Woodland Hills Car Accidents Blamed on Illegal Street Racers

Woodland Hills car accident lawyers know that illegal street racers are partly to blame for the community's car accident rate. Another contributing factor is the fact that this San Fernando Valley community is divided by the Ventura Freeway (101) and oft-congested Ventura Boulevard.

Horrific Car Collision Kills Street-Racing Teen

Still, street racing remains a problem in Woodland Hills. Back in May 2006, a teen was killed and two others were injured in a racing car crash that occurred in the 24000 block of Vanowen Street between Platt Avenue and Valley Circle. Police said the teen had been racing another car when he lost control of his Honda Civic and crashed into a Toyota Corolla. Both passengers in the Corolla, a student driver and her instructor, were rushed to local hospitals with serious injuries. The multi-car crash also damaged three parked cars. Woodland Hills car crash lawyers strongly condemn these lethal speed contests.

Street-Racing Car Crashes Kill Hundreds Annually

To further cut down on car accidents in Woodland Hills, law enforcement officials from the Valley Traffic Division will conduct sobriety checkpoints at various unannounced locations in the Woodland Hills. These usually occur from 8 p.m. until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The checkpoints are staffed by officers specially trained to weed out DUI motorists, a tactic applauded by Woodland Hills car collision lawyers.

Woodland Hills also employs another powerful tool to reduce accidents at intersections--the red-light camera. The community has already installed red-light cameras at Topanga Canyon and Burbank, and Victory Blvd. and Mason Avenue. Fines are a stiff $446 per violation.

Most Woodland Hills car accident attorneys encourage these efforts to bring down car accident statistics in their community. They realize that DUI checkpoints, when properly conducted, can significantly impact the removal of drunk drivers from streets and highways. Also encouraged is the use of red-light cameras, which when properly administered, can convince motorists to stop on the red and not try to "beat the light."

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