Automobile Accidents

• Ford Explorer, SUV victims fight back, see results

  Brian Foley | November 19, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  Today, November 19, 2007, an expected class action settlement concerning Ford Motor Co. may impact 1 million Ford Explorer owners nationwide. SUVs, passenger vans and trucks kill 10,000 people and injure another 27,000 every year. Among them, the Ford Explorer in particular is a disaster waiting to happen for millions of Americans who drive them.Between their flawed design that makes them...

• The Most Deadly Vehicle - The 15-Passenger Van

  IB Contributor | December 23, 2006 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Why haven't they been recalled?There is no doubt, the evidence is clear, the fifteen-passenger van is the most dangerous vehicle on our roads. It is the vehicle most likely to be involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident. Rollover accidents are the most deadly type of traffic accident on our highways today. The fifteen-passenger van is the extra-long van that is commonly used by airport...

• Stuck Floor Mat Survival Strategies – How to Avoid a Collision

  Claude Wyle | November 10, 2009 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Recent reports of stuck accelerator pedals causing crashes and Toyota’s auto recall has caused many to question whether or not a vehicle’s brakes are powerful enough to overpower the...

• Distracted Driving - Pets, Phones and Pretzels

  Nigel Whitehead | April 28, 2008 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Driving while "distracted" is a major source of automobile accidents. The National Highway Traffic Administration has released several articles dealing with the effect of driving while distracted....

• Toyota Floor Mat And Gas Pedal Defects--Do They Cause Wrongful Deaths?

  Claude Wyle | October 28, 2009 10:11 PM | 2 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Federal highway safety inspectors have released new details of a fatal car crash that triggered Toyota Motor Corp.'s largest recall, including a finding that the Lexus ES 350 sedan involved had a...

• Drunk Drivers Exposed to Punitive Damages

  Larry Knapp | September 18, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  When a drunk driver causes an injury in the state of California like Herondina Pinherosias is accused of doing to Clement Cope yesterday afternoon in the Sonora area on Highway 120, the Civil Justice System enables a jury to punish the drunk driver by including money in their verdict for punitive damages. The purpose of these damages is to send a message to the driver that their conduct is so...

• The Danger of Speeding—Tragic California Accident Kills Child

  Jessica Smagacz | May 27, 2009 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Tommy Watkins, 50 year old from Bakersfield, was driving home after camping at Lopez Lake with his family. According to investigators, Watkins attempted to pass another car but got stuck and his...

• High Death Rate for Young Drivers Who Don't Wear Seatbelts

  Susan Devine | May 20, 2008 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Young drivers who do not wear seatbelts are at great risk of serious injury or death.

• Wisconsin considers texting while driving—Concerned about automobile accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 13, 2009 6:27 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Wisconsin State senators are set to begin debate Tuesday whether to ban texting while driving for people under age 18 because of the higher rate of automobile accidents in that group. Wisconsin...

• Gambling Bus Accident Causes Wrongful Death

  Claude Wyle | December 04, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A gambling tour bus from U.S. Asia Tours, bound for San Francisco on Highway 88, crashed head-on into a pick up truck on Sunday night, killing the driver of the pick-up. At first the CHP believed that the pick up driver's conduct was the cause of the crash, however now they believe that a second car which was trying to pass the bus, might have hit the bus and caused this deadly five car pile up....