Posts tagged accident

• What Happens if you Drive Without Car Insurance?

  Jessica Grigsby | August 15, 2011 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  California law requires that all drivers and owners of motor vehicles carry car insurance—or, in the language of the law, “evidence of financial responsibility.” All the drivers...

• Lane Sharing is Legal and Reduces Motorcycle Accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 06, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  I thought that I should chime in, since I have settled at least four or five lane sharing cases for six figures in the last year or so. You should take these cases and evaluate them carefully. The claims representatives have no idea what is legal in California or what is reasonable riding and they should be educated that lane sharing cases are valid. First of all, I recognize the prejudice in...

• Swimming Pool Hazards: Is your Pool Accident Prone?

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 2:52 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Do you have access to a swimming pool? Are you a regular user of the pool? Or do you own one? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you ought to pay heed to the swimming pool hazards that disguise themselves in every part of the pool. Most of the equipments related to the pool can become a potential source of danger-whether it is the all-important diving board, or the lack of...

• Scaffolding Collapse Causes Catastrophic Highway Accident

  Claude Wyle | July 31, 2007 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Failure of scaffolding on a highway on ramp near Chico, California caused a catastrophic highway accident early this morning. Miraculously, no fatalities occurred when thirty-six tons of steel collapsed on top of vehicles underneath. Three people suffered serious injuries, including multiple broken bones. One survivor was trapped in his FedEx truck for more than three hours before being...

• Will The Graduated Driver Licensing Program Work With Teenagers?

  John Demas | September 14, 2010 7:21 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The highest numbers of auto crash victims are the young and the restless. Although, it’s part of the learning process towards maturity and responsibility, often teenagers get drunk on...

• Child Dies in Automobile Accident

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

  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,...

• Sports Injury Statistics & Safety

  John Demas | April 04, 2011 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Nearly 30 million children and adolescents in the United States participate in youth sports activities. While sports are a great way for children to stay healthy and active while learning valuable...

• Fatal Plane Crash at Fall River

  Todd Slaughter | May 24, 2008 5:02 PM | 9 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On Friday morning, May 23, 2008, a single-engined Beechcraft V35 Bonanza crashed in the trees some 4000 feet short of the runway at Fall River Mills aiport. Luckily no one on the ground was injured....

• The Danger of Speeding—Tragic California Accident Kills Child

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

  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...

• Pushing For New Bicycle Passing Safety Law

  Claude Wyle | October 25, 2011 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I have been a bicyclist for as long as I can remember. I will never tire of the euphoric feeling of going out for a great ride on a sunny weekend day. However, I will also never forget the fright...