Posts tagged pedestrian accidents

• $10.3 Million Verdict In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  IB Contributor | February 07, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  School District Knew of DangerA Los Angeles jury on Tuesday has awarded $10.3 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who struck and killed by a van two years ago in an elementary school parking lot. The jury determined that the Los Angeles Unified School District was largely responsible for the crash.The family of Jordan Sandels filed the wrongful death lawsuit against the school district...

• SUV Hits Pedestrian, Crashes into Building

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Before crashing into the Chamber of Commerce building, an SUV hit a pedestrian, causing major structural damage and leaving three people with minor injuries, said authorities.The crash occurred at 11:05am on Bradley Road, according to California Highway Patrol, who are still investigating the cause of the accident. Two of the SUV occupants were injured, as well as the pedestrian, but they were...

• Fibromyalgia

  Laura Mackie | January 29, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  If you are representing a client who is diagnosed with Fibromyalgia you may encounter stiff resistance from opposing counsel on nearly every issue associated with your client's claims of pain, suffering and residuals. Why should this be the case? Simply stated, because historically, persons suffering from Fibromyalgia were thought to be imagining their symptoms. The attitude of "it's all in...

• Elderly Pedestrian Hit & Run Victim In Anaheim

  IB Contributor | January 27, 2007 12:05 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An 88-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle as he crossed South Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim Wednesday night, according to a news report in the Orange County Register. The driver of a dark-blue Toyota Prius, who reportedly hit the elderly man failed to stop, police officials said. The victim, Du Whang Kim of Santa Ana, was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange and was pronounced dead,...

• Pedestrian Accidents Reduced in Oakland By Pedestrian Scramble Device

  Claude Wyle | December 02, 2006 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Our team of pedestrian accident attorneys is keeping a close watch on ways for California cities to improve pedestrian safety. With high concentrations of traffic and pedestrians in Chinatown in Oakland, the rate of pedestrian accidents is very high. A recent study showed that elderly pedestrians were actually not being given enough time to clear the intersections before traffic lights allowed...

• Pedestrian Suffers Head Injury When Struck in Crosswalk

  Claude Wyle | November 24, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 38-year-old Bay Point woman and her husband suffered serious personal injuries, including head and brain injuries and a broken leg last Friday night when they were both struck down in the crosswalk by a pick up truck. This pedestrian accident caused the woman near fatal injuries when she was dragged nearly 100 feet, after becoming trapped underneath the pickup. The woman was taken to John...

• Pedestrian Accidents: When the victim is a child

  Laura Mackie | November 13, 2006 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Whether you are the parent of a child who was injured as a pedestrian or the driver of the vehicle in the same accident, the long term effects of that single event can be devastating. Perhaps more than any other type of vehicle accident, Pedestrian Accidents involving children tug at our heartstrings. Children are especially vulnerable to being hit or run over by vehicles. In California,...

• Halloween: Scariest Night for Pedestrian Accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 01, 2006 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Halloween is the most scary night for parents, since children ages 5 through 14 are four times more likely to die in a pedestrian-automobile accident on Halloween night than any other night of the year, this according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Falls of children are also a leading cause of non-fatal injuries on Halloween.Alan Korn, director of public policy for the...

• 11 Year Old Lodi Boy in critical condition after truck accident

  Ed Smith | October 29, 2006 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An 11 year old Lodi boy was struck by a truck driven by a hit and run driver Thursday evening. The boy was crossing Lodi Avenue at Cherokee Lane when a pick-up truck rounded the corner and struck him. The boy was taken to UCD hospital in critical condition. The red truck was described as an 80's or 90's GMC or Chevrolet with a white stripe on the bottom and a toolbox in the back.Police asked...