Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Overturned Pickup Blocks 91

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 by JFiore

A SigAlert was issued Monday on the eastbound 91 freeway west of North Glassel Street due to a Toyota pickup truck that had rolled over in the carpool lane. The pickup apparently flipped over after colliding with a Mercedes-Benz, according to CHP officers. Those inside the pickup got out of the vehicle and were taken [...]

In Northridge, a truck that hit a power pole has knocked out the electrical service to more than 5,000 in the area. On Monday morning, roundabout 6:45 am, the truck was reported to have hit the power pole situated at the 8700 block of Canby.
When the truck accident took place, lines fell to the floor [...]

Two Los Angeles residents have now filed suit against Toyota alleging a defect in their vehicles causing sudden acceleration. Toyota first began recalling vehicles years ago, and several cases have since made similar claims of defects in Toyota vehicles. The November 5th Seong Bae Choi and Chris Chan Park filed lawsuit seeks class action against [...]

A girl who was injured by her own family’s dog was still in the hospital on Tuesday, one day following the pit bull dog bite. On the day of the accident, Monday, the 3-year-old girl went outside with her mother with intentions of feeding the dog, a pit bull. Before 7:45, after she and her [...]

Traffic Fatalities and Wrongful Death

Saturday, September 5, 2009 by ANorman

Annually, there are some 50, 000 motor vehicle accidents that result in fatalities.  Of these wrecks, a whopping 41 percent are DUI related. With these kinds of numbers, it is easy to see why the leading cause of death for Americans aged 3-33 since 2002 has been  injuries sustained in auto wrecks.
These disturbing statistics also  [...]

28-year-old Judy Ramos was struck and killed by a hit-and- run driver as she was attempting to cross the street. The devastating car accident happened around midnight Sunday evening on Vaughn, a side street near Glenoaks Boulevard.  Police were able to get a vague description of a vehicle that was described as a 4-door white [...]

The victim of a San Bernardino county crash, who has now been identified as an Escondido man, died in the car accident the took place at 2:15 am on Interstate 15. Erick Lee Haukaas was driving northbound on Interstate 15 when his car drove off the roadway, overturning and ejecting him from the vehicle. Haukaas [...]

A late Sunday night accident occurred when a trailer overturned on southbound 605, creating a scene that may have left drivers feeling like they were in a historical setting. According to the California Highway Patrol, a trailer carrying horses was overturned on 605 freeway, releasing horses across freeway lanes. The horses accident shut down freeway [...]

At 8 PM in Anaheim, one person was killed and three others seriously injured when a police chase lead to a devastating automobile crash.  The accident occurred on Magnolia and Crescent avenues after two suspects who were fleeing police in a red pickup collided head on into another truck and a compact car.  The duo [...]

Medical personnel were sent to the Lakewood Boulevard area this morning following a motorcycle accident where the driver was injured.
The motorcycle accident occurred in the northbound lane of the San Diego (405) Freeway in Long Beach area at 6:20 am. Although the injured motorist was swiftly taken away shortly after the incident, [...]