About Town Redondo: fatal crash, “Upstander” assemblies
Woman killed by alleged drunk driver A suspected drunk-driving crash killed a 48-year old Torrance woman Monday night at Rindge Lane and Artesia Boulevard. Cassandra Basgall died at the scene of the two-vehicle collision. The other driver was taken to a hospital, and police have not identified the person because of the ongoing investigation, and the driver’s current medical status. Redondo Police said the person may be charged this week with felony vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact RBPD traffic investigator Scot Martin at (310) 379-2477, ext. 3862, or scot.martin@redondo.org. “Upstander” assemblies approved for eighth, ninth-grades The Redondo Unified School District board last week approved a new contract with consultants Circle Up Education to produce 50-minute “Upstander” assemblies for eighth and ninth-grade students. The district has worked with Circle Up for the past two years for staff anti-bias training. Three assemblies will be staged, one at each middle school for eighth-grade students, and one for freshmen at the high school. Cost per event is $5,400. The term “upstander” is opposed to “bystander.”…
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