A  57  YEAR-OLD  MAN  SUFFERED  LIFE-THREATENING  INJURIES  IN  SANTA  CRUZ  THIS  MORNING,  WHEN  HE  WAS  TRAPPED  BETWEEN  A  TOW-TRUCK AND  HIS  R.V.     THE  INCIDENT  OCCURRED  SHORTLY  BEFORE  8:30  A-M,    NEAR  THE  INTERSECTION  OF  MARKET  AND  WATER  STREETS,  WHILE  HE  WAS  TRYING  TO JUMP  START  HIS  R.V.    HE  SUFFERED  SERIOUS INJURIES  TO HIS  ABDOMEN  AND  LOWER  EXTREMITIES,  AND  WAS  AIR-LIFTED  TO  A  BAY  AREA  TRAUMA  CENTER.

THE  TOW  TRUCK,    WHICH  WAS  REPORTEDLY  IN  “DRIVE”  WHEN  IT  SLID  FORWARD   (TRAPPING  THE  MAN),    HAD  TO  BE  MOVED  BACK  TO  FREE  HIM.

THE WATSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT APPROVING THE PROPOSED 7-ELEVEN WITH ALCOHOL SALES ON FREEDOM BOULEVARD ON TUESDAY.    THE PROPOSAL IS TO TURN THE EXISTING GAS STATION LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF FREEDOM BOULEVARD AND ALTA VISTA AVENUE INTO THE 2,363 SQUARE FOOT 7-ELEVEN THAT WOULD FEATURE BEER AND WINE SALES.   THE PROPOSAL WAS FIRST BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 2^nd.

DOCTORS ON DUTY IN WATSONVILLE WAS HIT BY A LEXUS SEDAN LAST THURSDAY AFTER A FEMALE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE ON MAIN STREET.     THE WOMAN WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN ONTO OHLOHNE PARKWAY WHEN SHE CLIPPED THE BACKSIDE OF A DODGE POWER WAGON AROUND 3 P-M.    SHE SPED OFF OVER A CONCRETE ISLAND AND SMASHED INTO DOCTORS ON DUTY.    THE WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO THE WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO TREAT HER MINOR INJURIES.

A BUILDING WAS STRUCK BY A BULLET IN A SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE IN SEASIDE EARLY SUNDAY.    OFFICERS RECEIVED A REPORT THAT EIGHT SHOTS WERE FIRED ON THE 1600 BLOCK OF NOCHE BUENA STREET AT 4:30 A-M SUNDAY.   SHELL CASINGS WERE LOCATED AT THE SCENE AND A BULLET HAD HIT A STUCCO WALL ON A BUILDING IN THE AREA.   A GRAY CAR WAS SEEN SPEEDING AWAY FROM THE SCENE NORTHBOUND.  AT THIS IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE SHOOTING IS GANG RELATED ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL 911.