Thursday, March 11th, 2010

A 56-year-old San Diego based woman was struck and killed after she attempted to run across State Route 163 just north of Friars Road around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening.  She was struck by a van and died at the scene shortly after her mad dash.
This unfortunate traffic accident, like so many others, could have been [...]

20-year-old Reyes Miranda pleaded not guilty in the death of a teen aged passenger who died in a Nov 8th car accident after the Mustang he was driving went off road.  Police allege that the Miranda was driving under the influence when he went off East Vista Road near Mason, crashed through a bus shelter [...]

When a debilitating accident happens on a cruise ship, a certain amount of confusion can ensue shortly afterward.  This is because the laws are very complex in this regard, and can even look as if the odds are stacked in favor of the negligent party.
Indeed, some cruise liners will try their best to get out [...]

Accused DUI Driver Faces Charges

Thursday, October 22, 2009 by JFiore

A Ladera Ranch man is currently facing charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated as a result of a high-speed crash on the 73 toll road. The crash occured on Friday, and took the life of a San Clemente man. Richard Ernest Caselli, thirty-seven, was driving a Volvo sedan in the southbound lane of the [...]

A woman was hit by a  truck after she stepped out of a stalled car this week.  The tragedy occurred in Tustin after the driver’s car malfunctioned and she got out to check on it.  The woman was subsequently struck twice by the same truck and the  chain reaction culminated in  other vehicle collisions.
At the [...]

At around 2:30am this morning, a car heading westbound on the San Bernardino 10 Freeway crashed into a Cal Trans water tanker.  This tanker was placed in a work zone.  The driver of the vehicle was killed instantly and remains unidentified.
Dangerous construction sites on our freeways result in thousands of deaths every year.  Those who [...]

Convertible Accident Kills 4 in Palmdale

Saturday, October 3, 2009 by ANorman

A Palmdale California car accident resulted in 4 fatalities after a gold Audi convertible collided with a Cadillac.  The wreck transpired shortly after the convertible driver, 22-year-old Stephen Nubani, failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection of 70th and Avenue North.  Nubani, who was traveling north, was hit by a Cadillac Deville [...]

A 15-year-old whose name is not being released due to his age,  was believed to be behind the wheel of a Lexus LS400 sedan  that was speeding at 100 mph hour prior to crash that killed  the vehicle’s passenger.  The accident occurred around 1:50 a.m. and fatally wounded a 25-year-old U.S. soldier who was riding [...]

A fiery crash that killed four family members in San Diego County prompted Toyota to look into the possibility that mismatched floor mats were the culprit.  A memorandum sent to 1400 Toyota and Lexus auto dealerships this past Tuesday, Toyota told employees to inspect their vehicles for  mats which may have snagged the gas pedal [...]

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  [...]