DEATH OF LYFT PASSENGER RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT INSURANCE
The California Highway Patrol confirmed that a 24-year-old man was killed while he was a passenger in a Lyft driver's vehicle on Nov. 1. Both the passenger and the driver in the vehicle were wearing seat belts while they were traveling along Interstate 80 in Roseville. In an attempt to avoid colliding...
PASSENGER KILLED IN CALIFORNIA ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 101
At 11:55 p.m. on July 23, police officers responded to a call about a car that had overturned on Highway 101 near the Great American Parkway. Officers discovered a BMW 355i with major damage and two people inside of it. A passenger, a 45-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene of...
LIMO STOP’S FINE REDUCED AFTER DEADLY FIRE THAT KILLED 5
The California Public Utilities Commission has agreed to reduce a fine that was levied against Limo Stop for a deadly limousine accident that took place in 2013. According to the new settlement, the Burlingame limousine company will pay $5,000 instead of the original $20,000 fine it was ordered to pay. The company...
POLICE INVESTIGATING DEADLY MOTORCYCLE CRASH
A California motorcyclist died on July 8 following a crash on Highway 223 near Arvin. While the causes of the accident remain under investigation, preliminary reports would seem to indicate that a big rig pulled into the road in front of the eastbound motorcycle, driven by a 49-year-old Tehachapi man, while the...
CALIFORNIA TRUCK ACCIDENT KILLS 1 AND INJURES 7
The California Highway Patrol reported that a July 10 accident involving a large commercial truck and 10 other vehicles claimed the life of one person and injured seven others. The truck and car accident occurred on Highway 17 south of Los Gatos around 7:50 a.m. The crash left the northbound lanes of Highway...
CALIFORNIA TRUCK DRIVER KILLED IN I-5 ACCIDENT
A semi-truck driver died after his truck jackknifed when he attempted to avoid a sedan that cut in front of him on Interstate 5. The accident happened on June 12 just after midnight near Santa Clarita Valley. According to the California Highway Patrol, no charges have been filed in the case, and...
CALIFORNIA CAR ACCIDENT LEAVES 1 DEAD
Authorities report that a two-car accident in La Verne in the morning of June 11 left one dead. One other person involved in the fatal crash was injured. A portion of the center divider on the highway was pushed into the westbound carpool lane. The eastbound lanes and the westbound carpool lane...
FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AFTER TRUCK-BUS CRASH
A third lawsuit has been filed in a California court after a firey crash occurred on April 10 near Orland. The accident involved a large FedEx tractor-trailer and a charter bus containing a number of high school students on a trip to visit Humboldt University.
The accident occurred when...
WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIMS POSSIBLE AFTER 6 DIED IN CALIFORNIA CRASH
Although alcohol will probably forever remain a part of society, it has no place on the roads. When California families lose loved ones as a result of the negligence of an intoxicated driver, the shock and trauma can be devastating. When a police representative states that the tragic accident could have been...
POLICE INFORMANT SHOT, KILLED — FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT
A California man who was working as a police informant was recently shot and killed by police. His family, including his parents and his children, has filed a wrongful death claim against the city. This is just a single step in the family's quest to seek justice on the behalf of their loved...