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
PG&E is lobbying hard in Sacramento to reduce their liability as a result of the wildfires in the wine country in 2017. This is not in dispute and their ploy may actually be working! Governor Brown is considering limiting Utility company liability even when it can be proven https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Brown-proposes-big-change-in-wildfire-liability-13101511.php the
We are amazed at how new car safety has progressed and we now walk away from crashes that would have killed everyone just a few years ago. That doesn’t mean uninjured and it doesn’t mean newer cars are safer in every aspect: Here five ways newer cars may be more
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