RL NEWS Briefs April 10, 2015

Boy Drowns After Car Submerges Near Ports O’Call
SAN PEDRO — A 13-year-old boy, Abdelkrim Ali Elmezayen, is dead and his 8-year-old brother is in critical condition after the family car lunged into the ocean at the Port of Los Angeles.
The children’s family had just left the Ports ‘O Call waterfront village area, April 9, when their vehicle suddenly tipped over. The parents, who were able to escape the vehicle, managed to escape the vehicle unharmed near Berth 73 when they called for help.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews soon arrived. Firefighter Miguel Meza, who dove 30 feet underwater to rescue the two boys. By the time they were freed, they lacked pulses and weren’t breathing. Only the youngest child was able to be resuscitated.
 
Cement Truck Overturns on 710 Off-ramp
LONG BEACH — On April 9, a cement truck overturned on the 710 freeway going southbound.
The driver is in moderate condition. The truck flipped over as it was ascending the westbound Willow Street on-ramp. The accident caused a leak of five gallons of diesel fluid and two gallons of hydraulic fluid on the freeway. This caused the on-ramp to be closed for a half hour.
CalTrans and California Highway Patrol worked to flip the truck upright to remove it from the on-ramp.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived to rescue the driver, who had his leg caught inside the truck. He was then transported to a local trauma center.
City of Long Beach Launches Health Data Website
LONG BEACH — Long Beach launched LiveWellLongBeach.org, an interactive, web-based platform that provides data on more than 100 demographic, health, and quality of life indicators specific to Long Beach.
The platform also serves as a database of promising and evidence-based programs, scientific literature, and funding opportunities.
The website is supported by Department of Health and Human Services and was launched in conjunction with National Public Health Week.
LiveWellLongBeach.orgfeatures data comparisons by Long Beach zip codes and census tracts, and shows how Long Beach compares to Los Angeles County, the State of California, and Healthy People 2020 on key health and socioeconomic indicators.
The website also provides continually updated visual references and brings data, local resources and scientific literature.