According to the job description of sheriff’s dispatcher, it says that it includes supervising, operating, and controlling of telephone and 911 equipment, transmitters, and receivers in the sheriff’s department.

Sounds easy, right? No, not exactly.

Being a county sheriff’s dispatcher means having to think quickly and calmly no matter how life-threatening is the situation of the caller is.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s dispatcher Richard Engersbach is well-equipped with steadfast thinking and calm behavior, and these attributes helped him to save the lives of a woman driver and her little child.

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Certain music videos include some tragic car accident sequences to emphasize the emotion of the song. However, in the case of an aspiring R&B singer and songwriter, Gilani Taylor, the car accident that took her daughter’s life and caused her severe injuries was not a music video, it was real.

According to a news report by KTLA, the 27-year-old Taylor lost control of her 1995 Chrysler sedan and hit the center divider on 101 Freeway in Calabasas. The rollover accident caused the crashed vehicle to catch fire.

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If you are serious about becoming a responsible motorist in Los Angeles, here is a new word that you should know:.“curbstoner.”

According to the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV), a curbstoner is a car dealer selling unsafe and substandard used vehicles to automobile purchasers.

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Despite the high availability of motor vehicles in Long Beach, many residents still prefer to use bicycles. Certainly there are known benefits of using bicycles which is why the City opened a new and improved bicycling station at Promenade Square Park, reports said.

According to Long Beach City officials, the modern station will address the need of the city’s bicyclists for a better place to store their bikes whenever they need to. Citizens of the City are hopeful that the project will somehow resolve the growing problem regarding bicycle accidents.

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Do you know that a pedestrian gets injured every 8 minutes while a pedestrian dies every 113 minutes?

Take the case of the male motorist who apparently hit and killed a 29-year old woman outside a Victorville nightclub early Friday morning. Reports said the incident began when a mob of patrons attacked the man who fled to his car and attempted to escape by driving his 2009 Dodge Charger.

As the suspect about to leave, two cars blocked his path and the mob threw bottles at him. The suspect accelerated in reverse and hit the victim. The victim died later from the injuries.

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Drivers of company vehicles who get involved in vehicle accidents can held liable together with their employers when the accident results in injury or harm to other persons.

Under general negligence theories and “respondeat superior”, employers and their employees can be held liable for accidents caused by their employees during the course of their duty and while operating company vehicles.

This concept in motor vehicle liability can be applied in the recent case involving Google Inc and one of the automated vehicles.

According to reports, Google has admitted that one of their automated vehicles got involved in an accident but denied that the car was in automated mode, but instead being driven by a human.

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A simple car accident can result in a chain collision that could affect a number of vehicles. When this happens, it may be difficult to determine who is at fault and who can be held liable for the damages incurred.

Take the case of the accident that occurred recently in Woodland Hills which injured at least four LA police officers. According to reports, the officers were standing near a Jaguar driven by an elderly female driver when it suddenly crashed and injured the four officers, one of them in critical condition.

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