Posts tagged motor

• Cell Phone Use Leads to Auto Crashes

  Susy Owen | September 30, 2007 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It will come as no surprise to most that the use of cellular phones while operating an automobile increases the risks of a car accidents. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Administration studies show that close to 80% of automobile crashes and 65% of near crashes occurred within three seconds of some type of distraction. And the main cause of driver distraction is -you guessed it - cellular...

• Night Driving & Fatal Car Accidents

  Rick Patterson | September 29, 2007 7:09 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  More than 4 in 10 fatal car accidents occur at night. When you consider the fact that there is 60 percent less traffic at night than during the daytime, that number becomes even more alarming. It is believed that the reason for this is reduced visual acuity due to the illumination from headlights. Research is currently being conducted in Europe. Researchers are working on a project known as...

• Speeding Teen Driver Causes Fatal Auto Accident

  Claude Wyle | September 28, 2007 6:07 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Rachel Vargas, a 14-year-old, suffered fatal injuries when the car she rode in spun out of control and hit into the center divider on Interstate 680, near Pleasanton. Police say the driver, Drori Levi was driving at an extremely high rate of speed, which likely was the cause of this auto accident. Fortunately, Levi's other three passengers escaped with their lives, although they did suffer...

• Reckless Teen Driver Causes Fatal Auto Accident

  Claude Wyle | September 28, 2007 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Rachel Vargas, a 14-year-old, was killed when the car she rode in lost control and slammed into the center divider on Interstate 680, near Pleasanton. Vargas was one of four passengers in a car driven by 19-year-old Drori Levi. Police say he was driving at an extremely high rate of speed, which likely was the cause of this auto accident. No criminal charges have been filed against Levi. It...

• FDA Drug Warning

  Greg Owen | September 28, 2007 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Due to recent deaths, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning consumers and heathcare providers alike about Fentora (fentanyl buccal) tablets. Fentora is a pain medication that is used for cancer patients. It appears the deaths were due to patients not being correctly selected, improper product substitution and dosing. Awareness of a fatal overdose is a must for all.The FDA has made...

• Motorcyclist Dies on Clark Memorial Bridge

  Shannon Weidemann | September 28, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A woman driving a motorcyle over the Clark Memorial Bridge in Louisville died on Thursday night. The woman was thrown from her bike in the motorcyle accident. She had been headed southbound alongside a man on another motorcycle when she lost control and rear-ended a Geo Tracker, police said. The victim was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. No one else was hurt in the...

• The Dangerous Streets of San Francisco

  Claude Wyle | September 28, 2007 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Whether you are driving in San Francisco, or trying to walk across a busy street, you will always be risking personal injuries or wrongful death. Although it's never really been easy to negotiate the Streets Of San Francisco, this year marks a troubling spike in motor vehicle collision deaths, and drivers and pedestrians should be extra careful. San Francisco is on a course for roughly one...

• CHP Believes Alcohol was Involved in Fatal Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2007 4:04 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A fiery car crash yesterday morning on Interstate 8 claimed the life of one passenger and officials believe alcohol was a factor.The driver of a 2000 Ford Taurus was driving recklessly just after midnight, trying to pass another vehicle by driving in the center line. He lost control of the vehicle when the tires hit the dirt causing him to swerve across the highway striking a BMW, according to...

• Wrongful Death of Caltrans Highway Worker

  Claude Wyle | September 27, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In Dublin, California, near the 580-680 interchange, a negligent driver lost control of his Porsche, hit a Caltrans truck, bounced off, and struck and killed Djuan Bush, age 24, of San Leandro, before striking another truck. Mr. Bush, a Caltrans employee, was hit by the Porsche as he was working on a San Francisco Bay area highway. Signs were posted near the Caltrans guardrail project advising...

• Witnesses Sought For Escondido Auto Accident

  Randy Walton | September 26, 2007 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Auto accident in Escondido causes serious personal injury to 16-year-old boy. Police are looking for witnesses.A 16-year-old motorist suffered serious injuries in an auto accident Tuesday when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of South Centre City Parkway and South Centre City Frontage Road.According to the North County Times, the accident happened about...