lane closures on eastbound Interstate 80 will be needed to perform the repairs.

At about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, a truck carrying a high load traveling westbound on Gilman Street struck the east side of the overcrossing.

Caltrans is conducting a major project at the Gilman interchange in partnership with the Alameda County Transportation Commission. The project will enhance safety with the installation of a roundabout, which will be designed to reduce congestion and remove merging and turn conflicts.

A pedestrian-bicycle overcrossing is currently under construction at the interchange.

Wednesday’s crash did not damage the structure currently under construction.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck northern California at approximately 6:41 p.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake’s epicenter was located approximately four miles south-southeast of Oroville, in Butte County, and about 22 miles south-southeast of Paradise.

A Butte County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson said there were no reports of damage or injuries.

A 70-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s who went missing earlier this week has been safely located, according to an Oakland Police Department spokesperson.

Baozhu Guan was considered at risk due to her having Alzheimer’s disease.

Guan had last been seen about 7 a.m. Wednesday in the 2400 block of Foothill Boulevard, police said.

Police thank the community and news media for assistance in locating Guan.

The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday for the greater San Francisco Bay Area calls for much of the same weather the region had Friday with daytime highs in the 60s along the coast to the 70s and 80s around the Bay and to the 90s inland. Mostly sunny skies throughout the region. Overnight lows Saturday morning will range mostly in the 50s.

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