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A taxi driver whose clients did not pay the full fare is suspected to have intentionally caused a crash with a Los Angeles home, causing an injury and leading to an assault charge. Police believe the man retaliated against passengers after they refused to pay him.
The taxi driver took a couple from Beverly Hills to a Los Angeles home, a drive which would regularly be brief but ended up taking an hour. For the taxi ride, the driver charged approximately $35 but the couple refused and only paid $26. As the couple walked away from the vehicle, the taxi driver accelerated forward and crashed into the Los Angeles home.
Police believe the crash was intentional, an act of retaliation, but the taxi driver maintains that he accidentally hit the gas. One man who was behind the door of the Los Angeles home was injured, but his injuries were only minor.
The law prohibits intentional accidents, even if they are done in retaliation. If you have been injured in a car accident, taxi accident, or other accident make sure you talk to a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer to evaluate the legal options available to you. Contact our Los Angeles personal injury lawyers to get the help you need – call 310.882.6810.
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A head-on car accident that took place on Friday morning in Malibu, near Los Angeles, is thought to be intentional according to the police. The car accident killed two people and injured another.
At approximately 12:40 a.m. on the Pacific Coast highway, the two cars crashed into one another. The first, a Saturn, is believed to have caused the accident, perhaps on purpose. Before the car accident, the Saturn was seen trying to cause an accident in a different location while making a U-turn.
In this head-on accident, the Saturn crossed over into westbound lanes while traveling eastbound at a speed over 80 mph. The wrong way driver drove towards the other car, a Ford Mustang, and hit it, causing a fire upon impact. The drivers of both cars were injured. The Mustang’s passenger suffered from leg injuries and arm injuries, and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The Pacific Coast Highway remained closed until 9 a.m. that morning.
Regardless of why it happens, a road rage accident or intentional car accident is no joking matter. If you have been injured by a person who caused an accident, intentionally or not, make sure you contact a lawyer for help immediately. Call our Los Angeles car accident lawyers for a free consultation at 310.882.6810.
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A three-car collision on the connector between the northbound I-5 freeway to the northbound I-405 slowed traffic Friday morning. One person was injured in the multi-vehicle crash, which blocked traffic on the connector for almost forty minutes, authorities said. Officer Gabe Montoya of the California Highway Patrol said the crash was first reported at around 7:30 in the morning. Officer Ruben Warren of the CHP said traffic was slowing to a halt while one vehicle’s driver was changing lanes to the right. The driver was looking over her shoulder when she hit a green Honda in front of her.
If you have been injured in a crash, contact our offices in Los Angeles for legal representation.
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Nine vehicles were involved in traffic collisions Friday morning on the southbound 5 freeway at Red Hill Avenue, causing debris to fall all over the freeway. CHP officers said there was so much debris that multiple lanes had to be closed. The CHP received a report just before 6 a.m. that a tan Nissan Maxima and a second vehicle had collided and were on the right shoulder. CHP officers said that later reports indicated that at least three other vehicles were involved, and a second report of another multi-vehicle crash came later that morning.
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An SUV flipped over Friday morning on the southbound I-5 south of Culver Drive, causing blockage along the carpool lane, CHP officers said. The incident involved a white Ford Explorer, and was reported at 10:47 a.m. The accident was caused when the Explorer hit the center divider, said CHP officer Tim Zaspal after reporting to the scene. A SigAlert was issued for the carpool lane north of Jeffery Road in order to clear the wreckage, and was cancelled about an hour after the accident was reported. The driver was taken away in an ambulance as a precautionary measure.
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Two men were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries when their two vehicles collided near the I-5 freeway on-ramp at Main Street in Santa Ana. The accident was reported just before noon, and investigation revealed that a motorcyclist was making a left turn to go onto the I-5 southbound freeway when he was struck by an orange Volkswagen GTI traveling northbound in the second lane of Main Street. According to Santa Ana Police Commander Stephen Colon, the motorcyclist and driver were both taken to the hospital to be treated for non-serious injuries.
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A woman was taken to the hospital after crashing her yellow Nissan Xterra into a telephone pole along Imperial Highway on Monday morning. This marked the second crash in Brea that morning, as earlier a man had driven a pickup truck into a concrete light pole along Central Avenue. The second crash took place at about 8am, just east of Valencia Avenue in a westbound lane of Imperial Highway. Two lanes were closed as a result of the accident. The SUV was destroyed, and the woman was recovered after her airbags deployed and the SUV knocked the pole to the ground.
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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 73 at over one hundred miles an hour when he struck a Nissan SUV driven by fifty-two-year-old Brook Boynton.
Authorities say the impact caused the SUV to spin out of control and roll over. Boynton was ejected from the vehicle and killed just after the accident occured.
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A toddler was killed this past Saturday in a Highway 14 crash, according to reports. Identified later as Nathalie Moctezuma, the girl was only 3 years of age and of Monterey Park. At the time of the accident, Moctezuma was traveling northbound on Highway 14 in a van, accompanied by member(s) of her family. During their travel, Moctezuma’s grandfather, Martin Borunda, was the driver of the 2000 Chevrolet Astro. Borunda lost control, crashing into a Toyota Camry before veering off road. Finally, both vehicles continued uncontrollably past the right shoulder into a hillside. Moctezuma was ejected from the vehicle when it overturned, causing the untimely and unfortunate death of a very young life. CHP has announced their intentions to investigate the role of passenger restraints in the accident.
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A man suspected be drunk driving early Monday morning has been arrested, after causing an accident where his vehicle flipped on the highway, authorities reported. The man, identified as Jashdeep Gill, was reportedly in the fast lane of Highway 118 when, as an apparent result of driving drunk, he lost control of his vehicle. The accident occurred westbound past Rocky Peak Fire road, ay about 2:05 am on Monday morning. After losing control, Gill struck the center divider of the highway, resulting in the rollover of his vehicle. When the car finally stopped, it was situated on its roof in a position perpendicular to the roadway.
About 2 minutes past the accident, Gill exited his vehicle and walked away. At this point, another driver, Michael Cerniglia of Camarillo, crashed into Gill’s vehicle as he progressed west on the highway. Due to the early morning darkness, Cerneglia said he couldn’t see Gill’s vehicle lying on the highway. Cerneglia was taken to a hospital with injuries to the head, in the form of a cut.
If you have been injured in a car crash, one of the most important things to do is to get advice from a lawyer. Especially in an accident like this one, where drunk driving is an issue, you should be sure that you know your legal rights. To recieve a free consultation, call our law offices at 310.882.6810 or submit your case online.
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