Automobile Accidents

• Serious Car Accidents

  Ed Van Dorn | September 14, 2007 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  In a matter of seconds a serious car accident can turn your life upside down. The American National Standards Institute has a valuable on line manual containing a wealth of information about motor vehicle accidents. But in the meantime for the victim: All at once you face serious injuries, enormous medical bills and becuase you can't work its uncertain how they will be paid. You can no longer...

• California Bans Cell Phone Use By 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers

  Gerry McGill | September 14, 2007 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California signed a law on Thursday which bars the use of cell phones by drivers under 18. The law will take effect July 1, 2008. California joins 15 states and the District of Columbia in banning the use of wireless communication devices for teenage drivers. Nearly a dozen other states are considering similar action, according to the American Automobile...

• John Kokuluk Killed in Alaskan Hit-And-Run

  Ward Merdes | September 14, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The AP reports that pedestrian John Kokuluk, 56 was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Anchorage on Lake Otis Parkway near 36th Avenue early this morning. The Troopers are looking for a silver import SUV or pickup truck with damage on the driver's side.Mr. Kokuluk's family should immediately contact the Troopers. They should gather the police report. Most importantly, they should wait to find...

• Are Parents Liable for their Child's Negligent Driving?

  Brent Adams | September 14, 2007 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Parents may be held fully liable for their child's negligent driving under several rules of law. The one we will discuss here is known as the family purpose doctrine.Under the family purpose doctrine, a parent who maintains a vehicle for themselves but also lets other family members use it are liable for the negligence of the other family members, including children, if someone is injured as a...

• Lakeport School Bus in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A school bus for the Lakeport Unified School District was involved in a minor car accident while trying to make a wide right turn on Monday afternoon. A Chevrolet Camaro was the other vehicle in the accident. The school bus driver was named the School Bus Driver of the Year by the California Highway Patrol for his safe driving record. "The school bus was far to the left, preparing to make a...

• No Seat Belt Worn by Driver In Fatal Crash

  Jane Schneider | September 14, 2007 12:26 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Tuesday, 9/11/07, the non-belted driver of a vehicle that crashed into the woods at mile 108 of the Seward Highway was found dead in his vehicle. The results of toxicology tests are pending. Alaska has a mandatory seat belt law.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Denver SUV Accident Injures Three

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 11:46 PM | 0 CommentsMcAllen, TX

  Three people were injured in an SUV rollover accident in Denver, including a child. An eyewitness saw the SUV roll while he was out cutting his grass. The SUV stopped rolling and landed on its roof. The accident happened this afternoon. He says the driver of the Camry was headed west on East Arizona Avenue when she ran a stop sign at South Steele Street. He says she then clipped the SUV,...

• Massachusetts Firefighters Respond to Rollover Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 13, 2007 10:05 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Massachusetts Firefighters, in Newton, responded to a horrible rollover car accident on Route 9 in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton on Wednesday.The assistant Fire Chief arrived on the scene and reported a two vehicle accident with a rollover. One car was traveling on either side of Route 9. A Volkswagen crashed with an SUV while traveling west on Route 9. The impact of the crash sent the...

• 1 Injured, 1 Dead in Selma Automobile Accident

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 9:30 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Two Tulare women were involved in an automobile accident on Wednesday, when their car struck a tractor-trailer rig on U.S. 99 in Selma. Christine Martins, a passenger in the car, was killed; the driver, Dianna Maurico, suffered major injuries. According to the the California Highway Patrol, Raymond Thiessen of Madera, driver of the big-rig, lost control of his truck and swerved across the...

• Child Dies in Automobile Accident

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 3-year old Santa Maria child was killed Tuesday in a hit-and-run automobile accident. Witnesses say the driver, 21-year old Miguel Gallardo, was going too fast on the residential street where the slain child lived, and could not slow down when the child ran into the street. Gallardo was arrested on Wednesday and faces felony hit-and-run charges. For more information on this subject matter,...