3 Phoenix Arizona Motorcycle riders mowed down and killed After Being Rear Ended in a Horrible Crash.
Thursday, March 25th, 2010PHOENIX — Arizona A group of eight motorcycles stopped at a red light in north Phoenix were mowed down from behind by a dump truck early Thursday afternoon, killing three riders and injuring six others, at least one critically, authorities said. The most seriously injured was an off-duty Phoenix Fire Department captain who was in [...]
Another Fatal Metrolink Accident, 1 killed, 3 injured as train hits truck east of Los Angeles.
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010LOS ANGELES — California A Metrolink commuter train hit a maintenence truck parked on a set of railroad tracks in the San Gabriel Valley on Saturday, killing a railroad worker who was sitting in the truck and leaving three train passengers with minor injuries, authorities said. The person killed was an employee of the Union [...]
A Bus hits and kills Horse in Morgan Hill, CA
Friday, March 12th, 2010A Valley Transit Authority bus carrying 18 passengers collided with a horse in a north Morgan Hill residential neighborhood about 7 p.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The horse did not immediately die, which made for a horrific scene as it flailed around for about 45 minutes until animal control officers arrived with [...]
SUV overturns in Highway 101 Crash in Oxnard California, hurts 7 bound for CLU swim meet
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Seven people were injured, including four Washington state residents, when a SUV rolled over Thursday afternoon while going south on Highway 101 near Vineyard Avenue in Oxnard. The accident was reported about 1:45 p.m., said Steve Reid, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol in Oxnard. The seven, and an eighth person who was not [...]
Tort Reform is a big Scam; Why Tort Reform will Hurt You and take away more of Your Freedom!
Sunday, December 20th, 2009When you hear the term “Tort Reform” realize they what you are really hearing is a call to take away your legal right to get compensation when you are injured due to the negligence of another, to protect big business, the insurance companies, the big pharmaceutical companies, and big medicine; as though they are not [...]
What To Do After A California Motor Vehicle Accident.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Over my years of practicing personal injury laws one of the most common questions I am asked is “What should I do after I am involved in a motor-vehicle accident?” You feel the impact and hear the crunching of metal, then the accident is over. You lived through the few seconds which seemed like an [...]
Highway 126 collision sends 12 people to hospital in Ventura County
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Twelve people were transported to area hospitals, four of them with major injuries, after an accident Saturday night on Highway 126 near Santa Paula. The accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. east of Toland Road when Alex Rojas, 26, of Santa Clarita lost control of the sport utility vehicle he was driving while attempting to pass [...]
Bad weather in California causing hundreds of Car, Truck and Other Motor Vehicle Accidents; Be Careful.
Friday, December 11th, 2009As all you Californians know, we have had a series of bad storms over the past week. Now this is nothing new to Northern Californians, but Southern Californians are definitely not used to the rain and snow. There have literally been hundreds of car, truck and other motor vehicle accidents over the past week all [...]
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 [...]
California Personal Injury Attorney Norman Gregory Fernandez Supports the Consumer Attorneys of California
Thursday, November 12th, 2009George Washington once said: Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments [July 29, 1759]. The advocates of consumer rights, viewing the resources of defense firms and corporate defendants, can relate to [...]
What the Heck? San Francisco’s Sanctuary City Policy is an Accident waiting to Happen!
Friday, October 30th, 2009On November 1, 2009, the city of San Francisco in California will implement a new policy that prevents city police officers from automatically impounding cars driven by unlicensed drivers. Unlicensed drivers will now be given 20 minutes to find someone with a valid license to drive their car. Only if an unlicensed driver is caught [...]
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 [...]
Woman Crushed to Death by a Bus in a Motorcycle Accident
Sunday, October 11th, 2009Tecate, California – A 42-year-old woman from La Mesa was crushed to death by a bus while riding on the back of a motorcycle on a steep, winding grade just northeast of the Tecate border crossing with Mexico on the California side in Tecate, California. Debra Louise Allen, 42, of La Mesa, was on the [...]
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 [...]
CHP Cruiser hits Pickup Truck in Santa Rosa, California; Driver Critically Injured.
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Santa Rosa – California A California Highway Patrol cruiser spun out of control and struck a pickup truck, critically injuring the driver, on Highway 12 just east of the Highway 101 interchange in Santa Rosa Saturday night, the CHP said. Officer Blair Hardcastle took evasive action when a motorcycle merged onto the highway from the [...]
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 [...]
San Diego Band “A City Serene” involved in a Horrific Bus Accident.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009A few days into their first tour, promoting their debut album “The Art of Deceiving Perception” the San Diego band called “A City Serene” were involved in a horrific bus accident on Interstate 5 in Kern County, south of Bakersfield. Six members of the band were traveling north on I-5, approximately a mile and a [...]
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 [...]
Van tried to evade head-on Collision east of Meridian, CA.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009The driver of a van carrying 10 unbelted passengers swerved to try and avoid the head-on collision that killed a Yuba City woman, a California Highway Patrol official said Monday. Lorretta Lynn Deniz, 22, of the 400 block of Emerson Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Saturday night accident on Highway 20 [...]
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 [...]
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