Marcos Costa

Marcos Costa, the truck driver in the fatal Angeles Crest Highway crash on April 1, appeared Monday for a pretrial hearing at Pasadena Superior Court. Costa, who is accused of killing a man and his daughter after his big-rig lost control, was ordered to return to court Sept. 30 for another pretrial hearing. On April 1, Costa drove down Angeles Crest Highway when the big rig's brakes failed.  The truck ran through the intersection, crashing into cars--including one driven by Jorge Posca and his daughter, Angelina Posca, who were both killed--and through Flintridge Bookstore.

More pretrial hearings in fatal ACH crash case Marcos Costa, the truck driver in the fatal Angeles Crest Highway crash on April 1, appeared in Pasadena Superior Court Monday for a pre-trial hearing, and was ordered to return to court Sept. 30 for another pre-trial hearing. On April 1, Costa drove down Angeles Crest Highway when the big rig’s brakes failed. The truck ran through the intersection, crashing into cars — including one driven by Jorge Posca and his daughter, Angelina Posca, who were both killed — and through Flintridge Bookstore.

A court hearing was delayed Tuesday for the truck driver charged with murder after his car carrier veered out of control on Angeles Crest Highway last year killing a Palmdale man and his daughter. Murder charges against Marcos Barbosa Costa, 44, were reinstated on April 6 by a state appeals court panel, which ruled that Costa was aware of the risk involved when he descended the steep mountain pass. The ruling reversed a lower-court decision to throw out the murder charges. On April 1, 2009, Costa drove a car carrier southbound on Angeles Crest Highway.

Truck driver Marcos Costa pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned Monday on two counts of vehicular manslaughter stemming from the crash at Angeles Crest and Foothill on April 1. Costa, 43, was released on $200,000 bail on April 5, but has stayed in Los Angeles since for the arraignment. His lawyer, Steve Meister of Los Angeles, said he’ll return to his home in Massachusetts shortly, but will return for the preliminary court hearing on May 13. “This was an accident,” said Meister.

A bail hearing that was to be held Wednesday for big rig driver Marcos Costa, who has been indicted on two counts of murder in the April 1 runaway truck collision in La Cañada Flintridge, has been continued to July 10 in Pasadena Superior Court. According to Jane Robison, spokeswoman for Los Angeles County District Attorney?s office, Costa was in court Wednesday, but attorneys on both sides agreed to continue the case. Costa?s bail remains at $2.09 million. On June 11, a Los Angeles County grand jury returned an indictment against Costa of two counts of murder, vehicular manslaughter and three felony counts of reckless driving causing specified injury.

Two counts of murder have been filed against the driver of the runaway big rig that killed two people and injured a dozen others in La Canada Flintridge April 1. A Los Angeles County grand jury returned an indictment against big rig driver Marcos Costa on June 11; the decision was unsealed on Friday after Costa was arraigned in Los Angeles County Superior Court. He is being held on $2.09 million bail. According to reports, Costa pleaded not guilty to all charges including the two counts of murder, that had been added to the allegations of vehicle manslaughter and reckless driving that had been filed on April 3. Costa drove his big rig car carrier from Antelope Valley (14)

No decision was made during a pretrial conference and bail review hearing in Pasadena Friday morning for Marcos Costa, big rig driver involved in the April 1 crash on Angeles Crest Highway and Foothill Boulevard that killed a 12-year-old girl and her father and injured several others. Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench said she wanted time to review grand jury findings before making a decision on a request for a reduction in Costa’s bail. On June 11, a Los Angeles County grand jury returned an indictment against Costa that added two counts of murder to previous charges of vehicular manslaughter and three felony counts of reckless driving causing specified injury.

No decision was made during a pretrial conference and bail review hearing in Pasadena Friday morning for Marcos Costa, the big rig driver involved in the April 1 crash on Angeles Crest Highway and Foothill Boulevard that killed a 12-year-old girl and her father and injured several others. Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench said Friday she wanted time to review grand jury findings before making a decision on a request for a reduction in Costa?s bail. On June 11, a Los Angeles County grand jury returned an indictment against Costa that added two counts of murder to previous charges of vehicular manslaughter and three felony counts of reckless driving causing specified injury.

Officials Friday said the California 2nd District Court of Appeals will consider reinstating murder charges against the truck driver involved in the April 1 fatal runaway accident that claimed two lives in La Cañada Flintridge. In June, a grand jury indicted Marcos Barbosa Costa, 44, on two murder charges, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench later dismissed them, ruling that the circumstances of the crash did not rise to the level of murder. The county district attorney’s office in November filed an appeal against the dismissal and the appellate court agreed on Thursday to hear the case.

The Pinkberry store at 712 Foothill Blvd. will donate a portion of its sales today to the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge. Patrons are asked to place their receipts into a container marked "CCLCF," and 15% of those sales will be given to the center. Proceeds will be earmarked for expanding class offerings and beautification projects, according to Community Center officials. Rummage sale for LCHS water polo A rummage sale to benefit the La Cañada High School Water Polo Club and campus pool improvements will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 5 in the parking lot near the school's pool, 4463 Oak Grove Drive, La Cañada.

A court hearing was delayed Tuesday for the truck driver charged with murder after his car carrier veered out of control on Angeles Crest Highway last year killing a Palmdale man and his daughter. Murder charges against Marcos Barbosa Costa, 44, were reinstated on April 6 by a state appeals court panel, which ruled that Costa was aware of the risk involved when he descended the steep mountain pass. The ruling reversed a lower-court decision to throw out the murder charges. On April 1, 2009, Costa drove a car carrier southbound on Angeles Crest Highway.

A state appeals court on Tuesday reinstated murder charges against the driver who lost control of his big rig last year, killing two people in La Cañada Flintridge at the base of Angeles Crest Highway. In overturning a lower-court decision to throw out the charges, a panel for the California 2nd District Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled there was sufficient evidence to suggest that Marcos Barbosa Costa was aware of the “great risk” involved as he drove his five-axle truck down Angeles Crest (2)

Clutching photographs and fighting back tears, 150 people gathered Thursday at Glenola Park in La Cañada Flintridge to mark the one-year anniversary of a fatal traffic accident that took the lives of a 58-year-old Palmdale man and his 12-year-old daughter. Led by Rector Amy Pringle of St. George’s Episcopal Church, La Cañada city officials dedicated a memorial plaque and portion of the park’s rose garden to Angel Jorge Posca, Angelina Posca and the 10 additional people injured in the crash.

Appellate judges hear Costa case The district attorney’s office on Tuesday made its case for why murder charges should be reinstated in the case against the driver in the April 1, 2009 fatal Angeles Crest Highway accident. A decision from the court is expected within the next 90 days. Marcos Costa, 44, of Massachusetts drove his big rig car carrier down Angeles Crest Highway a year ago today. His brakes failed and the truck crashed through several vehicles and into a store on Foothill Boulevard.

Almost a year ago — the actual date, April 1, 2009, is burnished in the minds of many La Cañadans and at least one family in Palmdale — our city was shaken by a tragic accident involving a big rig that lost its brakes while traveling down Angeles Crest Highway. Two lives were gone in the blink of an eye, 10 people were injured, some businesses faced extensive repairs and many of those of us who were not harmed were left with a feeling of helplessness and a certain degree of outrage.

One person has remained in the spotlight since the April 1 runaway big rig crash in La Cañada that killed two and left 10 injured: The man who was behind the wheel of the double-decker car carrier. The trial in the case against truck driver Marcos Barbosa Costa, 44, of Massachusetts, has yet to begin, delayed as defense attorneys fight the inclusion of murder charges. In May, a grand jury indicted Costa on two counts of murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter and three felony counts of reckless driving.