A bill requiring rear underride guards on certain new trucks and trailers would bring reassurance to families who have lost loved ones in underride accidents while trucking groups are opposed. The term “underride” refers to an accident in which one vehicle partially slides underneath another, particularly when a passenger vehicle
A married couple from Galt recently pleaded “No Contest” to charges of auto insurance fraud in Yolo County following a 2018 crash. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office said Lovepreet Randhawa was sentenced to prison time in March 2021 and his wife Parwinder Randhawa was sentenced to a year of
57 year old Sabrina Call is the latest skydiver to fall to her death on Saturday April 17. This is another in a long string of deaths at the Skydive Center which is owned by Bill Dause. Dause you may remember was recently in the news after a $40 million
Two men died in a Tesla crash in Spring, Texas and according to police it appears no one was behind the wheel. The 2019 Model S Tesla crashed into a tree and burst into flames, according to the reports. One person was found in the front passenger seat, and another
The investigation into the Tiger Woods crash has revealed the primary causes boils down to excessive speed and unsafe driving for the conditions. The onboard data recorder contained within the SUV woods was driving recorded speeds between 68 and 86.99 mph in a posted 45 mph zone before woods failed
Texting and driving are often listed as the “worst” examples of distracted driving, and for good reason. Texting and driving involves four simultaneous forms of distraction and when combined it becomes impossible to safely operate a motor vehicle. Here’s a short list of what everyone needs to be aware and
A recent study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals women are more likely to die in car crashes and the male drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving larger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs. The study also revealed 40% of men involved
California Insurance Commissioner Lara said the steep drop in the number of miles driven has greatly reduced the number of accidents and claims paid by insurers. Lara ordered insurers last year to reduce premiums and saved customers $1.74 billion last year. He went on to say they didn’t cut their
A Merced family whose 18-year-old son died in a 2016 parachute accident, was awarded a $40 million dollar judgment this week. The verdict was against the owner of a Lodi skydiving school with a tragic history. The attorney representing the family of Tyler Turner, said the multimillion-dollar penalty is significant
Younger drivers using cellphones while driving to text, talk or post on social media may also exhibit additional unsafe behaviors behind the wheel, according to a new study. Researchers from the Science Foundation Ireland Research Center for Software, say talking or texting on a cellphone while driving correlates with other
