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The driver of a bus that crashed in California killing eight people may have been under the influence of prescription medication, authorities alleged Monday. Besides those killed, another 35 people were injured, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The bus was traveling from Sacramento to the Colusa Casino near Williams when the accident occurred Sunday night. Officials said the driver, Quienten Joey Watts, 52, of Stockton, Calif., was hospitalized, The Sacramento Bee reported. The...

WHITTIER - A 15-year-old Whittier girl suffered major injuries Friday after being struck by a hit-and-run driver, authorities said. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. on Hawes Street, just west of Homage Avenue, California Highway Patrol officials said in a written release. The girl was crossing north across Hawes Street and apparently walked into the path of an unknown oncoming vehicle, officials said. The vehicle struck the girl and continued driving. The teenager was taken to UCI...