California Personal Injury Attorneys

Two people sustained major injuries in a San Francisco car accident the morning of March 14, 2010 after two vehicles collided head-on on Highway 1 in Mendocino County. According to a news report in The Press Democrat, the crash occurred when a Honda CRV SUV traveling south on the highway veered into a northbound Mazda pickup truck. The driver of the Honda sustained major injuries, as did the driver of the Mazda, who was identified as 51-year-old Daniel Stone. The two drivers were airlifted to an area hospital. Kathy Stone, 53, a passenger in the Mazda, was also taken to a hospital with abdominal pain, but the extent of her injuries is not known. Read the rest of this entry »

A product liability wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Ford Motor Company, Super Puente Hills Ford and Tuttle Click Ford, Inc. by the California auto defect lawyers of BISNAR | CHASE. The lawsuit claims that the defective Ford F250 manufactured and sold by Ford to Edward and Lois Bates is responsible for the catastrophic injuries sustained by Lois in a rollover crash that led to her death and for injuries sustained by Edward in the same accident. Read the rest of this entry »

Two people were injured in a Fresno car accident after a female driver lost control of a Chevy Blazer SUV and crashed on the Highway 41. According to a CBS news report, the injury accident occurred the morning of March 10, 2010 near Shields, as the Blazer traveled down an onramp to enter the northbound lanes of the highway. The back end of the SUV lost traction on the rain-slicked pavement, California Highway Patrol officials said. The driver then overcorrected and went into the number one lane and hit a Honda Accord head-on. The Blazer rolled over, coming to rest on its roof. The driver of the Honda sustained more serious injuries than the driver of the SUV and was transported to the hospital. Read the rest of this entry »

A construction worker in Los Angeles suffered fatal injuries on the job after he fell off a wooden plank, into a hole and was buried under dirt from a collapsed trench. According to a news report in The Daily Breeze, the fatal construction accident occurred the morning of March 10, 2010. The worker was standing on top of a plank and attempting to work with a tool similar to a jackhammer when the vibration caused him to lose his balance and fall head first into the excavated trench. Read the rest of this entry »

A man sustained injuries in an Anaheim car accident after his vehicle was hit by a suspected drunk driver the morning of March 10, 2010. The Orange County Register reports that a driver of a Toyota pickup truck initially struck a parked Toyota Camry in the 900 block of Gilbert Street and then, fled the scene. Read the rest of this entry »

A worker suffered fatal injuries on the job the morning of March 10, 2010 after he fell head first into an excavated hole at a Hermosa Beach construction site, which then collapsed around him. The Daily Breeze reports that the contractor is likely to face several citations because they did not even have a permit to excavate that site. The worker was apparently standing on a plywood platform that was seated on the raised fork of a Caterpillar forklift, at a height of about 15 feet above the bottom of the hole. The worker had been using a hand-held tool to push down a steel pile when the vibration from the tool caused him to fall into the narrow hole. Read the rest of this entry »

Six people were injured, two of them critically, in a Long Beach car accident the afternoon of March 10, 2010. According to a news report in The Press Telegram, the accident occurred on the northbound 710 Freeway near the Pacific Coast Highway, when a Coca-Cola van caused a chain-reaction collision involving a Caltrans van, a Caltrans truck and an SUV. Two men were taken to an area hospital with critical injuries and four others were treated for what were described as minor to moderate injuries. Four of the injured victims were Caltrans employees, Long Beach fire officials said. An investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing. Read the rest of this entry »

California Highway Patrol officials believe that excessive speed may have caused a San Francisco car accident that killed one person the night of March 9, 2010. According to a Bay City News report, the driver of a 1998 Ford Mustang made a sudden lane change while traveling eastbound on Highway 80 in Emeryville. The Ford then struck another vehicle and came to rest facing oncoming traffic. This started a chain-reaction collision as a Nissan Frontier crashed head-on into the stopped Mustang, killing the driver of the Mustang. At least 12 cars were involved in this crash. It is not clear if others were also injured in this car accident. Read the rest of this entry »

David Matthews, 38, was critically injured in a San Bernardino car accident, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver on the morning of March 8, 2010. According to a news report in The San Bernardino Sun, 19-year-old Ryan Inglesby ran a stop sign on Highway 62 while driving a 2005 Chevy pickup truck north on Sunset Road, in Joshua Tree. He then, broadsided a 1999 Dodge Caravan that went out of control and crashed through a fence. Matthews, the driver of the Dodge, was transported to a regional hospital in critical condition. Both Inglesby and his passenger, 22-year-old Cody Hommel, sustained minor injuries. Inglesby was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence. Read the rest of this entry »

Two pedestrians sustained injuries in a San Francisco car accident after they were hit by a car while walking down a road in San Martin. According to a news report in the Morgan Hill Times, the injury collision occurred the evening of March 4, 2010, when a Toyota Camry heading north on Harding Avenue struck two pedestrians and a dog. The woman sustained cuts and bruises while the man suffered broken bones, cuts and lacerations. Both were taken by a helicopter to nearby hospitals for treatment of their injuries. The dog was not seriously injured.

Driver Inattention May Have Caused Collision

The driver stopped at the scene. California Highway Patrol officials said alcohol or drugs were not a factor. Investigators have not yet determined what caused the accident, but say, based on preliminary investigation, it may have been "inattention" on the part of the driver of the Camry.

My heart goes out to these injured victims. I hope and pray that they recover quickly and completely from their injuries. Please keep these victims in your prayers.

Pedestrian Accidents

According to California Highway Patrol's 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were no fatalities, but five injuries involving pedestrian accidents in Morgan Hill. In Santa Clara County as a whole, 22 deaths and 466 injuries were reported as a result of pedestrian accidents during the same year.

Fault and Liability

Based on this news report, officials believe that this accident may have been the fault of the Camry driver. It is not clear exactly how this driver was inattentive and whether he was distracted in some way when striking the pedestrians. The article also states that the road in that area is not well-lit. If there was a dangerous condition on this roadway, which caused or contributed to this accident, the city or governmental agency responsible for maintaining that roadway could also be held liable. According to California Government Code section 911.2, any claim against a governmental agency must be properly filed within six months of the accident or injury.

In such cases, an experienced San Francisco personal injury lawyer will be able to advise victims about their legal rights and options. A knowledgeable car accident lawyer will also be able to advise victims about how their car insurance policy applies to cases involving uninsured or underinsured motorists.

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