Vehicle Maintenance Is an Important Part of Safe Driving
As most California drivers know, worn tires on a motor vehicle may lead to accidents. While accidents may occur on dry roads, tires with heavy wear are especially hazardous. This may create braking problems on wet or snowy pavement and may cause an increased risk of hydroplaning. According to the National Highway...
CALIFORNIA DRIVER OF RARE SPORTS CAR KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office, the 21-year-old Rancho Santa Fe driver who was involved in a collision on Christmas Eve died at 3:58 p.m. on Christmas Day at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The incident took place when he was driving one of the fastest street-legal cars in...
4 Hospitalized After California Multi-Car Accident
A Dec. 19 accident in Huntington Beach was attributed to a 74-year-old's failure to stop. As the man collided with a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection, a chain reaction was caused as that vehicle then hit the motorcycle ahead of it. Another vehicle was hit as well during the 10:54...
REPRESENTING VICTIMS OF BICYCLE ACCIDENTS
Of the many people in San Francisco who choose bicycles either as their preferred mode of transportation or as a means of recreation, some are seriously injured in accidents every year, and you may have been one of the unfortunate ones. Even if you wisely wore a helmet, you were still largely...
HEAD-ON 3-VEHICLE COLLISION KILLS 2 IN NOVATO
Authorities with the California Highway Patrol reported that a three-vehicle head-on crash on Highway 101 in Novato resulted in the deaths of two people. According to reports, the major accident occurred on Nov. 23 just after 12 a.m. Law enforcement responded to the scene after receiving multiple emergency calls regarding a wrong-way...
ALLEGED STREET RACERS KILL 1, INJURE 2 IN PARAMOUNT CRASH
Law enforcement authorities reported that two black Chevy pickup trucks were apparently street racing in Paramount on Nov. 12 and caused a five-vehicle collision. The accident allegedly occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the intersection of Orange Avenue and Somerset Boulevard.
According to reports, the two drivers were racing side...
MAN DIES AFTER BEING REAR-ENDED BY ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER
The California Highway Patrol reported that a suspected drunk driver was responsible for causing a fatal accident that took place north of Stockton on Oct. 26. The following day, the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office identified the deceased victim as a 59-year-old Lodi resident. Before his death, the man had worked as...
MAN’S ARM SEVERED IN CAR ACCIDENT
An accident in San Diego on Oct. 22 resulted in one driver losing his arm, according to reports. The terrible accident occurred at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of University Avenue and 54th Street. The collision happened between a Toyota Prius and a pickup truck.
According to reports, the...
1 Dead, 4 Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Donut Shop
California officials are still investigating what caused a driver to crash into a Canoga Park donut shop on Oct. 4. The incident reportedly happened around 9:30 p.m. when the 42-year-old female driver lost control of her SUV in the parking lot. According to witnesses, her vehicle went through the donut shop before...
MAN PARALYZED IN FATAL CALIFORNIA CRASH
The California Highway Patrol reported that at around 9 p.m. on Sept. 28, an allegedly intoxicated driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign at Englehart and Dinuba avenues near Reedley, striking the left side of a car that was traveling west on Dinuba Avenue with four people in it. The...