WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES OF TRUCKING ACCIDENTS
According to AllTrucking.com, truck drivers are expected to travel up to 3,000 miles per week. For this reason, semi-trucks can be seen on the road during almost all hours of the day or night. While there are regulations put in place to prevent unnecessary truck accidents from occurring, these types of accidents...
GUN RANGE SUED AFTER CHILD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED INSTRUCTOR
California residents may remember the tragic event from 2014 that left a gun instructor dead in nearby Arizona. The 39-year-old man was accidentally killed at a gun range by a stray bullet that was fired from an automatic weapon by a 9-year-old girl. The family of the man is now filing a...
SOCIAL MEDIA AND DRIVING DON’T MIX
Most California motorists are aware of the risks of texting while driving. It is highly dangerous, but so are numerous other distracting activities in which people engage while they are behind the wheel.
Distracted driving also includes checking cellphones for other purposes, including looking at Facebook, Google Maps, SnapChat,...
PARENTS FILE WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT OVER RAVE DEATH
The parents of a 19-year-old California woman who died of drug overdose while attending a rave in Los Angeles County in August 2015 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the event's organizers. The couple claim in their legal action that their daughter's life could have been saved if she had received...
FATHER AND CHILDREN DIE IN CALIFORNIA CAR CRASH
A 33-year-old man, a 3-year-old child and a 9-month-old child were killed in a car crash that took place on Highway 91 in California at 1 a.m. on July 9. Authorities say the man's Jeep was struck by a gas tanker that had been rear-ended by another vehicle. The Jeep then went...
DEATH TOLL HIGH ON U.S. HIGHWAYS
California motorists may be interested to learn that the United States is one of the most dangerous wealthy countries to drive in. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says car crashes kill more people in the U.S. than in any other high-income country in the world.
REASONS WHY HIGHWAY PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS OCCUR
If a pedestrian gets injured from an auto accident on a California highway, they might be able to receive compensation by filing a lawsuit. However, pedestrians are responsible for appropriately protecting themselves and by doing what they can to avoid becoming involved in an accident. Even so, a pedestrian injured in a...
SETTLEMENTS AFTER TRUCKING ACCIDENTS
Semi trucks represent a significant portion of the vehicles on California roads on a given day, and trucking accidents can be some of the most catastrophic incidents. The size of a semi can result in significant damage to a smaller vehicle, especially if high rates of speed are involved. Damage to one's...
THE ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
While California may have passed a law that allows driverless cars to use public roads, many Golden State residents remain unsure about how reliably autonomous vehicle technology will perform in the real world. A team of researchers asked members of the public how they would like driverless cars to behave in a...
PERSONAL INJURY CASE AGAINST DAVID CROSBY SETTLES FOR $3 MILLION
A settlement agreement has been reached in the personal injury lawsuit that was filed against David Crosby for an accident he had in California in March 2015. In the accident, Crosby struck a man who was jogging with his son, causing the jogger to suffer serious injuries.
Crosby will...