A TEENAGER?S FATHER HAS PLEADED ?NOT GUILTY? TO CHARGES HE PROVIDED HIS DAUGHTER WITH THE ALCOHOL THAT LEAD TO HER CAUSING A FATAL CRASH, (WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DRUNK LAST SPRING IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY). 52 YEAR-OLD DENNIS McCORMICK FACES A FELONY CHARGE OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT, AND 6 MISDEMEANOR CHARGES THAT INCLUDE PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. IF CONVICTED ON ALL CHARGES, HE COULD FACE UP TO 6 YEARS IN PRISON.

HIS DAUGHTER, (WHO WAS 17 YEARS-OLD AT THE TIME OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CRASH AT LAKE SAN ANTONIO), IS CHARGED WITH THE 2ND DEGREE MURDERS OF A SALINAS 17 YEAR-OLD, AND A 32 YEAR-OLD (MOTHER OF 3) FROM BAKERSFIELD. EVEN THOUGH THE YOUNGER McCORMICK WAS ON PROBATION FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE FATAL CRASH, MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ADRIENNE GROVER HAS RULED THAT THE TEEN WILL BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE.

A SOLO VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 129 TUESDAY, AT ABOUT 1:20 A.M. THE DRIVER OF A HONDA ACCORD RAN OFF THE ROADWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A WALL. THE C-H-P REPORTS THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS EXCESSIVE SPEED, FOR THE RAINY CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER, (A 35-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM GILROY) RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS HEAD AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS CHEST. HE WAS AIRLIFTED TO STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER.

THERE ARE MANY P. G. & E. CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER AROUND THE CENTRAL COAST AT THIS TIME, AND MOST ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET THEIR POWER BACK BEFORE THIS EVENING?.SOME OF THEM AS LATE AS 8 P.M.

IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 18 HUNDRED ARE WITHOUT POWER, WHILE IN SANTA CRUZ AND SOQUEL THAT NUMBER IS 400. IN WATSONVILLE 12 HUNDRED
P. G. & E. CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER. OTHER POWER OUTAGES AROUND THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY AREA ARE SMALLER ONES, BUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SCATTERED OUTAGES MEANS THAT IT MAY TAKE LONGER FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO GET THEIR POWER RESTORED.

A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM MORGAN HILL IS NOW HOME SAFE WITH HER FAMILY. SHE AGREED TO MEET UP WITH A MAN ON SUNDAY, KNOWN ONLY TO HER THROUGH A TELEPHONE "PARTY LINE." SHE DROVE WITH THE 25-YEAR-OLD SAN JOSE RESIDENT TO SACRAMENTO. THE GIRL BRIEFLY PHONED HER FAMILY ON MONDAY EVENING TO SAY THAT SHE WAS IN SAN JOSE WITH ARVEL DANIEL LOPEZ. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, AUTHORITIES FOUND THE GIRL SAFE AT THE HOME OF LOPEZ'S FAMILY, AND SHE WAS RETURNED HOME.