Orange County Personal Injury Law

A Riverside car accident which occurred in the morning of July 30, 2010, involving two cars collision at a street intersection resulted in three people being injured. Out of the three one is in serious condition revealed “The Press Enterprise”. The injury accident involved a 42-year-old woman who was driving a Kia sedan east. As the car turned left on to Park Avenue it collided with a coming Chevy sedan being driven by a 29-year-old man. However, this collision resulted in major injuries being received by the woman. The man and his 6- year-old son also received moderate injuries and were admitted at the local hospital. Police are trying to fetch more information about the accident, as no further details are available. It is a pity that such untoward incident occurred injuring the three people involved in the accident. It is hoped that none of the person received catastrophic injuries in the accident.

After this accident, California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) came out with a data and revealed that during the year 2008 there were two fatalities and 127 people were injured in car accidents. Taking into account the data of Riverside County, during the same period 220 people died and 8,561 people were injured in these car accidents. The above accident involving two cars has not thrown light; whose fault was which resulted in the accident. The California law depicts that “the driver of a vehicle who intend to turn left or is taking U-turn upon a highway should yield the right-of-way to all vehicles. During these accidents San Clemente personal injury lawyer would be able to advise the legal rights involved.

The negligence on the part of anyone results in setback or a great loss. A little negligence on the part of a woman resulted in her 6-month-old son badly injured by the two pit bulls in Murrieta when they attacked the little baby boy who was fastened in a car seat. The attack was occurred in April inside a condominium on Arboretum Way. According to the police the diaper of the baby was ripped off and the boy was badly attacked on the scrotum. The boy got permanent injuries. After the attack the animals were taken by the animal control officers and were later euthanized. It has been revealed by the police at the time of this incident the boy’s mother and a male friend were in the other room.  The woman has been charged with felony child endangerment.  It is a clear case of misdemeanor or felony because the child has been exposed to the degree of endangerment as he was badly mauled by the two pit bulls.  According to a criminal defense lawyer in San Clemente the California Criminal Law states that if a child is exposed to such situations, where bodily injury or death is not possible and the person intentionally or willfully causes or permits the child to suffer, or intentionally try to expose the danger to a child endangering his/her life would be charged for misdemeanor. But if it is proved that the child was intentionally exposed to danger and received great bodily injury or died, then it would be a case of willfully causing injury and the suspect would be punished by imprisonment in a country jail not exceeding one year and can face up to six years imprisonment.

A recent occurrence of an accident near the 22 Freeway recently involving a woman driver Santa Ana on her silver Honda off of Beach Boulevard resulted in crashing her car into an ice-plant-covered embankment. Soon after the preliminary inquiry and alcohol screening at the scene resulted in the arrest of the woman, disclosed the Orange County Register. It is a matter of great satisfaction that no other vehicle was involved in the accident and no one was injured. It was one of the rarest incident in which nothing untoward happened killing or injuring any person. According to Centre for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC, after every 45 minutes someone dies in the U.S. from an alcohol-related automobile accident. Anyone injured in the wreck should retain a accident attorney in San Juan Capistrano on the city where they reside.  One more fact after this incident has come forward is in California; around 3,967 people were killed in traffic accidents out of which 1,489 fatalities were due to alcohol-impaired driving revealed California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. To discourage these types of incidents, it is advised to call 911, when there is a case involved pertaining to drunken driving. Further measures are also being taken in four California counties including Los Angeles, Alameda, Sacramento and Tulare, in which first-time and repeat DUI offenders would be required to install ignition interlock devices into their vehicles. The good part of the device is, if the device detects alcohol on the breath of the driver, the vehicle will not start at all, thus discouraging the driver not to drink while driving. The Police have been awakening people time and again showcasing the ill effects of drunken driving.

According to news report in the Ventura Country Star, a Los Angeles car accident which took place in the westbound lanes of the highway between Kanan and Reyes Adobe roads in the early morning of July 2, 2010 resulted in the death of Joshua Dubon 23, and Richard Vasques, 24. The cause of the accident was collision of their car with a tractor-trailer on Highway 101 in Agoura Hills. One other person Soe Dubon, 21, who was also in the car, sustained major injuries in the fatal crash. The families have already retained a personal injury attorney in Orange County .The truck was parked on the side of the road and the driver of the truck 45 years old Donald Swisher was inspecting the tires of the truck. After inspecting the tires, the driver was about to start the vehicle when Dubon’s car collided with the truck according to CHP officials. Dubon and Vasques, who was sitting in front, died on the spot. Soel Dubon however, was rescued from the wreckage and was admitted in the area hospital. These types of collisions are like waking up calls for the authorities. According to SWITRS – Statewide Integrated Traffic Records Systems, in Agoura Hills, there was one death and 82 injuries occurred due to car accidents. If we see the data of Los Angeles County in totality, around 667 people died and 52,229 people were injured in car accidents. Various news accounts state that the blame could go the tractor-trolley which was illegally parked on the freeway. If this was proved the blame of the accident would go the trucking company and its driver. The victims and their family could hire an experienced injury lawyer for further investigations and claims.

According to Los Angeles County Coroner’s office, a man supposed to be John Doe #107 died on 26 June 2010 after he was hit by two vehicles at Sepulveda Pass. The drivers of the vehicle fled the scene. After a thorough search the dead man’s finger prints were not recognized in the database maintained by coroner’s officials. The only hope remains now is for searching the missing persons records in an endeavor to identify the victim, informed Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie. The victim has been identified as White and around 35 years of age. Coroner’s office came to know about the incident when drivers on the northbound 405 informed the California Highway Patrol about a disoriented man walking along the road near Getty Center Drive at 2:30 a.m. The initial report suggested the man was bleeding profusely from a gash on his forehead. As soon as the CHP officers arrived they found the body of the man in freeway lanes. In an effort to investigate the matter all lanes of the freeway were closed for five hours. The CHP described the incident as hit-and-run case. According to a personal injury attorney in South Orange County, any driver who is involved in any accident should immediately stop his or her vehicle and exchange identification and contact information with the driver involved in the accident. The driver is also required to help the injured driver and help the injured victims by taking them to the nearest hospital and provide medical aid. Any driver who fail on their duty causing injury or death or leaves the scene of an accident are subject to criminal charge of “felony hit and run”.

It was a tragic end for a couple vacationing in San Francisco from Ohio. The tragedy took place when the brakes on the Dodge Intrepid taxi failed abruptly at around 11:00 a.m. on June 14^th. The taxi rammed a steel and concrete freeway support pillar at around 40 mph, before coming to a halt against a steel mesh fence. The couple was travelling from SFO International Airport according to reports in San Francisco Examiner.  The man and women from Ohio who are still not identified took taxi took taxi from DeSoto Cab Co. taxi at the airport and just reached the Interstate 280 off ramp at Mariposa Street located in the Potrero Hill neighborhood, while going forward to the Mark Hopkins hotel. Following the car crash, it was reported that behind the taxi cab, there was an empty jail van which was being driven by the three sheriffs’, the taxi cab engulfed in flames as soon as the collision took place.

The deputies, however, tried to assist the couple and pulled out the two passengers out of the burning cab. The driver of the taxi cab suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was unhurt.  However, the woman died soon after being admitted at San Francisco General Hospital after arrival, the man died at around 4:20 p.m. the same day.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation. According to news report the correct cause transpired being due to brake failure, the taxicab company, DeSoto Cab co., should be liable for this accident, along with driver and other parties involved. Cases such as this are best handled by a accident attorney. California accident attorneys or Personal injury attorney’s can represent the family of the crash victims. According to an accident attorney in San Clemente many family members make decisions too quick after a traumatic experience such as a sudden death.  Following the crash the families of couple are advised to hire an experienced San Juan Capistrano accident attorney to further investigate the case.

According to news reports on June 5, 2010, a San Francisco car accident resulted in major injuries to Patricia McFarland 63. The reports reveal the vehicle struck the senior citizen by a suspected drunk driver, who absconded after injuring Patricia. The collision occurred at the intersection of Soda Bay and Mission Ram Cheria Roads in Lake County. According to California Highway Patrol officials the cause of accident was inattentiveness on the part of Thomas Mello 40 who was travelling east on Soda Bay Road in a 1990 Ford Explorer, when he was unable to yield right-of-way to Westbound 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by McFarland, who Came on his way directly thus resulting in a collision. McFarland was admitted in hospital with major injuries while Melo fled the accident scene. He was later arrested from Konocti Vista Casino, on suspicion of felony, hit-and-run, felony DUI and driving on suspended license. It is a pity Patricia McFarland sustained severe injuries in the crash with no fault of her. This type of accident’s take our mind to earlier accidents took place in the area. According to a accident attorney in San Juan Capistrano,  Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) there were three fatalities and 64 injuries involving DUI collisions in Lake Country. In countrywide there were 14 deaths and 292 people were injured due to car accidents. If this news proved to be accurate, there are so many cases against the irritant driver Melo with regard to driving under influence of alcohol and drugs. According to California Vehicle Code Section 23152, it is unlawful for a person to drive under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident.