California Personal Injury Attorneys

Thomas Joseph Meeks, 19, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident after both, he and his 15-year-old stepbrother were fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver. The San Bernardino Sun reports that the fatal accident occurred the night of February 19, 2010 on 40th Street, near Johnson Street and Acre Lane. The two teens were on their way home on a bicycle when they were struck. Read the rest of this entry »

A man was killed in a San Bernardino pedestrian accident after he was hit by a big rig on a Fontana street. The Press-Enterprise reports that the accident occurred the morning of February 10, 2010 in the 15100 block of Washington Street. Police said no one saw the collision take place. However, investigators were able to determine that he was hit by a big rig based on tire tracks. The deceased man was found lying on the street. People apparently noticed him because of the glow from a flashlight the victim carried with him. If you saw this crash or have any information, please call 909-350-7700. Read the rest of this entry »

A San Diego car accident which police say was caused by a suspected drunk driver early morning on January 29, 2010, injured three people. 10news reports that the driver not only struck three people who were standing outside a Pacific Beach bar, but also fled the scene of the accident. He was, however, apprehended soon afterward in his home. One of the pedestrians had a broken leg and the two others sustained abrasions and bruises. Witnesses were able to provide information that helped police track the hit-and-run suspect. Read the rest of this entry »

An 18-year-old woman was critically injured in an Orange County car accident, after the car in which she was a passenger was rear-ended by a driver the morning of January 3, 2010. The Orange County Register reports that the injury car accident occurred at the intersection of South Main Street and MacArthur Boulevard in Santa Ana, near John Wayne Airport. Read the rest of this entry »

Francis Torney, 86, died recently of injuries she suffered in an SUV rollover accident that occurred on December 18, 2009. According to a Bay City News report, Torney suffered a cervical fracture and other injuries in the Highway 101 crash when another driver made an unsafe lane change. California Highway Patrol officials said Torney was with two other women in an Isuzu SUV when 54-year-old William Stock, who was driving a 2002 BMW south on Highway 101, moved into the same lane as the Isuzu. Read the rest of this entry »

Stacy Erin Skreen, 23, was seriously injured in a hit and run incident in Oregon City Thursday.

The Oregonian reported that Skreen was crossing the Main Street Extension near the Oregon 99E overpass at around 8:50 a.m. when she was struck by an eastbound Jeep Cherokee.
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Here is a news article that talks about the concerns of a family that lost a beloved member in a Los Angeles car accident. According to this news report in the Whittier Daily News, Kimberly Richter, the mother of 15-year-old Andre Emilio Leon, wants answers from the California Highway Patrol about the April 21, 2009 head-on collision with a wrong-way driver that allegedly killed her son. Richter basically wants to know why the pickup's driver, 19-year-old Derik Armstrong, was not tested for alcohol or drugs that night and why he has not been arrested although he has prior traffic violations. Read the rest of this entry »

Police in Anaheim have identified a pedestrian accident victim killed by a hit-and-run driver on July 4, 2009 as 43-year-old Alfredo Morales. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, authorities are looking for the driver who hit Morales, who was walking across the street in the 2600 block of West Cerritos Avenue as he was returning from a Fourth of July party.

Police have identified the color of the suspect vehicle as dark blue based on the traces of paint left at the scene. They also say that the hit-and-run vehicle should have sustained front-end damage. Unfortunately, there is no video tape in the area that will show police what exactly occurred. However, officials are asking that if someone knows the suspect who was involved in this fatal hit and run car accident, they would be well advised to call Anaheim Police. Read the rest of this entry »