Category: Auto – Car Accidents

Recently, the NHTSA has released information about the number of teen deaths related to driving accidents in California and around the country.  This is part of an effort to increase awareness in the public about trends emerging, which is found by analyzing accident statistics.  According to this newly released information, about 1/5th of all traffic [...]

Several people were injured recently when the driver of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus lost control and struck the center divider before crashing into a car.  The accident took place in Silver Lake in Los Angeles County on Glendale Boulevard according to the Los Angeles Times.
Several of the passengers aboard the bus were injured when [...]

In California, National Teen Driver Safety Week began on October 19th and continued through October 25th, and California auto accident lawyers are thankful that stronger initiatives have been taken to promote safe driving among teens.  This action was established in 2007 by Congress, and its purpose is to educate teen motorists on the dangers of [...]

Devin Petelski, 25, was killed last week when she pulled out from a stop sign in front of a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser.  This accident has created quite a buzz in the area, and left witnesses to the accident questioning the LAPD’s version of what occurred.
Ms. Petelski, according to the Los Angeles Times, was [...]

An alleged drunk driving accident that occurred in Carlsbad California (near San Diego) took the life of a Cape Cod motorcyclist recently.  According to WBZ TV, two cyclists were stopped at an intersection red light when one was hit by a car that was driven by Keith Roles of Poway.  The accident took place at [...]

Back in August, a Casitas Springs woman, Susan Herman, and her dog were crossing the street when they were struck by a car that was being driven by a 16 year old.  Herman died of her injuries later at the hospital.  At that time, the 16 year old boy, who did stop after the accident [...]

Over two years ago a woman driving an SUV, along with five of her passengers, was killed when her car was hit by an oncoming train on the railroad tracks at Claribel Road and Terminal Avenue. At this particular railroad crossing, there is a stop sign at which the woman stopped her car at the [...]

Recently in Hollister, California, a young man was sadly killed in a terrible California truck accident that could have been easily avoided.  The man was traveling along HWY 152 in California and the driver was cut off by a large semi that was making an illegal u-turn. The man wasn’t able to stop in time [...]

In the past ten years in California, there have been thousands of cases of drunk driving accidents in which victims were either seriously injured with lifelong, debilitating wounds or killed as a result of the crash. Recently in the area of Yuba County, one drunk driver was sentenced to over 60 years in prison because [...]

Last weekend, there were likely a number of people killed in drunk driving accidents in California. One of these incidents occurred when a nurse was killed by a drunk driver on her way home from work. The young woman was only 26 years old and had been working as a nurse at a local hospital [...]

Recently a resident of San Jose, California died as a result of dangerous road conditions. The resident was making her way to work when her car went off a ramp used for boats and landed in an inlet within the Alameda city limits. The boat ramp had not been secured by the city of Alameda [...]

In San Mateo County, California, a woman recently incurred very serious injuries due to an accident caused by an oncoming vehicle. The woman’s injuries were so severe because she was not actually in a car when the accident occurred. She was standing outside of a market with her daughter and a number of other young [...]

Nick Adenhart, a promising young pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, was killed recently in a car accident. The accident, which was caused by a drunk driver, occurred only hours after the Angels won a home game. Adenhart was out with friends that night, likely celebrating his success and the success of his teammates, when [...]

It may be pretty shocking to most people, there have been hundreds of bus accidents that have occurred in the state of California over the past decade, injuring most and killing many of the passengers. Los Angeles & San Diego Bus accidents can occur because of a variety of reasons. Perhaps a bus driver was [...]

Rollover accidents are, on average, more likely to happen when one is driving a sports utility vehicle than when one is driving a smaller vehicle, such as a sedan or coupe. In fact, SUV rollovers are approximately twice as likely to occur as small car rollovers. This is particularly true in the westernmost, hill-laden portion [...]

Although bus accidents do not occur nearly as often as automobile accidents, the number of bus accident injury victims still reaches well into the thousands every year in Los Angeles and San Diego, California. Also, as the need for greater fuel efficiency and money-saving techniques is rising all the time, more and more people are [...]

Boating is becoming an increasing popular activity for Californian’s, especially those who live in southern cities like San Diego and Los Angeles where the water is relatively warm and accommodating for a major portion of the year. But as the popularity of this activity increases, so do the accidents that can lead to serious injury [...]

There are many types of accidents every year in Los Angeles and San Diego, California from motor vehicle defects. Some of these defects will simply cause inconvenience to you and your passengers, while others will actually put you and those you care about most at risk of injury or death. If you’ve been in an [...]

Many thousands of citizens are injured in automobile accidents in Los Angeles, California. Just some of the types of accidents can include those involving motorcycles, trucks, multiple vehicle pile-ups, drunk drivers, and even pedestrians and bicyclists. There are a multitude of consequences that can occur from automobile accidents. Property, sometimes more than just the vehicles [...]

Hundreds of thousands of people are hurt in automobile accidents every year across this country. Close to fifty thousand of the victims are actually killed in the accident or because of the devastating injuries they received. Unfortunately, a large amount of these accidents are occurring all the time in Los Angeles, California. Automobile accidents can [...]