Posts tagged accidents

• Collision Illustrates Dangers of Bikes & Big Rigs

  David Rosenthal | September 19, 2008 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Safety considerations come in all shapes and sizes, especially when using public highways. Take for instance two vehicles that frequent the roadways, bikes and big rigs. The consequences of a...

• Roof Strength in SUV's Influence Risk of Injury

  Susy Owen | April 02, 2008 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Unfortunately, drivers are often lulled into a false sense of safety while driving an SUV. Perhaps it is the size of the vehicle that lends itself to that misconception. The truth is, many SUV's...

• "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...

• Sikh Fights for Right to Ride Bike with Turban

  Rick Patterson | March 05, 2008 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Should a Sikh be permitted to lawfully ride a motorcycle without a helmet due to the fact that it won't fit over a turban. Consider the fact that the turban is a tenant of his religion. That is a questions before the Canadian courts. Baljinder Badesha, 39, of Brampton is the first to challenge Ontario's motorcycle helmet. Although, it is certainly not the first time the law has been challenged...

• Semi-Truck Driver Killed in Truck Accident on San Diego Freeway

  Chrissie Cole | February 28, 2008 11:33 PM | 0 CommentsBakersfield, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The driver of a semi-truck was killed in a truck accident, Thursday, after her big rig flipped over on San Diego (405) Freeway.The accident occurred on the northbound side of the 405 Freeway at Long Beach Freeway Interchange. At this time the accident is under investigation and few details about the accident have been released.According to witnesses, the semi-truck swerved while driving in the...

• Car Slams Into Tree, Driver and Passenger Trapped

  Chrissie Cole | February 27, 2008 11:54 PM | 0 CommentsBakersfield, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car accident, on Tuesday, trapped the driver and the passenger inside the vehicle when the car slammed into a tree, according to California Highway Patrol.The driver was traveling westbound on Camino Del Norte when the accident occurred. A Witness told California Highway Patrol officers that he heard tires screeching behind him and moments later a car had crashed into a tree.Rescue crews...

• Three Pedestrians Killed in Separate Accidents

  Walton Barber, LLP | February 08, 2008 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It was a tragic day for pedestrians in San Diego County yesterday. In three separate incidents, all occurring within one hour, a pedestrian was hit by a car and killed.The first accident occurred on Friars Road just after 6:00 p.m. when a 54-year-old man waked into westbound traffic and was struck by a late model Mercedes. Only a half hour later an SUV struck and killed a man near the rodeo...