One person was injured in an Irvine car accident when two vehicles struck each other the morning of February 7, 2011. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury car accident involved a Toyota Tacoma and a Toyota Camry and occurred on Jamboree Road near Walnut Avenue in Irvine. The driver of the Camry was hospitalized after the accident. It is unclear at this time how the accident happened. The extent of the injuries suffered by the victim is also not known. An investigation is ongoing.
My thoughts and prayers are with the injured driver involved in this Orange County car accident. I wish the injured victim the very best for a complete and speedy recovery.
Car Accident Statistics
According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), five people were killed and 840 were injured in Irvine car accidents. During the same year, there were 152 fatalities and 13,414 injuries reported involving Orange County car accidents.
What Caused This Injury Accident?
Based on this news report, it is not quite clear what caused the two vehicles to collide. The authorities will have to find the answers to a lot of questions. Was either vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed? Did one of the drivers rear-end the other vehicle or make an unsafe lane change?
California Vehicle Code Section 22350 (Basic Speed Law) states: "No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic and on surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property." California Vehicle Code Section 21658 (a) states that whenever a roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic in one direction the vehicle "shall be driven as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from the lane until such movement can be made with reasonable safety."
Liability Issues
The at-fault motorist here could be held financially responsible for the injuries and damages caused. Injured car accident victims could seek compensation for medical expenses, loss of wages, cost of hospitalization, rehabilitation and other related damages. An experienced Orange County personal injury lawyer will be able to better advise victims in such cases about their legal rights and options.
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