Car Accidents
One of the worst possible positions anyone can be in is to be without car insurance and be involved in a car accident. Not only are you at risk of having your personal assets confiscated as the result of a judgment against you but you can be in trouble with the law as well. Having […]
California Highway Patrol officers are mourning the loss of two of their brothers who were killed in a Kingsburg traffic accident recently. The two officers, Juan Gonzalez and Brian Law, died instantly from trauma sustained when their car overturned after Gonzalez, who was driving, apparently tried to avoid a road hazard. Ironically, Officer Gonzalez’s fiancée […]
A serious accident on Highway 12 killed one woman and injured another when one driver veered into oncoming traffic. According to the California Highway Patrol, Jan Pinckney, 69, of Modesto was traveling east on Peatland Road when she veered into the westbound lanes of traffic, hitting a vehicle driving by a Stockton woman, Destiny Schoonover, […]
Last week a Rocklin man was injured and a woman killed in an accident on the eastbound side of Interstate 80, according to the California Highway Patrol. On Thursday, shortly after 2:00 a.m., officers responding to reports of a crash found a Saturn Ion and a Mercedes E350 blocked traffic. A woman identified only as […]
Car accidents are violent events and often leave victims with serious physical injuries. In the Golden State, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Report, the following numbers of people were injured in traffic accidents: 2002- 205,223; 2003- 204,174; 2004- 203,386; 2005- 198,708; 2006- 189,957; 2007-184,994; 2008- 170,496; 2009- 163,524; 2010- 161,094; 2011- 159,115. […]
One of the most common statements a personal injury attorney hears from clients is: “A car accident changed my life.” A person who has been the victim of a car accident can expect many physical and emotional changes. In many cases, a personal injury attorney may be able to help the victim recover monetary payments […]
“Selfies” are pictures taken by a person himself or herself with a camera phone or other device. Selfies have become popular because so many people use them to post nearly real-time updates on social media and other locations to share what is going on in their lives. People also take selfies to post on dating […]
Besides laws that affect Californians in general, 2014 will also see some changes for traffic laws. A recent article by the California Highway Patrol gives details about these changes in the law and how they will affect motorists in the coming year and beyond. Most of these laws go into effect on January 1, 2014. […]
A man police suspect of driving drunk was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash in which his passenger was also injured, according to authorities. The accident occurred across from Valley Oaks Elementary School when a 2000 Toyota Echo crashed into a pole. The unconscious passenger was wearing his seat belt and was taken […]
A Tulare County sheriff’s deputy is dead and an investigation is ongoing into the crash that occurred while he was transporting two inmates to the county jail. While driving a van belonging to Tulare County, Jeremy Meyst, 31, was ejected after hitting a cement guardrail. The two inmates suffered minor injuries. Meyst was transporting the […]