Posts tagged head and brain injury

• 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...

• Berkeley Pedestrian Dies From Head Injuries

  Claude Wyle | July 10, 2007 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Livermore California man who was struck last month in the crosswalk by a careless driver while crossing Telegraph Avenue at Blake Street , sustained severe head injuries, and died this last Thursday. According to the Berkeley PD, the negligent driver was arrested for driving while impaired. There may be further charges now that this is a wrongful death . Walk defensively! Even though you are...

• Reckless Teen Kills Three in Deadly Auto Accident

  Claude Wyle | July 24, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last night a reckless teenage driver took the lives of three others, as he raced at nearly triple the speed limit on a curvy road in Almaden Valley, San Jose. This auto fatality occurred when the reckless driver first struck an elderly couple who were pedestrians standing at the side of the road, and then smashed into two trees. The elderly couple, the driver, and his passenger all suffered...

• Verdict: CHP 911 "Grossly Negligent."

  Claude Wyle | August 04, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A San Francisco Superior Court Jury found the CHP 911 dispatch center "grossly negligent" in mishandling a deadly trucking accident. The mishandling of the 2003 call was a factor in the death of Richard Housley, who was crushed between the truck and trailer of the truck he was driving. The jury determined that 911 dispatch center departed from its standard procedures when they failed to call...

• Motorcycle Race Turns Deadly in Oakland

  Claude Wyle | August 11, 2007 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Fortunately, the senseless acts of four motorcyclists did not affect any innocent bystanders. Last night, four motorcyclists entered a "street race" that turned deadly when all four riders crashed into a concrete wall on Middle Harbor Road in Oakland, California. Two of the racers did not survive the fatal motorcycle crash; the other two were rushed to Highland Hospital to treat their serious...

• Hi-Heat Aerosol Coating Cans Recalled by Sherwin-Williams

  Claude Wyle | August 28, 2007 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Sherman-Williams is issuing a recall of Hi-Heat cans, After receiving a report of a can exploding in a consumer's face and causing serious head injuries. The consumer's injuries inclused a shattered an eye socket, knocked out teeth, and a broken the jaw and nose. While the cans retail for $20.00, Sherman-Williams is offering only $15.00 refund checks. Go figure!For more information on this...

• Recalled Lounge Chairs Cause Severe Injuries

  Claude Wyle | August 20, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Bond Manufacturing Company issued a recall for the Rockingham Deluxe Lounge Chair. These chairs may collapse or fall backwards. The recall was announced after no less than 13 consumers experienced severe injuries to their shoulders, back, neck and head. Owners of these chairs should stop use, and call the consumer help-line at (866) 771-2663 for a full refund.For more information on this...

• Motorcycle v.Motorcycle Crash Kills Fremont Woman

  Claude Wyle | August 09, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Ronda Anaya rode as a passenger on a Harley motorcycle headed down Altamont Pass Road in Alameda County, California. Ronda and her friend Sam enjoyed an afternoon ride last Sunday, until they met tragedy and were thrown from their bikes during a head-on collision with another motorcycle ridden by Joe Silver. This catastrophic motorcycle accident was caused by the careless and senseless act of...

• Alameda Cyclist Memorialized With "Ghost Bike."

  Claude Wyle | August 03, 2007 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Had only one motorcycle learned to "share the road" with the car it was trying to pass exactly one year ago today, Ed Weiss may still be alive. Instead, this avid cyclist was struck by that motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries. Today friends, family and admirers memorialized him with a bicycle painted white -- the famed "ghost bike." Let's hope this raises awareness and prevents future auto...

• Antioch Man Killed on Highway 24 in Walnut Creek

  Claude Wyle | August 01, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Early this morning, a 60-year-old man was struck by another vehicle and killed while laying down flares on Highway 24 in Walnut Creek, California. The man did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead at John Muir Medical Center. Since the vehicle was out of traffic, this is an example of how auto accidents like this can be avoided by remaining in your car until help arrives. For more...