An Illinois native was biking across the country to help put kids through college, but his ride was cut short when he was hit by a vehicle in Alabama.

“The road was bad, and there were no shoulders,” rider Tim Lalla from Orland Park told NBC 5. “A man in a Ford F-150 crested a hill and hit me going pretty good.”

Lalla was riding his bike in Alabama as he traversed the country going to all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. He kept fans apprised of his adventures on the Biking for Baseball website and Facebook page, the same page where he informed fans of his journey's "devastating" end.

Lalla suffered serious injuries in the accident, including minor fractures in his spine, a broken neck, and facial fractures. He also lost several teeth in the accident, he said. 

“The first thing I remember is waking up on the side of the road,” he said. “It’s tough waking up knowing that the dream of a lifetime is over.”

The journey was supposed to end at Chicago’s Wrigley Field later this summer.

“This trip has been absolutely incredible. I can’t say how devastated I am that this is how it ends,” Lalla wrote on Facebook. "The places, stories, but especially the wonderful people I’ve met across the country have made this adventure amazing.”

Lalla also encouraged people to donate money to the cause, which helps to fund scholarships and mentoring programs for kids interested in attending college. The $160,000 goal that the organization set was to send two more kids to college, and they had raised over $12,000 at the time of Lalla’s accident.

“Even though this trip has ended on a sour note, it would really give this journey a sense of fulfillment in my eyes to reach the goal and give this journey the ending it deserves,” he said. 

Actor Miles Teller was arrested and charged with public intoxication after a run-in with San Diego police Sunday morning.  

Teller, known for films "Whiplash," "Divergent," and "War Dogs" was approached by police at approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday on the 4300 block of Mission Boulevard, off Grand Avenue in Pacific Beach, according to SDPD Officer Billy Hernandez. 

During the contact, Hernandez said, officers noticed he was likely under the influence. 

"He was drunk enough to not care for his own safety,” Hernandez said, adding Teller lost his balance and almost fell into the street. 

At that point, police said, they determined Teller was not able to take care of his own safety. Officers detained him and took him to a detox center.

Teller was charged with being drunk in public and booked into San Diego County Jail. He was released four hours later without bail. 

NBC 7 has reached out to Teller's manager for comment. 

Three people who snuck into a fumigated home late Sunday evening have been taken into custody, San Diego police confirmed. 

Police first responded at approximately 11:54 p.m. Sunday when they were told three men were inside the home. 

The homeowner, Thirtith Yin, said his house was getting fumigated at the time. However, he was concerned about someone breaking into the home, so he was sleeping in his car outside the home.

At one point, the traffic noise was too loud, so he left to sleep elsewhere. 

Meanwhile, his son was monitoring the cameras installed inside and outside of his home when he noticed three people inside the home. 

Authorities were notified, and the suspects were apprehended a short time later. The suspect got away with a pair of shoes.  

Yin warned others to be careful when their homes are being fumigated.

"You have to be careful, maybe watch your house very carefully," he said. "Because you never know, maybe it happen, like me."

Police responded, but asked San Diego Fire for breathing apparatuses because of the gas inside.

Parts of the tent had to be removed to ventilate the home.

The three suspects were taken to a hospital for an evaluation.

Fire crews quickly put out a small brush fire burning near Lake Murray. 

The fire broke out around 9:50 a.m. Monday on the 6900 block of Elaine Way. 

No structures were threatened. 

One chopper made water drops, and all other air support has been canceled. 

No other information was available.

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One person was killed when a car overturned on State Route 52 and tumbled 30 feet into a canyon, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials said. 

The crash happened near SR-52on the Genesee Avenue off-ramp, officials said. 

Authorities did not have details on what happened. 

The victim was pronounced dead on scene. 

No further information is available. 

An Oceanside police officer was struck by a car and taken by helicopter to a local hospital, Oceanside police said. 

The incident happened at approximately 10:33 a.m. Monday near Oceanside Boulevard and Foussat. 

Police do not know if it was intentional. 

He was taken via helicopter, conscious and breathing, to a local hospital. 

The driver stopped at the scene. 

No other information was available.

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San Diego Unified will kick off its Summer Fun Café lunch program with a barbecue for parents, guardians and children to eat for free at Skyline Hills Community Park on Wednesday.

The barbecue is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include a community resource fair, activities for children, live music, free health screenings, a performance by the Fern Street Circus, fresh fruits and vegetables for families to take home, as well as prize drawings for children, according to a statement from SD Unified.

The Summer Fun Café is an annual summer meal program partnered by the City of San Diego and the San Diego Unified School District to provide healthy meals for children in need during the summer months, according to a statement.

SD Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten, SD Unified Police Chief Mike Marquez, City of San Diego Police Chief Shelly Zimmerman and board members from SD Unified schools will be serving the lunch, according to a statement.

The Summer Fun Café is provided by the Seamless Summer Feeding Option, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, and requires no paperwork to participate, according to a statement.

Meals will be served to children up to age 18, from June 19 to Aug. 18 at various locations, including schools, recreation centers, libraries and military community sites.

The Summer Fun Café will also host special barbecue events throughout summer 2017 where parents and guardians can eat at for no cost, funded provided by Mission Federal Credit Union, San Diego Honda Dealers and General Mills.

For more information visit the San Diego Unified website.

Snap, the company behind the social media app Snapchat, saw a spike in its shares on Monday after the announcement of a new deal with Time Warner.

The deal is valued at $100 million, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The Wall Street Journal, which previously reported the news, said that talent like Ellen DeGeneres and Samantha Bee could be part of the arrangement.

Time Warner will make shows such as scripted dramas and comedies for the ephemeral messaging and augmented reality platform. Snapchat will also get ads from HBO, Turner and Warner Bros. over the next two years, the companies said in a statement.

The number of shows each day on Snapchat will grow from one per day to three per day by the end of this year, the companies said.

With weather temperatures on the rise, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) asks animal owners to be aware of pets overheating.

PETA said at least 22 dogs, including four puppies, have died from overheating outside or in hot cars so far this year.

A dog was rescued on Sunday from Cowles Mountain after overheating in 75 degree weather, according to PETA.

PETA recommends the following steps be taken for animals during hot weather:

• Keep animals indoors
• Provide water and shade
• Don’t run with them
• Avoid hot cars
• Never transport in the bed of a pickup truck
• Avoid hot pavement
• Using a cooling vest or mat
• Keep an eye on your outdoor animals

Some symptoms of heat stress, exhaustion and heat stroke in animals are as follows:

• Heavy panting
• Excessive drooling
• Loss of coordination
• Change in mental state
• Vomiting
• Lack of appetite
• Low amounts of urine production
• Black, tarry stool
• Rapid pulse
• dark red tongue
• Muscle tremors
• Unconsciousness 

One person was killed in a rollover crash at the end of the off ramp on Interstate 5 in Sorrento Valley Monday morning, confirmed California Highway Patrol (CHP).

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews responded to the scene and transported the victim to a nearby hospital. Shortly after, the victim was pronounced dead.

A SigAlert was issued for traffic in the area, after about 11 a.m. this morning.

The off ramp in Sorrento Valley has been shut down until further notice. San Diego police are handling the investigation, according to CHP.

Analysts predict big changes for grocers following Amazon’s surprise purchase of Whole Foods, NBC News reported.

But they also say there is a clear winner here: Shoppers.

"This was a very exciting announcement because I think consumers will be the ones to benefit," said Lindsay Sakraida, director of content marketing at DealNews.

She predicts competitors will improve pricing, loyalty promotions and other inducements to try to keep customers from defecting to Amazon for pantry staples, dry goods and even fresh food.

A San Diego student from Standley Middle School is competing in the annual “You Be the Chemist” national challenge, held in Washington D.C. on Monday.

Eight-grader Nikhil Seshadri is competing with the nation’s future scientists in a battle of the brains, where students in grades five through eight must answer complex chemistry questions until a winner is named.

The challenge is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to come together and show their support for STEM education, according to the Chemical Education Foundation (CEF) website.

Seshadri said he loves chemistry and has always wanted to be in a competition.

“This is my chance and I feel really good,” said Seshadri.

The competition pits students from 42 states and territories against each other at the national level, although students must advance in competitions at the local and state level first, according to the CEF website.

The top four achievers will win TI-84 Plus calculators, trophies and scholarships for higher education, ranging from $1,500 to $12,000.

Individuals interested in being involved with future CEF challenges can visit the CEF inquiry form.

An armed man spotted on the Southwestern College Campus prompted a lockdown in Chula Vista Monday afternoon.

According to the college's twitter feed, school officials sheltered in place until campus police cleared the scene.

It happened at about 1:10 p.m. at the 900 block of Otay Lakes Road. The suspect was believed to be a Bonita Vista High student, according to the college's twitter feed.

The suspect was seen walking from Bonita Vista High across the street onto the campus, said Chula Vista police.

Police were searching for a tall man, last seen wearing a black shirt with jeans and a Dodgers jacket.

As of 2:15 p.m., the lockdown was lifted after campus police cleared the scene. School officials issued a statement that, "Everyone on campus is safe."

Police did not locate a suspect. No other information was immediately available.

Two men were rescued by lifeguards and the Encinitas Fire Department after falling from the cliffs around Moonlight Beach, Monday.

At 2:30 a.m. the two men were rescued after climbing over the railing at West H Street and 4th Street and falling down the cliff.

One man fell 75 feet down the cliff and was rescued by Encinitas Fire Department after they used an aerial ladder from the fire truck to light up the cliff, said a fire chief.

The other man fell about 150 feet down onto the beach, and was unconscious with a head trauma when emergency personnel reached him.

He later regained consciousness as he was being taken to the trauma center, according to the fire chief.

One of the men admitted he and his friend had been consuming alcohol prior to the incident. 

A San Diego man who kidnapped and raped a woman near Balboa Park after he attempted to kidnap another woman last year pleaded guilty to three felony charges Monday.

Ismael Hernandez, 27, of Chula Vista, pleaded guilty to forcible rape, kidnapping, and use of a knife, forcible oral copulation and use of knife allegations, and attempted kidnapping for rape while using a knife.

On May 5, 2016, Hernandez approached the first victim "Jane Doe" near 6th Avenue and Cedar Street from behind. The victim saw Hernandez in the reflection of her car window and was able to fight him off and run away, according to San Diego police.

Shortly after, Hernandez confronted a mother at knifepoint on the 1600 block of 8th Avenue, as the victim walked to her car parked on 9th Avenue.

He threatened to kill the victim if she didn’t follow his orders.

Police said Hernandez demanded the victim walk with him into Balboa Park and forced her to walk with him to Date Street, near the Interstate 5 fence. Hernandez forced the woman to go up a staircase on 6th Avenue where he sexually assaulted the woman.

Then he made the woman walk back to the 1600 block of 9th Avenue and sexually assaulted her once more, police said.

Hernandez then fled the scene and the woman tracked down a pizza delivery driver and called police.

Two days later, on May 7, Hernandez was arrested and booked into jail. 

According to court documents, Hernandez had two related misdemeanors--he was found guilty of secretly filming a person in 2009. The following year, he was found guilty of prowling and peeping.

Hernandez was also convicted of felony robbery in 2012.

He faces 55 years to life in prison.

Eight hikers were rescued on Three Sisters Falls Trail near Julian amid a scorching weekend heat wave.

There were multiple hikers who needed emergency assistance due to heat-related concerns at the trail on Saturday, according to Cal Fire's twitter feed.

Paramedics transported two hikers via air ambulance and one hiker via ground ambulance to a nearby hospital, Cal Fire Spokesman Isaac Sanchez said. Five hikers were evaluated for dehydration symptoms and released at the scene, after paramedics determined they were okay.

A few months ago, San Diego County Sheriff's Search and Rescue (SDSO) warned hikers planning to hike Three Sisters Falls to be cautious and come prepared.

Hikers still have not gotten the message that the hike is considered strenuous and difficult, SDSO Search and Rescue Reserve Commander Frank Motley said.

Dozens of rescues of distressed hikers are carried out each year. In the past, some have died on the trail.

“The challenge with Three Sisters is that it’s easy to get down there,” Motley said. “But you forget you have the hard hike back up."

“Because you’re up in Julian, you think it’s going to be cool and nice, but it’s a high desert hike,” he said.

 The rugged and strenuous terrain offers a lot of direct sunlight and high heat, along with rattlesnakes. There are parts of the terrain where you're on all fours, Motley said.

Julie Wright, a San Diegan hiking the trail a few months ago, said she saw many people starting the trail with little to no water.

"If you go look at reviews, if you go to AllTrails.com, for instance, which I did, I read a review, and it said, ‘This trail is a beast,'" she said.

Wright and Motley have similar key recommendations: bring plenty of water and wear proper footwear (no flip flops, Motley says). Motley recommends a liter of water per hour. 

One person was killed and another injured in a crash in Fallbrook Monday, North County Fire District officials confirmed.

The crash occurred around 4 p.m. on South Mission Road at Via Encinos involving a green van and a black sedan.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO), South Mission Road was shut down to traffic.

No other information was available.

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A family is grieving a local sailor who was killed in a ship collision off the coast of Japan.

They thanked the community for strong displays of support following the death of Yeoman 3rd Class, Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25.

"We would like to thank the San Diego, Navy/Marine Corps and Japanese communities for the outpouring of prayers and support we've received the past few days. You've made a difficult time a little bit easier," said the statement.

His family described Shingo as a beloved son, brother, grandson and friend, who loved the Navy and was very proud to be part of the U.S.S. Fitzgerald crew. They said he was very tightly bonded to his shipmates.

"Shingo was an adventurous young man. He loved to travel, was a certified scuba diver and a Black Belt in karate and played tennis. He was also an avid gamer, studied computer game design and loved to attend Comic Con," continued the statement.

They said Shingo was proud of his Japanese and military family background. He was born at the naval hospital in Okinawa and spent many summers as a boy in Japan, where to learned how to speak Japanese fluently.

He was "thrilled" to go back to Japan in 2014, while reporting for duty to U.S.S. Fitzgerald, said the statement. He proudly served his nation.

"We loved him very much and his parents and younger brother will miss him more than words can express," said the statement.

"We would also like to commend the crew of USS Fitzgerald for the heroic efforts to save the ship and many lives. We know now why Shingo was proud to serve with you."

Two of the seven missing sailors whose bodies were found inside flooded berth compartments of the U.S.S Fitzgerald were from San Diego, the U.S. Navy confirmed Sunday.

The other local service member killed in the collision was Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista.

The collision happened early Saturday morning off the coast of Japan while most of the destroyer’s crew of about 300 was sleeping. The destroyer collided with a merchant vessel.

U.S. Navy Veteran Andrew Bottrell will receive a home in Clairemont by January, thanks to a large donation.

The Gary Sinise Foundation is building a house for Bottrell, his wife, Lindsey, and their 10-month-old daughter, Jessa, to live in.

"I can't believe I won't have to pay a mortgage," said Bottrell. "This is such a generous gift."

Bottrell lost both his legs and his left arm when his truck was struck by an explosive device while serving in Afghanistan.

The house will feature high-tech gadgets that make Bottrell's day-to-day life easier. He will be able to control all the lights, heating, sound system and security systems from his iPad.

Monday, the family and members of the foundation gathered for a special ceremony, signing the walls of the nearly-completed home. Although the signatures will be painted over by the time the house is done, Bottrell said it means a lot that they are there.

"It adds that connection to the home," he said.