Posts tagged Car Accidents

• AUTO ACCIDENTS INCREASE WHEN HALLOWEEN FALLS ON A WEEKEND

  William Grewe | October 31, 2008 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Children racing home from school with trick-or-treating on their minds, motorists charging homeward and phoning to make sure all plans are in place, and an early sunset. Put it altogether and it is...

• "Looky Lou" Causes I-5 Car Crash

  Todd Slaughter | March 27, 2008 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Car accidents are ugly, destructive, life-changing events. Crashes can severely alter the driving environment by blocking lanes, placing debris on the roadway, and causing road, bridge, and property damage. Unfortunately, just as an audience is captivated by the spectacle of a high-speed crash in an action movie, motorists approaching an accident scene tend to be distracted while...

• Toddler Killed by Truck in San Jose

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2008 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 2-year-old boy was killed by a truck backing up in a parking lot last month. The car accident happened in San Jose. The boy's stepfather did not realize the child was behind his vehicle. It is believed the victim left his apartment through an open door. Nationally, there were at least 101 "backover" children deaths in 2007, according to data Kids And Cars compiles from coroners,...

• Is Boating Safety Seasonal At Cypress Bridge?

  Todd Slaughter | March 06, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, a panel of eight Sacramento River enthusiasts including kayakers, river guides, boaters, and fishermen recommended that the City of Redding close the waterway beneath the Cypress Avenue Bridge construction site when river flows exceed 10,000 cubic feet per second (CFS). The river typically exceeds 10,000 CFS in the summer months.The City appointed the panel to...

• Is Boating Safety Seasonal At Cypress Bridge?(2)

  Todd Slaughter | March 06, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, a panel of eight Sacramento River enthusiasts including kayakers, river guides, boaters, and fishermen recommended that the City of Redding close the waterway beneath the Cypress Avenue Bridge construction site when river flows exceed 10,000 cubic feet per second (CFS). The river typically exceeds 10,000 CFS in the summer months.The City appointed the panel to...

• Snow Causes Crashes, Injuries in Northern California

  Todd Slaughter | January 30, 2008 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As reflected in the article released by the Redding Record Searchlight on January 30, 2008, snow is now a problem for Northern California. Abnormally cold temperatures consistently produce snow in towns from Yreka and Mt. Shasta to as low as Redding and Anderson. The California Highway Patrol is noting an increase in car wrecks and injuries. The California Department of Transportation has...

• Sunset Hills Car Accident Injures Two

  Shannon Weidemann | January 14, 2008 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car accident near Sunset Hills put two people into the hospital on Thursday. Three cars were involved in an accident near the scene of another car on fire on Interstate 5. One victim was taken to a hospital in Redding.According to CalFire officials the three-car accident occurred when drivers were trying to avoid another car that was on fire. While it was unclear early in the investigation...

• Man Dies in Long Beach Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | October 28, 2007 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 24-year-old man from Anaheim was killed in a car accident on the Long Beach Freeway on Saturday. He was a passenger in a Camry that hit a tree. The 18-year-old driver was believed to be driving under the influence when he lost control of the vehicle. As he approached the overpass at about 70 mph, Arvizu swerved to the right to enter the transition lane and lost control of the Camry.The car...

• California Fires Wreak Havoc and Frustration

  Courtney Mills | October 25, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The raging wildfires across California look utterly terrifying, and thus far have destroyed over 1,500 homes and damaged hundreds more. It will take years for the families who are affected by the loss of homes to take stock and rebuild. Displacement of this magnitude is always accompanied by a great deal of stress and anxiety about the future.The last great bout of wildfires in California was...

• Drunk Driver Injures CHP Officer in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 19, 2007 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A California Highway Patrol Officer was injured in a car accident while parked in the center divide of U.S. 101, when a suspected drunken driver struck his patrol car.The man, 19, was arrested and transported to Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of felony driving under the influence, causing injury to others and rear-ending the CHP officer's patrol car, on Monday evening. The driver also...