2009 November Archive

Violet Fan, 81, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident November 17, 2009, after a car struck her. According to a report in the Pasadena Star News, Fan was crossing the street at San Gabriel Boulevard and Live Oak Street when she was hit by the vehicle. Fan was hospitalized with critical injuries. Authorities could not identify Fan or locate her family until she died the morning of November 20, 2009. The driver stopped at the scene of the crash and talked to San Gabriel police traffic investigators. He was not cited or arrested.
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Five people sustained injuries in a car accident in Orange County involving several vehicles including a double-decker bus. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the accident occurred November 23, 2009 on the southbound 5 Freeway at Oso Parkway in Mission Viejo. California Highway Patrol officials said there were no passengers on the 32-foot bus. Four other vehicles were involved in this accident. Around the same time two vehicles went into the right shoulder of the freeway after a truck driver hit the center divider on the 5 Freeway near Crown Valley Parkway. CHP officials believe the crashes on Oso Parkway and Crown Valley Parkway may be related. Fortunately, none of the injuries was said to be life-threatening.
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The California personal injury lawyers at BISNAR | CHASE are extremely concerned about this news report that 10 stroke patients were overexposed to radiation when they got CT scans at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. According to an article in the Glendale News Press, the patients received three to four times the normal dose of radiation during a triple imaging brain exam using a General Electric manufactured CT scan machine.
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Three people were killed in a car accident in Los Angeles early morning on November 22, 2009 after their SUV crashed into a big rig that was stopped on the shoulder of the 210 Freeway in Sunland. According to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the 41-year-old man who was driving the SUV, a 40-year-old female passenger and a teenager sitting in a back seat all died in the vehicle after it caught fire.

The SUV became lodged under the big rig on impact. An 11-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl were rescued from the SUV by a passer-by before the vehicle caught fire, California Highway Patrol officials said. The victims' identities have not yet been released. The two children were taken to the hospital and are said to be recovering well. The 73-year-old driver of the big rig was also taken to the hospital after he complained of chest pains.
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A Kern County supervisor is asking staff to review county policies regarding dog bite incidents stating that he feared that the county's policies were not strong enough, The Bakersfield Californian reports. Kern County Third District Supervisor Mike Maggard referenced several articles that ran recently in the local newspaper detailing vicious dog attacks. Right now, based on Bakersfield city and Kern county ordinances, animal control officials have little recourse but to return aggressive dogs to their owners. The rules require that an earlier or prior attack or two before stronger action can be taken against the dog or its owner. Maggard apparently expressed concern that his constituents are unprotected when it comes to vicious dog attacks.
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I recently came across a horrifying dog bite incident, which occurred in a California dog park that resulted in a small dog being gravely injured and its owners bloodied and bruised. According to a news report in the Patterson Irrigator, a quiet Sunday afternoon walk in the dog park turned into a nightmare for 63-year-old Rachel Newcomb, son Ron Toscano, and her dog, Tiny. The little 12-pound American terrier was suddenly and brutally attacked by a 100-pound pit bull in the dog park. The two children, who brought the pit bull to the park, had no control over the large dog.
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California personal injury accidents can leave victims in a panic. Not knowing what to do or if they will need an attorney can be a stressful situation. Knowing if you need an attorney and receiving a consultation can relieve a great deal of stress.

If you have been injured in a California car crash it is possible to handle your own claim. Handling your own claim is similar to treating your own personal injury. A personal injury can vary in severity. Some injuries only require some antiseptic and a band aid. Other injuries, such as a broken leg, usually require professional help.

When Do You Need A Car Accident Lawyer

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Kate Leavey, a middle school teacher in Irvine, has been identified as the victim of an Orange County car accident, which occurred when she was riding to school with her son and daughter the morning of November 16, 2009, The Orange County Register reports. Leavey sustained a skull fracture and multiple fractures to her limbs in this horrific accident, which occurred as she and her children crossed Irvine Center Drive and Yale Avenue. An eastbound car that was being driven by a 71-year-old man struck Leavey. Her children, thankfully, were uninjured. Leavey has stabilized since her accident, but is still in critical condition, according to family members.
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A man was killed in a San Bernardino car accident after his vehicle was struck by a driver who crossed double yellow lines to pass another car. According to a news report in The Press Enterprise, the fatal car accident occurred the afternoon of November 15, 2009 on Highway 95 near Needles. The driver of a Dodge Charger pulled into the oncoming lane to pass another vehicle, but ended up hitting a 1988 Chevy pickup truck. The driver of the Chevy pickup was killed in the head-on collision. His name has not yet been released. California Highway Patrol is investigating this fatal car accident.
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Michael Hughes, 26, was killed in a Riverside car accident after a driver turned in front of him on Highway 62 in Morongo Valley the afternoon of November 11, 2009. According to a news report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Hughes was riding his 2007 Yamaha motorcycle east on the highway near Samel Drive when a man driving a GMC SUV turned ahead of him. Hughes' motorcycle swerved and headed into oncoming traffic. He crashed into a Toyota Sienna and was pronounced dead at the scene. Four people were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries. California Highway Patrol officials have determined that alcohol or drugs did not play a part in this fatal car accident.
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