Posts tagged Car and Motorcycle Accidents

• Modesto Drivers Need Aggressive Representation

  Larry Knapp | December 08, 2007 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Insurance companies are in the business to collect premiums and keep the money. They are not in the business of paying claims. It's not profitable. A perfect example is property damage claims. Most people are entitled to loss of use damages and rarely claim them from the responsible party. Here is the law.Where property is injured, recovery is allowed for loss of use during the time...

• Report of Three Injured on Pershing Avenue

  Larry Knapp | September 20, 2007 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Stockton is a busy place and it's not unusual for motor vehicles to come in contact with each other causing injury to the occupants. Certain arterial roadways have a hirer volume of traffic and thus a higher likelihood of injury or death. Pershing Avenue and Pacific Avenue are excellent examples of these high volume arterial roadways that have a higher likelihood of car crashes. Its...

• Drunk Drivers Exposed to Punitive Damages

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

  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...

• Bicycles and Automobiles Don't Mix

  Larry Knapp | September 18, 2007 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The tragic death of a 14-year-old boy who was struck by at least one automobile while trying to cross Hammer Lane just east of West Lane late Monday afternoon emphasizes the need for safety training. Both bicyclists and motorists need to be trained to be on the alert for situations that may place them in harms way. In this case, Hammer Lane is a major thoroughfare that spans six lanes in some...

• Motorcycle Riders in Modesto Beware

  Larry Knapp | September 17, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Riding a motorcycle can be a dangerous activity, particularly if you happened to be in Modesto last week. Inattention by other drivers is a big factor in many instances. It is critical for the motorcyclist to pay particular attention when entering or exiting Highway 99. Because motorcycle riders tend to be harder for automobile drivers to see it is very important to use extra caution to avoid...

• Highway 49 Drivers in MotherLode Exposed to Injury

  Larry Knapp | September 17, 2007 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Highway 49 is the major arterial road that runs through San Andreas, Angels Camp and Sonora. Due to, among other things, the increased weekend traffic that occurs in the Mother Lode as a result of people looking to get away from the Bay Area and the Central Valley and escape to the Sierras it is not uncommon for increase exposure to injury. This was borne out in the news this weekend when...

• Wrongful Death Automobile Accident East of Stockton

  Larry Knapp | September 13, 2007 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The wrongful death of automobile drivers and passengers on rural roads surrounding Stockton is a common occurrence and is happening more and more often as the population in the area grows. The 19-year-old driver of a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse, from Fresno, unsuccessfully tried to pass a 2007 Toyota Corolla driven by a, 21-year-old woman, from Elk Grove, in the Farmington / Linden area resulting in...

• Toddler Killed in Stockton Driveway Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 04, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A tragic car accident yesterday claimed the life of a one-year-old Stockton girl while she was playing in her family's driveway.The accident occurred when the child's uncle, 36, moved his white suburban so he could wash it. As he backed out of the driveway, he felt like the vehicle hit something. He later told police he didn't see the little girl playing in the driveway.No arrests have been made...

• Suspected Drunken Driver Kills Motorcyclist

  Jenny Albano | August 29, 2007 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A driver, Tony Martinez, who was suspected to be drunk at the time, hit a motorcyclist, and unknowingly drove home with the dead body of the motorcyclist in his back window.Martinez pulled out of a parking lot Saturday night and cut off Nicholas Justin Campbell who was on a motorcycle and traveling around 80 miles per hour. Campbell hit the back of Martinez's car and fell off his motorcycle...

• California Firefighter Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 18, 2007 8:57 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A motorcycle accident in Pauma Valley, on Sunday, claimed the life of a California Department of Forestry firefighter, according to authorities.The firefighter, 28, of Menifee, was riding his motorcycle on Pala Road (also known as Highway 76) when the crash occurred, according to a dispatcher with California Department of Forestry and the coroner's office.The motorcyclist died at the accident...