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BreAnna Erickson, 17, was killed in a San Diego car accident the evening of May 28, 2010, after the Acura Legend in which she was a passenger collided head-on with another vehicle. According to a news report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, BreAnna was killed and four other teens were injured when the driver of the sedan they were in, lost control, crossed into opposing lanes of traffic and crashed into a truck. Police say BreAnna was wearing a seatbelt and was sitting in the center rear seat of the Acura when it crashed in the 12500 block of Sabre Springs Parkway.

Police say the car seemed to have been traveling too fast when it approached a curve. The other injured teens are all expected to survive although one of them is said to have sustained multiple fractures. All wore seatbelts and drugs or alcohol was not involved, officials said.

Car Accidents in San Diego

According to California Highway Patrol's 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records (SWITRS), there were 81 fatalities and 6,123 injuries involving car accidents in San Diego. Countywide, 246 people died and 13,527 were injured as a result of car accidents during the same year.

Was there a Dangerous Roadway Condition?

This news report still leaves a number of questions unanswered. What exactly caused the driver of the Acura to lose control? How fast was he or she driving at the time? Were there any vehicle defects in the Acura that led to the fatal accident? Was there a dangerous condition on the roadway, which caused or contributed to this fatal crash? Officials say that stretch of Sabre Springs Parkway where the accident occurred, is a dangerous one. Other fatal car crashes have occurred recently on that road.

Liability Issues

I would be interested to find out what makes that a dangerous section of the road. Did the city or governmental agency in charge of maintaining that roadway attempt to fix the dangerous condition there? If this accident was in fact caused by a dangerous roadway, the agency in charge of maintaining that roadway could be held liable. Under California Government Code section 911.2, any personal injury or wrongful death claim against a governmental agency must be filed within 180 days of the accident or injury. The best San Diego personal injury lawyers will always offer a free and comprehensive consultation to injured victims and their families.

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