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 [...]

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 [...]

A deceased individual was found in the middle of a South Los Angeles street, an apparent victim of a hit-and-run accident. Information about the body was provided to police at around 12:45 a.m. after a motorist swerved to avoid driving over the body.
The pedestrian was located on the southbound West Avenue and the intersection [...]

Roberto Vellanoweth is serving an 18-year prison sentence for the March 26, 2007 killing of four people while driving under the influence.  The Sacramento man, obviously distraught about the sentence, decided to point the finger elsewhere—at the restaurant that served him drinks.  In the lawsuit, Vellanoweth contends that he went to the Camino Real Restaurant [...]

An innocent motorist was killed in Anaheim Monday evening after a suspect who was fleeing police plowed through an intersection against a red-light and crashed into two cars. The chase began after police, who were responding to a domestic violence call, noticed a pick up truck parked in a nearby lot.  They approached the vehicle [...]

Any untimely death can be heartbreaking, but when a loved ones demise occurs at the hands of someone who was being reckless or criminally negligent, it can be particularly devastating.  Justice can be obtained via the judicial system but the parameters of what constitutes a wrongful death lawsuit can vary from state to state  and [...]