Santa Cruz County, California Employee Killed at Work by Wood Chipper

Henry Silva, Sr. was clearing brush outside Watsonville, California with a Public Works Crew when he was somehow pulled into the wood chipper he was using and killed on the job. Silva, 61 years old, had worked for the department since 1969. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Co-workers learned quickly about the incident…

Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Road Debris on Escondido, California Highway

Forty-nine year old David Roland Jensen and his wife were enjoying a ride out on the couple’s motorcycle late one evening. As they drove down Interstate 15 between Felicita Road and Via Rancho Parkway, Jensen’s cycle struck two large pieces of road debris that appeared to have fallen off of a truck a short while…