3 People Killed this morning In Crash On 101 Freeway In Sherman Oaks, California
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010SHERMAN OAKS, Calfornia Motorists exchanging information after a crash on the 101 Freeway in Sherman Oaks were hit by another vehicle, causing a second accident that killed three. Authorities say motorists exchanging information after a crash on the Ventura (101) Freeway in Sherman Oaks were hit by another vehicle, causing a second accident that killed [...]
Toyota sued over deaths in horrendous California crash
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Los Angeles – California Relatives of a California state trooper and three family members whose fatal car wreck helped spark Toyota’s wide-ranging safety recall have sued the automaker for defects they say caused the vehicle to speed out of control and crash. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in San Diego Superior Court, was the latest [...]
The Victim of head on car crash in Southern California mourned.
Monday, January 25th, 2010Friends, family and students are mourning the loss of a 50-year-old father who was killed Friday in a head-on crash near Steele Canyon High School, where he often volunteered for his kids’ drama productions. He was identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office Saturday as David Norman Reid, who lived with his wife and family in [...]
California Highway patrol says 12 dead in California traffic accidents
Sunday, December 27th, 2009SACRAMENTO, California The California Highway Patrol says 12 people have died in accidents statewide over the Christmas holiday weekend, one more than in 2008. Of the 10 vehicle occupants who died in the CHP’s jurisdiction between Christmas Eve and noon Saturday, half weren’t wearing seat belts. A motorcycle rider also died, the CHP says. The [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Man killed crossing Lake Isabella Blvd. identified
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified James T. Kelly, 69, of Lake Isabella, as the person struck by a pickup truck Friday evening about 6:30 p.m., when, according to witnesses, he attempted to cross Lake Isabella Blvd. in his motorized wheelchair. The incident occurred in the 6100 block of Lake Isabella Blvd., in Lake [...]
Do not Walk or Run into Freeway Lanes; A CHP Warning to Pedestrians
Thursday, November 12th, 2009The California Highway Patrol is warning people to stay out of freeway lanes; even if they have spilled or dropped something from their vehicle; after a woman was fatally struck Saturday morning while trying to retrieve a lost box on the Capital City California Freeway. Instead, people should pull over in a safe place and [...]
There will be Changes on the Oakland Bay Bridge following a Death Plunge by Truck.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Caltrans will add more safety measures and warning signs on the Bay Bridge to try to get drivers to slow down before the new S-curve, where a speeding truck driver lost control early Monday and plunged in his big rig 200 feet to his death on Yerba Buena Island, authorities said. New signs advising motorists [...]
Three killed in another accident on Highway 46 North of Bakersfield, California.
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Three people were killed in a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 46 north of Bakersfield. Friday, four people were killed in an accident on the same highway. The accident happened at about 2:53 p.m. on Highway 46 just east of Wildwood Road. That’s between Wasco and Interstate 5, not far from Wasco State Prison [...]
Los Osos California couple dies in car accident in Kern County California
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009A deadly accident in Kern County claims the lives of two Los Osos, California residents. The California Highway Patrol said 62-year-old Shirlene Soto and her husband, 84-year-old Walter Elliott, were among the four people who died in a car crash on Highway 46 east of Highway 33 Friday morning. The CHP said a man driving [...]
Santa Maria Woman Dies in Motorcycle Accident
Monday, October 26th, 2009The California Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Nancy Simmons, of Santa Maria, has died in a motorcycle accident. The CHP says she was a health technician at Santa Maria High School. The accident happened on Northbound Highway 101, near the Santa Maria River Bridge, just after 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The CHP said four motorcycles were traveling [...]
Bus Driver is convicted in Colusa gambler bus crash; Charter Bus Safety Act, AB636
Friday, October 9th, 2009Driver Quintin Joey Watts faces a maximum of 76 years in prison for his role in the gambler’s special bus crash that killed 11 passengers on their way to Colusa Casino Resort last year. A jury of six men and six women deliberated for three hours Thursday before convicting Watts of 11 counts of gross [...]
Biggest Recall in Toyota History; Stuck Accelerators; Important Info for Toyota and Lexus Owners!
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009You may have read an article we wrote below about a fatal accident involving a family test driving a lexus and allegations that there may have been a defect that caused the accident. Federal investigators have said of the 102 accidents caused by stuck gas pedals on Toyota vehicles, there are four possible causes involving [...]
Man killed, Six Injured in Truck Accident outside Salinas, California.
Friday, September 25th, 2009A Salinas Valley farmworker was killed and six other people were sent to hospitals Wednesday when a truck smashed head-on into a car on Alisal Road outside Salinas, California. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened shortly before 7a.m. about a mile north of Hartnell Road. Juan DeLeon Alcantar, 43, was pronounced dead at [...]
Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in Highway 1 crash in San Luis Obispo
Sunday, September 6th, 2009San Luis Obispo – California A 24-year-old San Luis Obispo man riding a motorcycle was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center this morning with major injuries after colliding with a stopped semi truck on Highway 1, the CHP said. The man, whose name has not yet been released, was riding northbound in the highway’s [...]
Fatal crash continues to raise questions as to whether the Accelerator Stuck. What do you do when a Car Accelerator Sticks?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009SAN DIEGO, California – A horrible car crash that killed a California Highway Patrol officer and three of his family members continues to raise questions as investigators try to determine whether their loaner car’s accelerator stuck and what – if anything – could have prevented Friday’s tragedy. The 2009 Lexus ES 350 came from Bob [...]
1 Bicyclist dead, 2 hurt in horrendous crash in the Angeles National Forest
Monday, July 13th, 2009One local bicyclist was killed and two more injured Saturday when they were hit by an alleged drunken driver on Bouquet Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest, officials said. “It appears the drunk driver ran into a group of bicyclists that were riding in the canyon,” said Sgt. Brian Allen of the Santa Clarita [...]
Oxnard California Driver arrested in Bicyclist’s Death.
Monday, June 29th, 2009MALIBU – California An Oxnard man was arrested in a hit-and-run accident after his truck allegedly struck and killed a father and injured his son cycling along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Cyclist Rodrigo “Rod” Armas, 45, of Kern County, died at the scene, while his 14-year-old son [...]
Illegal U Turn By Truck Causes a Fatal Car Accident.
Thursday, June 25th, 2009California The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the Turlock man killed in Thursday’s accident on Highway 152, while a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman noted how the involved big-rig driver had been making an illegal U-turn as the car with the victims approached at a high rate of speed. The man [...]
2 Killed In Car Crash On I-5 near Sacramento, California
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Law Firm Profile
Saturday, June 30th, 2007The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez & Associates, is a Personal Injury law firm based in California. We have locations in Chatsworth, Van Nuys, San Francisco, Woodland Hills, Palmdale, and Norwalk, California. We handle cases throughout the great State of California. Our firm primarily handles Personal Injury cases including but not limited to; automobile and [...]