Car Accidents

Car culture in California is quite well established at this point. It generally requires being able to drive to just about every place including your work, school, gym, or to visit family and friends or even to get your groceries. The California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) estimated that it had issued a total of […]

The holiday season is a joyous one when many of us travel long distances to visit family members or to attend reunions and get-togethers. However, the holidays also tend to be a time of year when traffic accidents spike significantly. Law enforcement officials in California and around the country are reminding drivers about the dangers […]

The city of Sacramento had the second highest total number of dangerous intersections, according to a study that listed the deadliest intersections in California, based on 2015 collision data. ABC10 news reported recently that Sacramento came in second behind Los Angeles with 13 dangerous intersections. Los Angeles, with an estimated 221 dangerous intersections, placed at […]

Four people were transported to a local hospital after a Sacramento County car accident the afternoon of Aug. 25. According to a CBS Sacramento news report, the crash occurred at Jackson Highway and Eagle’s Nest Road. California Highway Patrol officials said a Honda and another sedan collided after one of the drivers ran a stop […]

An assembly bill in California, if it becomes the law, may put an end to the motion/gesture of scrolling on a hand held device while operating a vehicle. According to a news report in the Sacramento Bee, Assembly Bill 1785 authored by Assemblyman Bill Quirk, D-Hayward, would require motorists to mount their smart phones on […]

An orthopedic surgeon in Minnesota recently commended Tesla, the manufacturer of his Model X car after he, his family members and their dog survived a violent crash. According to an article on Electek.co, the incident occurred when a large GMC truck that was traveling at over 45 mph hit the doctor’s Tesla Model X. The […]

For a city as large as Sacramento, auto accidents can be quite commonplace, and tend to happen on a daily basis. There are typically many contributing factors to auto accidents including, but not limited to, drunk driving, distracted driving, speeding and breaking the rules of the road. But, there is a new factor in play […]

Five people including three children were injured in a Folsom car accident, which officials said, involved two vehicles. According to a KCRA news report, the injury crash occurred the afternoon of July 22 on Empire Ranch Road between Broadstone Parkway and Woodhead Street. Folsom police said a Chevy Cruze crossed over the center median and […]

This week, automotive industry leaders, scientists and engineers gathered in San Francisco for the Automated Vehicle Symposium. The timing is significant, as the symposium comes just two months after the death of a driver who was in a Tesla Model S with the Autopilot feature on at the time of the crash, according to a […]

As we all know, car accidents can be expensive. You may have been in another car when it happened. You may have been riding your bike or walking across the street at the moment of impact. Whatever the case may be, you were hit and injured. The resulting damage ended up draining your accounts and […]