Posts tagged vehicle

• How to Avoid Car Crashes

  Rick Patterson | November 12, 2007 7:12 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Dean Voelker, has an idea. He has worked of that idea for the past 17 years. He feels he has perfected the automobile headlight that will significantly reduce automobile crashes. He has invented and patented a new brake light system that lights up proportionately to how much force the driver is exerting on the brake pedal. "When you step lightly, it lights up only the middle of the light. The...

• San Francisco Motorcycle Accident Attorneys Settle For $2,250,000

  Claude Wyle | November 09, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  We are pleased to announce victory for one of our motorcycle accident clients. Our San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney team recently settled a case for $2,250,000. As our 26 year old client, Dwight L. was riding his motorcycle in Marin County, the driver of a minivan pulled a U-turn across both lanes and directly into Dwight's path. Although Dwight made a statement to the reporting CHP...

• Lane Sharing is Legal and Reduces Motorcycle Accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 06, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  I thought that I should chime in, since I have settled at least four or five lane sharing cases for six figures in the last year or so. You should take these cases and evaluate them carefully. The claims representatives have no idea what is legal in California or what is reasonable riding and they should be educated that lane sharing cases are valid. First of all, I recognize the prejudice in...

• Pileup in Fresno Kills 2 and Injures Many

  Jenny Albano | November 03, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Saturday, November 3, there was a huge pileup of over 100 vehicles near Fresno, California that ended up killing two people and injuring many more. A dense fog was blamed for the pileup.A 6-year-old and a 28-year-old who were traveling in separate cars were killed in chain-reaction collisions around 7:45 a.m. Several people trapped in vehicles had to be extracted and more than three dozen...

• New Safety Features to Aid in Auto Accidents

  Greg Owen | October 26, 2007 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Automakers have long sought to decrease risks associated with the use of their products. Honda, Toyota and Volvo have added safety features (see complete article for details on features) in order to reduce the impact to a given pedestrian who may be hit be one of their vehicles. Because many cars weigh 4,000 pounds or more, "it's a big challenge," says Toyota's vice president of safety...

• 10 Things Your Insurance Company Won't Tell You

  Claude Wyle | October 25, 2007 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  1. "You need a lawyer."2. "You're paying too much."3. "Forget your driving record. We want yourcredit rating."4. "We can dump you on a whim."5. "We're pocketing your deductible."6. "We'll stiff you if your car istotaled..."7. "...and even if it isn't."8. "Our body shops work for us, not you."9. "We make money by sitting on your claims."10. "We own your state insurance commission."Other things...

• Dummies Make Us Smarter About Accidents

  Randy Walton | October 19, 2007 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Automobile accident reconstructionists from all over California gathered in Anaheim on Tuesday to take part in the California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists' fall conference. As part of the conference, crash testing was done with crash test dummies.Jerry Eubanks, a nationally recognized forensics expert in the reconstruction of automobile accidents, led the testing, and...

• Elderly San Francisco Driver Causes Pedestrian Death

  Claude Wyle | October 18, 2007 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 90-year-old woman turned left onto Pine Street from Fillmore Street in San Francisco, California, last Sunday night. Six pedestrians were crossing the street in the intersection at the time. Although most of the pedestrians managed to avoid the automobile, the negligent driver struck and killed Susan Ali Shepherd, a well-known member of the San Francisco Latino radio scene. Ms. Shepherd's...

• Trucking Accident Causes Fiery Freeway Accident

  Claude Wyle | October 18, 2007 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Two people suffered fatal injuries in a fiery pileup inside a Southern California freeway tunnel on Sunday night. Two trucks triggered the accident when they collided into each other, which led to a serious of chain-reaction accidents, involving at least 15 trucks. Ten people suffered serious injuries, and it took over 300 firefighters to extinguish the blaze.For more information on this...

• 2 Killed In Chain-Reaction Truck Accident On California Interstate

  Chrissie Cole | October 13, 2007 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A trucking accident in a Southern California freeway tunnel turned into a fiery, chain-reaction pile up that destroyed over 15 trucks, killed two people and shut down the highway.On Saturday, highway officials reported ten people injured and one missing. It is unclear at this time if the missing motorist is one of the persons who were killed.The fire began late Friday when two trucks crashed in...