Firefighters quickly discovered the source of mysterious smoke rising from a manhole in downtown San Diego: old, wooden trolley tracks beneath the pavement.

A private contractor spent Friday afternoon in East Village cutting railroad ties from the old tracks, but the crew did not realize the steel cutting the wood caused it to spark near 10th Street and F Avenue, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Capt. Jeff Cheek.

The wood began to smolder, causing smoke to fill the underground vault and float through the manhole cover.

Cheek said there was no risk for a significant fire to spread because it couldn't have gone far beyond the vault.

"Really monetarily there's no damage. It was some old -- really decades old -- railroad ties that they were already cutting out. They cut the old track out to make way for a large pipeline," said Cheek.

Fire crews filled a manhole with foam to extinguish the embers. Police temporarily closed the area to traffic while the work was done.

For more on the trolley's historic tracks, visit the MTS website.

The Illinois State Medical Society on Thursday posted to YouTube a public service announcement that was created 50 years ago to urge parents to vaccinate their children for measles.

The video "Measles Message from the ISMS Vault is Spot On Today" was uploaded the same day that several children were confirmed to have contracted the virus at a suburban day care facility.

Just 10 cases of measles have been reported in Illinois over the last five years, IDPH Director Nirav Shah said recently. As of Thursday, diagnoses for two children were confirmed and three other cases were likely, based on symptoms. Another 10 children at the facility were at risk of contracting measles.

Those cases come on top of an adult case that was confirmed last week.

There so far is no link between the child and adult cases, and there is no link to the multi-state outbreak associated with Disneyland, which as of Thursday had grown to 87 patients. 

The 26-year-old Arizona woman ISIS has been holding hostage in Syria devotes her life to making others' better — a passion she's sustained since childhood, a longtime friend told NBC 7 on Friday, as a portrait of the humanitarian aid worker began to emerge.

ISIS militants claimed Friday that Kayla Jean Mueller had been killed in a Jordanian airstrike — a claim that the U.S. has not confirmed, and that many experts cast doubt upon. Mueller is believed to be the last American hostage held by the terrorist group, after three others were executed.

Mueller has always focused her energy on things outside herself, Katlyn Sulltrop, a friend since elementary school, told NBC 7 on Friday, describing her friend's compassion and also her zany side.

She remembered taking a songwriting workshop with Mueller in high school. While others wrote about classic teen angst, Mueller's songs centered on her work at an elder care facility. "It was kind of like a very powerful song, about just the way she felt about the people she was caring for at this home, and the connection she had with some of the other people," Sulltrop said. "It was really, really awesome."

The two participated in a performance arts group together, and the last time they saw each other was at a friend's wedding. "I have all these pictures of like, Kayla with her tongue out, like kind of just crazy," said Sulltrop. "And I just remember it was a really good time, and she definitely is a very caring, a very generous, a very wonderful person."

Mueller grew up in Prescott, Arizona, where she attended she attended Tri City College Prep and devoted her time to writing letters and calling her Congress members to support the Save Darfur Coalition, according to her local paper. She continued to join in protests and support humanitarian causes while studying international affairs at Northern Arizona University.

Mueller's drive to serve led her to work with humanitarian aid organizations in India, Israel and Palestine after her 2009 graduation, according to a statement from her family's representative. In 2011, she returned to Arizona to work at an HIV/AIDS clinic and a women's shelter before moving to France to be an au pair.

While there, Mueller expressed solidarity with the Syrian people in a YouTube video, NBC News reported. Though her goal was to work in Africa, the family representative says, she soon decided to help Syrian refugees at the Turkey-Syria border in December 2012.

Mueller signed on with the "Support to Life" humanitarian aid group and the Danish Refugee Council, but on Aug. 4, 2013, she was taken captive in Aleppo, Syria, as she was leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital.

In May of last year, ISIS contacted Mueller's family, confirmed she was being held hostage and demanded $6.6 million in ransom for her freedom, according to NBC News. In July, Army Delta Force commandos unsuccessfully tried to rescue her and other hostages in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, U.S. officials told NBC News.

Until Friday, when ISIS claimed Mueller was dead, her family had wanted her identity kept private, for fear that it would put her at risk. Friday night, her parents broke their silence and said in a statement addressed to her captors that they hoped for her safe release.

"This news leaves us concerned, yet, we are still hopeful that Kayla is alive," they said. "You told us that you treated Kayla as your guest, as your guest her safety and well-being remains your responsibility."

Sulltrop told NBC 7 she had been shocked at the news of her friend's capture in Syria, because Mueller is "not the kind of person something like this should happen to."

"She really just wanted to help people, and that's kind of what her whole life is about," Sulltrop said. "She's like a really compassionate, amazing human being, and I really hope that wherever she is, she's OK."

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s newly drafted stadium team is officially on the clock.

The nine-member “Citizens Stadium Advisory Group” held its first meeting Friday with a 90-minute, closed door session in downtown San Diego.

“We’ve got a diverse group of people who have incredible unique talent sets. Everyone has something to offer, from public finance to real estate, to law,” said Adam Day, a Sycuan Tribal executive who serves as the group’s newly elected chair.

Day said all nine members were present and are excited about challenge ahead.

“One of the first things we’re going to do is host a public forum so we can get all the good input from the public. What works, what doesn’t work” said Day.

Public input is key because the Chargers would likely need a two-thirds majority vote of approval if a proposal ends up on the 2016 ballot as planned.

Mayor Faulconer tasked the advisory group with finding the best answer to the two biggest questions in the stadium saga: where to put it? And how to pay for it?

Day said the group will meet regularly over the next several months and is optimistic about delivering a report well in advance of the mayor’s fall deadline.

Saturday’s Powerball jackpot has surged to a staggering estimated mark of $380 million.

Demand for tickets spiked after no one scooped the $316 million on offer during Wednesday night’s draw. Unfortunately for players, the odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 175,223,510, the game's official website states.

Still, people were lined up at Bluebird Liquors, a lucky Los Angeles lotto retailer, at 6 a.m. for their shot at the jackpot.

The forthcoming draw will be the 20th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. 

The last time a player won was on November 29, 2014, when a single ticket purchased in the state of Washington won a $90 million jackpot.

The game costs $2 per ticket, and is played 43 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.

The jackpot starts off at $40 million, and rolls over every time there is no winner.

The record payout stands at a gargantuan $590 million, and was won by a ticket sold in Florida in May 2013.

The biggest Powerball winner from California so far won $425.3 million in February 2014, which is the game’s fourth highest jackpot to date.

It comes after no tickets sold with all six numbers in Friday's multi-state Mega Millions lottery, which had an estimated jackpot of $49 million. The numbers drawn were 5, 6, 17, 33, 68 and the Mega number was 13.

Liz Bustamantez says she was driving her kids to school Friday morning when a large redwood was knocked down by strong winds and one of its limbs impaled her Dodge Caliber.

The Ben Lomond resident snapped a photo after the tree limb rammed itself through the passenger-side windshield, piercing all the way through the back seat.

The toppled tree not only caused an area-wide power outage, but came within inches of crushing the family and impaling Bustamantez’s daughter Vanessa, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Vanessa said she felt something go through her hair,” Bustamantez said, “and now that I'm looking at it, How lucky was that? This could easily have gone right through her head.”

Hundreds poured into the streets of Manhattan Beach, California, on Friday night to support a family whose home was firebombed and who fear they were targeted in a possible hate crime.

Ronald Clinton believes his "gut feeling" that whoever threw a burning tire through the front door of his home in the 700 block of 11th Street around 2:15 a.m. Thursday targeted his family in a hate crime.

"When it happens to one of us, it happens to us all," Clinton said at the vigil before the crowd erupted in cheers.

Clinton and his wife made it clear they don't blame the community for what happened, but they admitted they thought about leaving Manhattan Beach. That changed after the overwhelming support they now know they have.

"I have to admit, initially, we considered it, but you know, this community is just too amazing for us to let one individual force us to leave," Clinton said.

At a Friday press conference, Clinton reiterated his belief that the firebomb was aimed at his family.

"Just our home. No other home on the block. Just our home," he said.

The fire is not the first time the home has been targeted, he said.

Drug paraphernalia was placed at the home's front door a few months ago and at other times trash and other large items have been dumped at the house, Clinton said.

"The fact that we are the only African-American family in this area, the fact that our house specifically, it came to our front door," Clinton said Thursday night. "I'm very angry and I'm a little afraid for my family."

Clinton's wife Malissia agreed with his assessment during a press conference Friday.

"Until I have proof to the contrary, we were targeted because of the color of our skin," she said. "They brought it to our front door, destroyed our house. We have to move out. That's not OK."

Both said they could not think of anyone in their personal or professional lives who would target them. She is a prominent attorney. He is a pharmacist.

"There is nothing that we can come up with to suggest anybody we know in our personal lives," Ronald Clinton said.

Investigators have not yet classified the firebombing as a hate crime, which is defined as a "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation."

The cause of the fire was determined to be suspicious, authorities said. Investigators have found no witnesses nor security video, said Manhattan Beach Fire Chief Robert Espinosa. Most neighbors said they awoke when they heard the commotion.

"The community has galvanized to show support for the residents of this disturbing incident," read a statement from the Manhattan Beach Police Department. 

Neighbors are determined to find who is behind the crime. A crowdfunding effort has been launched on the website Fundly, asking for donations to a reward fund for information leading to an arrest in connection with the case.

The police statement also said investigators have not yet determined the motivation of the fire, but that "all possible motives, including this being a hate crime are being investigated."

Ronald Clinton was able to get his three children and the family pets to safety after they were alerted to the fire by a loud boom and discovering the front entryway was engulfed in flames.

Malissia Clinton was out of town at the time of the fire.

The family is now staying at a nearby motel.

Anyone with information is asked to call Fire Investigator Mike Murrey at 310-345-0467. Anonymous tips can be provided by calling Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

Hetty Chang contributed to this report.

A community is in shock after the bodies of a mother and daughter were found hanging Friday in the basement of their Brockton, Massachusetts, home.

Overcome with emotion, family and friends of 32-year-old Ariana Rosa-Soares and her 9-year-old daughter, Marley Soares, tried to comfort one another as police worked to determine what happened.

"Monday was the last time that I talked to her, and she seemed fine," said Ariana's close friend Claudia Gomes.

Gomes says Ariana had been having trouble recently with her ex-husband, Marley’s father, whom she divorced last year.

"They would get into arguments, and she would call me while she’s crying," said Gomes. "She has mentioned that she was going to kill herself, but this was a while ago, and I told her that that's not something to do because she has two kids."

The mother and daughter were found hanging in the basement of their Morgan Street home, police say. Rosa-Soares' other child, an 11-year-old daughter, had been dropped off at a friend's home.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz would only say this is a homicide investigation and he doesn’t believe the public is in any danger, but he did say there was a note left behind.

"There's some information that was written, and we're going to figure out who wrote it and see where we go from there," said Cruz.

"I guess she had mental problems," said Ariana's father, Jose Rosa, who added that his daughter was a certified nursing assistant with the elderly.

He said he saw her abusing her children in the past and said he begged for someone to help.

"At my house, like two years ago, she did, she grabbed my granddaughter and pushed her downstairs like a crazy," Rosa said. "I tried to help, and I called for help, they don't help me."

It was not immediately clear if the family had any history with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.

San Diego police are investigating a robbery after four masked robbers allegedly forced their way into a Mira Mesa home and attacked the people inside Friday night.

The incident happened on the 9300 block of Hillary Drive around 10 p.m., according to San Diego Police Department. Four people inside the home answered a knock on the door and were confronted by four people wearing masks. One of victims was hit in the head by a baseball bat.

The masked suspects robbed the home before making a getaway.

The victim who was hit by a baseball bat only sustained minor injuries. No other injuries were reported, according to SDPD. Descriptions of the suspects were not immediately available.

Expressing disgust at the attention focused on rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, the family of the businessman and foster parent that Knight is accused of killing, Terry Carter, is welcoming the public to remember him at a memorial service.

It is scheduled to begin at noon Saturday in the First AME Church in the West Adams District of Los Angeles.

Carter family members who gathered Friday in one of the church's chapels described Carter as a tireless worker, creative businessman, and doting husband and parent committed to giving back to the community.

"That's just who he was. He never asked for anything in return," said Mia Bolton, 22, who grew up in the Carter household, as did some 20 foster children over the years.

Niece Aryca Sawyer, 21, said Carter raised her as one of his own children. Even after she was grown and living away, she recalled, Carter was always ready to help.

"If I ever needed anything, they said, 'Call Big Terry,'" she said.

Carter, 55, was killed in a Compton parking lot when he and another man, actor Cle Sloan, 51, were struck by Knight's pickup truck.

Authorities allege it was deliberate, and Knight has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and two counts of felony hit and run. Tuesday, Knight, 49, pleaded not guilty.

Knight's attorneys have said he is saddened by the death of Carter, whom he considered a friend.
Members of the Carter family bristled at the suggestion, and denounced media attention focusing on Knight, the one-time rap music kingpin.

"It's eating at me," said niece Jasmine Reynolds, 31. "Before we talk about the incident, we have to put "Suge" Knight — his name should not even be in the sentence, in comparison with Terry Carter."

The parallels in their two lives are perhaps as striking as the differences.

Both grew up in Compton, with a fierce determination to succeed that led both into the rap music world, where both co-founded record companies with former member of the trailblazing rap crew NWA.

After the group split apart, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young teamed with Knight to create Death Row Records. O'Shea Jackson, better known as "Ice Cube," partnered with Carter to launch Heayweight Records.

Knight cultivated a tough guy persona and twice has been convicted of felonies in assault cases.

Carter's entry into the entertainment and music worlds came as an outgrowth of his custom auto work, according to cousin Rickey Fegan. Rappers wanted Carter lowrider vehicles for music videos, he said.

Carter also was involved in real estate. Despite his varied interests and family commitments, Carter found time to mentor youth and help their careers, family members said.

First AME Pastor J. Edgar Boyd will preside at Saturday's memorial.

A wildfire at the foot of the Sierra Nevada has damaged homes after growing to more than 10 square miles and prompting the mandatory evacuation of two small Northern California towns near the Nevada state line.

The unusual winter blaze on the border of Inyo and Mono counties near the Mammoth Lakes resort is 30 percent contained, Cal Fire Capt. Liz Brown said Saturday. Dying winds and rain have helped crews stop the fire's growth.

Twenty structures, including homes and outbuildings, have been damaged or destroyed, Brown said. One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation.

A few dozen people were evacuated Friday from Town of Paradise and Swall Meadows, two rural communities northwest of Bishop.

The highway from Southern California to Mammoth Lakes, US-395, reopened Saturday though the fire doubled in size overnight. Two-hundred firefighters in 29 crews were battling the blaze, according to Cal Fire.

Seventeen Orange County firefighters in five specially equipped engines drove overnight to reach the fire, according to OC Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi. The assistance is part of a statewide mutual aid system that he called the "best in the nation."

This vegetation fire is unusual in that February is usually a rainy month, Concialdi confirmed.

"It just goes to show you how dry it's been," Concialdi said. "Even if it rains, when the wind picks up -- which it does -- it rapidly dries out the vegetation."

The fire's cause is under investigation.

One person was killed in a three-car pileup that involved TV personality Bruce Jenner on Pacific Coast Highway Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Three cars crashed at about 12:15 p.m., according to an LA County Fire Department spokesperson. Seven people were left with minor to moderate injuries, fire officials said. Officials initially reported four cars were involved in the crash.

Bruce Jenner was driving an SUV involved in the crash but wasn't hurt, according to LA County Sheriff's Department spokespeople. It was not clear if Jenner caused the crash.

Jenner was not being chased by paparazzi at the time, deputies said.

The former Olympic athlete is being cooperative with the investigation, Sgt. Matt Dunn said.

Authorities did not give out information about other the victims of the crash.

Both sides of the road were closed as investigators addressed the scene of the crash near the intersection of PCH and Corral Canyon Road, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials said.

Refresh this page for updates on this developing story.

National data shows women under 30 years old are increasingly delaying motherhood, leading to more babies being born to mothers over 30.

Last year, the number of new babies born declined for the sixth straight year, with the birthrate in the United States dropping 10 percent since its peak in 2007.

As more and more women put off having a child and starting families, how will this affect what the traditional family looks like? What does this mean for women who want children one day -- just not now in their 20s -- but may when they are 30 years old or older?

NBC 7 has been talking to local women, debating and talking about this exact issue. We have been following them as they pursue and think about their options for a family, not right now, but in the future.

Women have provided lots of different reasons for delaying motherhood. Some want to focus on their career; others said they feel they have not met the right person to begin down the path of starting a family.

Sunday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m., join us on Facebook as we explore these reasons and talk to young women who are debating this very issue. Hear why they are not ready for children right now, but want to keep it as an option for their future.

Find out what options are out there and what their experience has been as they have talked to family, friends and doctors.

The Facebook web chat will begin on our Facebook page, NBC 7 San Diego, at 7 p.m. Join us as we discuss this issue and hear from local women about their experiences first hand.

To join the chat, just click here. You will see a post dedicated to the chat. To participate just post your comments on the Facebook post. Also, be sure to read through what everyone else is saying.

You will need a Facebook account to participate. You can learn more about creating one here.
 

Married former San Diego Police officers who pleaded guilty to drug charges reported to prison Friday to start their three-year sentences, officials confirm.

Jennifer Charpentier, 42, turned herself in to the Las Colinas Detention Facility, while her husband Bryce, 32, arrived at the San Diego Central Jail.

They admitted in November to running a hydrocodone ring in the county and selling drugs. The couple even resorted to stealing the drug they referred to as "V" in text conversations, swiping it from people like Jennifer's mother, according to a complaint.

They are also accused of burglarizing a home while on the clock to obtain prescription medication.

According to search warrants, Jennifer visited seven different doctors to get 71 prescriptions for seven drugs. She also allegedly moved around to 17 pharmacies to get them filled. Prosecutors say Bryce went as far as the Yosemite area to fill 79 prescriptions from six different doctors.

Jennifer, an 18-year veteran, and Bryce, a 6-year veteran, pleaded guilty to selling and furnishing a narcotic substance, possession of a firearm by an addict, conspiracy to commit a burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime: possession and sale of a controlled substance.

They resigned from the SDPD around the same time.

A Marine Corps veteran who was left severely injured while serving in Afghanistan will soon have a brand new home to call his own in El Cajon.

Marine Cpl. Carlos Torres lost both of his legs and injured his left elbow when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2011. Four years later, he never imagined he would be the recipient of a brand new mortgage-free home.

"I don't know what to say or what to feel its just a lot of confusion," Marine Cpl. Torres said at Saturday's groundbreaking on Crummy Court. "But happy confused."

Torres was presented with the keys to his future home thanks to Home for Our Troops, a national, non-profit organization that aids critically injured veterans by giving them mortgage-free, specially adapted homes. Torres said the event left him humbled.

"There's really no words to describe what it is to get a home, I mean a home mortgage free," Torres said. "It's huge. I don't even know how to say thank you because thank you is just not enough."

The home will feature several special adapations to make life for Torres easier. It will include widened doorways for wheelchair access, a roll-in shower, and pull-down shelving and lowered countertops.

Torres said that he was shocked to hear he was selected to receive a new home, considering he is young, unmarried and has no children. But he isn't taking the grand gesture for granted. He now hopes to finish his education.

Home for Our Troops has built over 180 homes for veterans around the country, with another 24 houses under construction.

The new mobile landing platform USNS Lewis B. Puller is officially ready to get to work.

The ship, named after Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller, was christened at General Dynamics NASSCO's shipyard in Barrio Logan Saturday afternoon. Puller's daughter performed the traditional champagne bottle break.

USNS Lewis B. Puller is the first ship of its kind to include a flight deck, berthing, fuel and equipment storage, repair spaces and accomodations for up to 250 personnel. The vessel is also capable of supporting missions including counter-piracy operations, according to one of its designers.

"Say Iran wants to mine the straights over there. This ship would be the ideal kind of ship to deal with that sort of threat," Aaron Rockwell, NASSCO's ASFB area manager said. "So the U.S. Navy is going to take it over there and it's going to be the base of mine operations."

Marine Corps Lt. Puller is the most decorated, and only Marine to be awarded five Navy Crosses.

The ship will be delivered to the Navy in the second quarter of 2015, according to General Dynamics NASSCO.

Tax returns for hundreds of people were found in the middle of a Philadelphia street.

Yvette Santiago told NBC10 her husband spotted hundreds of papers in the street outside their home on the 1900 block of East Cheltenham Avenue Saturday morning.

“He thought it was garbage,” Santiago said. “But then he said, ‘Oh my God, look!’”

What he initially believed was trash was actually tax documents full of personal information.

“You have the name, social security and date of birth,” Santiago said.

Santiago showed the documents to NBC10’s Christine Maddela who took them to local accountant Michael Falco. Falco told NBC10 the documents were actual tax returns, showing where people work, their income and even information about their children.

“For the people who have documents here this could turn into a nightmare,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like this before. This is unbelievable. Just terrible. Credit card theft you can stop. You’re only limited to a certain liability. This goes way beyond that because you can actually file a false tax return and get a refund. IRS paid out over $5 billion last year in false refunds from information that was stolen.”

Falco says the next step is figuring out how the documents ended up on the street.

“Who’s responsible for this getting out there because as a preparer, you’ve got a responsibility to make sure this information doesn’t get out,” he said.

Christine Maddela reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department who told her to notify the IRS once the office opens Monday. She is also tracking down the agency that prepared the tax returns.
 

Chicago police arrested a man Saturday in connection with the assault and robbery of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 17-year-old son.

The offender, who has not been identified because he was charged as a juvenile, allegedly confessed to the crimes and was charged with robbery and aggravated battery.

The incident occurred Dec. 19 in the mayor's neighborhood in the 4200 block of North Hermitage.

The mayor's son, 17-year-old Zach Emanuel, was walking in the block when he was approached by two unknown male offenders who grabbed him and went through his pockets. The offenders took his phone and then fled the scene, according to police news affairs.

Zach Emanuel sustained injuries that required medical treatment, according to Kelley Quinn, a spokesperson for the mayor.

"The Mayor and Amy are grateful to the dedicated men and women of the Chicago Police Department for their hard work, and they would like to thank everyone who shared kind thoughts and wishes for their son's well-being," the mayor's office said in a statement.

Hackers apparently seized the Twitter account of popular fast-casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill early Sunday morning, tweeting obscenities and replacing the brand's main icon with a swastika before the account was recovered, and the offensive tweets deleted, hours later.

"Our Twitter account was hijacked overnight for about two hours during which a series of offensive tweets was posted to the account," Chris Arnold, Chipolte's communication director, wrote NBC in an email. "We apologize for the nature of the posts that were made during that time, and we are now conducting an investigation to try to determine what happened and who might have been involved."

The first tweet indicating the account had been hacked was posted at 1:59 a.m. ET on Feb. 8th. Several subsequent tweets were posted, and included racial and homophobic slurs. The tweets targeted President Barack Obama and several government agencies.

The brand's bio tag was also changed to: "The official Twitter account of @TUGFeds and @TheCeltic666," two handles that reappeared in the tweets. The location was changed to "The Bharath Household."

By 3:13 a.m. ET, the swastika image had been replaced with a stock Twitter "egg" image, and the offensive tweets had been deleted.

Any attempt to access Chipotle's website during the hack were redirected to the Twitter page for @TheCeltic666. The account tweeted several ominous messages before the hack took place. At 7:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, the account tweeted, "Sorry, @ChipotleTweets!"

The popular fast-casual chain's other social media accounts, including its Facebook page and Instagram page, appeared to be unaffected early Sunday.

A one-year-old girl is expected to be okay after a large TV dresser fell on her in San Marcos Saturday night, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

The child was immediately rushed to the hospital from her home on Rue De Valle near Bradley Park. Her injuries appeared to be minor, deputies said.

Investigators did immediately disclose how the accident occurred.