A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN SOQUEL. A 47 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE WOMAN DIED, AS THE RESULT OF BEING HIT BY A TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS CROSSING THE INTERSECTION OF SOQUEL DRIVE AND MAIN STREET AROUND 1:40 P.M.. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS ARRESTED FOR FELONY D.U.I.

JURORS DELIBERATED LESS THAN 2 DAYS BEFORE CONVICTING A SEASIDE GANG MEMBER, IN CONNECTION WITH A 2002 SHOOTING DEATH. 23 YEAR-OLD JOSEPH D HORNE WAS CONVICTED YESTERDAY OF THE 1ST DEGREE MURDER OF 20 YEAR-OLD JASON EWING, (AND SEVEN OTHER FELONIES). HE FACES UP TO 4 LIFE SENTENCES FOR THE SHOOTING, WHICH WAS CARRIED OUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF A SEASIDE STREET GANG. IN ADDITION TO MURDER, HORNE WAS CONVICTED OF SHOOTING INTO A SEASIDE HOME, SHOOTING INTO AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE, AND SELLING CRACK COCAINE TO AN UNDERCOVER INFORMANT. HORNE IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED MARCH 3RD.

A FIGHT BROKE OUT AT THE JAIL FARM OUT ON ROUNTREE LANE IN WATSONVILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. REPORTEDLY MORE THAN 20 INMATES WERE INVOLVED, WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BROKE UP THE FIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THAT INCIDENT.

A LOCAL SINGER HAS GATHERED SOME PEOPLE TOGETHER, TO HOLD A BENEFIT THIS WEEKEND. SISTA MONICA SAID, ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE TSUNAMI RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT WILL GO TO HELP THE VICTIMS. THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS SUNDAY AT 6 P.M., IN THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ON HIGH STREET IN SANTA CRUZ.