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California Highway Patrol officials believe that excessive speed may have caused a San Francisco car accident that killed one person the night of March 9, 2010. According to a Bay City News report, the driver of a 1998 Ford Mustang made a sudden lane change while traveling eastbound on Highway 80 in Emeryville. The Ford then struck another vehicle and came to rest facing oncoming traffic. This started a chain-reaction collision as a Nissan Frontier crashed head-on into the stopped Mustang, killing the driver of the Mustang. At least 12 cars were involved in this crash. It is not clear if others were also injured in this car accident. Read the rest of this entry »

Two pedestrians sustained injuries in a San Francisco car accident after they were hit by a car while walking down a road in San Martin. According to a news report in the Morgan Hill Times, the injury collision occurred the evening of March 4, 2010, when a Toyota Camry heading north on Harding Avenue struck two pedestrians and a dog. The woman sustained cuts and bruises while the man suffered broken bones, cuts and lacerations. Both were taken by a helicopter to nearby hospitals for treatment of their injuries. The dog was not seriously injured.

Driver Inattention May Have Caused Collision

The driver stopped at the scene. California Highway Patrol officials said alcohol or drugs were not a factor. Investigators have not yet determined what caused the accident, but say, based on preliminary investigation, it may have been "inattention" on the part of the driver of the Camry.

My heart goes out to these injured victims. I hope and pray that they recover quickly and completely from their injuries. Please keep these victims in your prayers.

Pedestrian Accidents

According to California Highway Patrol's 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were no fatalities, but five injuries involving pedestrian accidents in Morgan Hill. In Santa Clara County as a whole, 22 deaths and 466 injuries were reported as a result of pedestrian accidents during the same year.

Fault and Liability

Based on this news report, officials believe that this accident may have been the fault of the Camry driver. It is not clear exactly how this driver was inattentive and whether he was distracted in some way when striking the pedestrians. The article also states that the road in that area is not well-lit. If there was a dangerous condition on this roadway, which caused or contributed to this accident, the city or governmental agency responsible for maintaining that roadway could also be held liable. According to California Government Code section 911.2, any claim against a governmental agency must be properly filed within six months of the accident or injury.

In such cases, an experienced San Francisco personal injury lawyer will be able to advise victims about their legal rights and options. A knowledgeable car accident lawyer will also be able to advise victims about how their car insurance policy applies to cases involving uninsured or underinsured motorists.

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Police have identified a 13-year-old girl who died in a Los Angeles car accident that happened the morning of February 26, 2010, as Julia Siegler. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the teenager was trying to cross Sunset Boulevard to catch a school bus when she was clipped by a vehicle and then run over by another. Police say preliminary reports show that Julia was crossing against a red light. Both drivers remained at the scene. The girl was taken to a nearby hospital. She succumbed to her injuries. Read the rest of this entry »

A 4-year-old girl was seriously injured in a dog bite incident on March 1, 2010 after a pit bull attacked her. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, the girl was visiting her uncle at his apartment in the 1600 block of E. Kingsley Ave. in Pomona. Officials said the girl may have startled the pit bull that was sleeping. The girl was bitten in the face and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The dog was apparently not licensed and did not have current rabies vaccinations. Animal control officials took the pit bull into custody. Read the rest of this entry »

Field Sobriety Tests are one of the ways for police officers to determine whether or not a suspected individual was drunk driving. If you have already been arrested for DUI before, then you’ll be familiar with the steps of the DUI arrest. First of all, the police officer will observe your driving skills; if he thinks you are not driving properly or suspects drunk driving, then he or she will signal you to pull over which you should do appropriately and in the right place. Next, you must know, that the police officer is trained to listen carefully to your speech, smell your breath, observe the color of your skin and your appearance while he judges whether or not you need to be tested further for drunk driving. If he feels that there is some sort of abnormality in the above mentioned physical attributes, then he or she will ask you to step out of the car. In such a situation it is best to be polite, and not be rude but you should know that you can refuse these field sobriety tests although, doing so might be a further indication of abnormal behavior associated with drunk driving. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have been charged with a serious crime in California, you know there is a lot at stake -- your freedom, your job, your career and future. If you have been accused of a crime, you need the best in the business to successfully defend those charges. A good criminal defense attorney is a fighter, a champion for your rights. San Francisco criminal defense attorney Chris Morales is who you want on your side fighting for your legal rights and defending you. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was killed in a Los Angeles car accident involving four vehicles. According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the fatal car accident occurred on Grand Avenue near Longview Drive, in Diamond Bar, the afternoon of February 25, 2010. Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials say the chain-reaction crash was triggered by a head-on collision between two vehicles traveling in opposite directions on Grand. Two other vehicles then crashed into the wreckage. Read the rest of this entry »

A motorist was killed in a Los Angeles car accident after a big rig on the 710 Freeway struck his vehicle on the night of February 22, 2010. According to a CBS News report, the big rig was northbound on the freeway near East Slauson Avenue, in Commerce, when it struck a vehicle that was stopped by the shoulder of the freeway. California Highway Patrol officials said the motorist whose vehicle was hit, sustained fatal injuries. Read the rest of this entry »

A San Francisco car accident involving a Muni Metro train on February 18, 2010 resulting in five injuries was caused by "human error," Muni officials said. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a J-Church light-rail vehicle doing 39 mph, rear-ended an F-Market historic streetcar on San Jose Avenue near Highland Avenue. Thankfully, none of the injuries was life-threatening. Read the rest of this entry »