2010 September Archive

This week, an Orange County jury found 23-year-old Andrew Gallo guilty of second-degree murder in a DUI hit-and-run car accident that took three young lives. Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, a Calstate Fullerton student and Henry Pearson, a law student -- all in their 20s -- were suddenly taken away from their families in that horrific crash. Read the rest »

One person was injured in a San Diego car accident on the Interstate 805 after a school bus was rear-ended by another vehicle. According to a 10news report, the bus was struck in the southbound lanes of the freeway near State Route 163, the morning of September 28, 2010. The bus then went off the roadway shoulder and crashed into a tree. One of the drivers was injured, but it is not clear which one. It appears that the school bus driver may have been injured because there was extensive damage to the front of the bus. Fortunately, there were no students on board. An investigation is ongoing. Read the rest »

A 23-year-old man was found guilty of murder for the DUI hit-and-run car accident, which killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others on April 9, 2009. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, Andrew Thomas Gallo was found guilty of three counts of second-degree murder, felony DUI and felony hit-and-run. He now faces a sentence of 55 years to life in prison. Also killed in this tragic crash were Courtney Stewart, a Calstate Fullerton student and Henry Pearson, 25, a law school student. 24-year-old Jon Wilhite survived the accident, but with serious injuries. Read the rest »

A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries in a hit-and-run accident, which officials say, was caused by the driver of a Chevy Suburban who ran a stop sign. According to a news report in the Lake County Record-Bee, the fatal motorcycle accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 29 and Seigler Canyon Road the morning of September 24, 2010. Read the rest »

A man who was critically injured in a pedestrian accident in Oceanside has been identified by authorities as 53-year-old William Merrick. The North County Times reports that the accident occurred the night of September 15, 2010 at the intersection of Coast Highway and Civic Center Drive. Merrick was walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection when he was struck by a 2006 Chrysler driven by Francisco Arreola, 20, that was trying to turn on to the highway. An investigation is ongoing. Read the rest »

A pedestrian was seriously injured in a San Diego car accident the morning of September 14, 2010. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the hit-and-run car accidentcrash happened near the intersection of Oak Street and Carlsbad Boulevard in Carlsbad when a Chrysler Sebring struck the male pedestrian. He sustained major injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect vehicle is described as a silver-colored Chrysler Sebring with front-end damage. Read the rest »

Stephen Wimmer, 50, was killed in a September 21, 2010 car accident in Glenn County after his 1980 Harley Davidson was struck by a vehicle that was making a left turn at an intersection. According to a report in the Colusa Sun-Herald, Wimmer was riding westbound on County Road 7 near Interstate 5, when he collided with a 2004 Toyota sedan. California Highway Patrol officials say 61-year-old Eila Arbuckle, the driver of the Toyota, was traveling east on the roadway, and made a left turn in front of Wimmer's motorcycle. Wimmer was thrown off the motorcycle and transported to a local hospital where he died shortly after the crash. No citations have been issued or arrests made, pending an official investigation. Read the rest »

Personal injury cases are always a matter of serious consideration. Apart from just pain and suffering it can lead to permanent injuries, disabilities or even death. If you want to seek for damages, it is not necessary that your injuries should be only physical. Those cases that are subjected to extreme emotional distress or verbal abuse can also entitle you for damage recovery. In case there is a death within a family, surviving family members can recover damages through wrongful death laws and litigation. Any kind of medical expenses, including hospital expenses, medications, and personal therapy, can be recovered. Read the rest »

Haideh Khoshkhou Hoyt, 60, was killed and 69-year-old Dara Mohtadi was severely injured in a San Bernardino car accident after the vehicle in which they were traveling collided head-on with a milk truck. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, the fatal crash occurred the night of September 19, 2010, when Hoyt's vehicle veered into oncoming traffic on Highway 18 near Victorville and hit the milk tanker. The impact of the collision caused Hoyt's car to strike another vehicle driven by 49-year-old Hector Molano Navarro. Mohtadi was transported to an area hospital with major injuries. Navarro and the truck driver, Fritz Gustav Lapenson, were uninjured. Read the rest »

Americo Aucaruri , 53, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident after he was rear-ended by another vehicle on the 10 Freeway. According to a news report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Aucaruri was driving a Jeep Cherokee westbound on the freeway the evening of September 18, 2010, when he was struck from behind by another vehicle near the Etiwanda Avenue overpass. The Jeep rolled over multiple times before coming to a stop. Three passengers in the Jeep were also injured and transported to a local hospital. The California Highway Patrol is conducting an investigation into what caused this fatal car accident. Read the rest »