A study released this week reveals that despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer, all car related fatalities are still on the rise. The fatality numbers have trended upward over the past decade with pedestrians and cyclists seeing the sharpest increase. The fatality rate in the combined
A San Francisco pedestrian was struck by two cars Monday evening and one of them didn’t have a driver. The first collision was from a hit-and-run driver and that pushed the victim into the path of a driverless Cruise robotaxi. This is when the driverless car ran the victim over
The FMCSA reports approximately 510,000 traffic crashes involving large trucks occurred in 2019. Of these crashes, 114,000 caused injuries and 4,479 resulted in fatalities. In 82% of truck accidents with a fatality, the deaths were occupants in other cars or pedestrians. Speeding and distracted driving are the most frequently recorded
Commercial trucks are significantly larger, heavier, and more difficult to maneuver than passenger cars, so collisions between these vehicles often result in extensive property damage and devastating injuries. Victims who are lucky enough to survive such a collision can face debilitating injuries and medical conditions that require expensive, ongoing treatment
A Texas man was killed and a Sacramento man injured and transferred to the hospital as the result of a golf cart crash. The Placerville Office of the CHP responded and is investigating this incident. The crash happened at Apple Mountain Golf Resort in Apple Hill on the 10th fairway.
The injuries that result from even minor car accidents can be severe and lead to lifetime issues of headaches, low back pain and other more serious maladies. What happens when you learn the defective and dangerous design of your vehicle caused some of the problems… More importantly what if no
A girl was killed and 5 other people were injured in a 5 car pile-up and northbound 99 due to the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup truck texting and failing to notice traffic had stopped. The resulting crash killed 1 and sent 5 others to the hospital with moderate
The alleged victims shared tales of misfortune on the surface but investigators say what they all had in common was fraud. The alleged victims from “staged” accidents were part of a sophisticated and elaborate scheme involving 22 people who defrauded insurance companies out of more than $6 million dollars. The
A New York woman was rescued by emergency services after being trapped in a private elevator for three days. 53 year old Marites Fortaliza was pulled to safety by firefighters after spending three days in the broken-down elevator in the home of billionaire Warren Stephens. The elevator is located in
The California Supreme Court rejected AC Transits appeal of a $15.3 million damage award to a Richmond woman whose spine was fractured after a bus careened over a speed bump at over twice the speed limit. Maria Francisco was 21 when the injury occurred and at the time of the
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