Redding man in wheelchair hit by car, critically injured

REDDING — A man driving a motorized wheelchair in traffic was critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon, Jan. 14. Redding PD later reported the accident happened at the intersection of Placer and Willis streets. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Car plummets 50 ft off 299E into Cedar Creek CHP reporting snow, rock slides, on 25-mile stretch […]

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Adventures in Downsizing pt. III: Why I can’t own nice things and how our RV almost caught fire

So, here’s what happened…this time. I was coming out of a building in downtown Redding that I frequently visit that happens to be on a steep street. There are three, concrete steps directly outside the building, but thankfully there is also a wheelchair accessible ramp. Unfortunately, while the building has an ADA compliant wheelchair ramp, the VERY steep ramp leads directly […]

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UPDATED: SAN JACINTO: Man in wheelchair fatally struck by motorist

UPDATE: 10/05/2016 9:45 p.m. SAN JACINTO – A person travelling in a motorized wheelchair across S. San Jacinto Avenue was struck and killed by a passing motorist Wednesday, Oct. 5, according to sheriff’s officials. The accident happened directly across the street from the San Jacinto Unified School District building, just north of E. Midway Avenue and south of E. Commonwealth Avenue […]

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