Posts tagged crash

• 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...

• 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...

• CHP motorcycle officer injured by car in Petaluma motorcycle crash

  Claude Wyle | May 14, 2010 5:27 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  As a California motorcycle attorney and a motorcycle rider myself, I am always disturbed when I have to report a motorcycle accident of any kind, but I am even more upset when the accident...

• Camarillo WW2 Plane Crash Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2007 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A plane crash in Camarillo killed a 42-year-old man from Thousand Oaks. The man was flying a P-51D Mustang, a vintage World War 2 era plane. He did not contact the flight tower to report a problem before the plane crashed. The victim who had been practicing with a flight instructor, was performing his first solo landing in the aircraft when the crash occurred, Taillon said. The instructor...

• The Most Important Coverage - UM/UIM

  Jessica Grigsby | July 15, 2011 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  There are a lot of things that are out of your control when you get behind the wheel of your car. You can be the safest driver out there—driving a safe vehicle, following all the laws and...

• San Rafael woman killed in Richmond head-on collision with truck

  Claude Wyle | December 16, 2009 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Due to the nature of this blog, and as a Bay Area accident attorney, I often have to comment on heartbreaking stories, but none more so than those involving young people. Last week, a young San...

• Fatal Head On Auto Accident in Napa Valley on the Silverado Trail

  Claude Wyle | December 18, 2009 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A very sad story out of Napa Valley today reminds us that, to avoid accidents in the rain, we should watch our speed and check our tires during the rainy season. At 5:48 a.m. this Wednesday,...

• What makes people aggressive drive

  Jessica Grigsby | November 01, 2010 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A bad day at work. Suffering from lack of sleep. Running behind schedule. Sitting in bad traffic. Breaking up with your girlfriend. There are countless excuses for aggressive driving. But that...

• The Deadly Dangers of Children’s Portable/Inflatable Pool

  John Demas | June 20, 2011 5:59 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Far too many small children keep drowning in inflatable pools. We must realize that small children can just as easily drown in inflatable pools as they can in bathtubs or larger pools. One...

• Prevent Bay Area drunk driving traffic accidents and car crashes: Designate a driver!

  Claude Wyle | December 23, 2009 5:24 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last Saturday began the 17 day winter holiday enforcement period for the CHP’s AVOID Program. Avoid seeks to publicize the combined DUI enforcement efforts of participating Bay Area law...