According to reports, after a huge rig double up on a road, a total of three vehicles were casted off the road way and onto the rampart. As a result of which, its cabs swing across the slow lane.
A California Highway patrol reported that the big rig driver, 29 years old, was traveling along south bound on Highway 99 when the accident occurred. As the driver tried to avoid crashing with stopped traffic, he banged the brakes causing the huge rig to double up and the cab to swing savagely across the slow lane.
The huge rig collides with a Mazda 3, a Toyota Prius 2009 Series and a Ford Ranger afterwards. All said vehicles, as well as the huge rig cab traveled over the roadway rampart. The Ford Ranger driver suffers from minor injuries and was brought to the nearest hospital in the area. Other than that, no other injuries were reported.
Everybody is hoping for a quick and perfect recovery for those who are injured in that Los Angeles car accident. Never leaving the scene of an accident is one good advice. In case you or someone you know or someone important to you has been involved in car accident, calling a personal injury lawyer is necessary to help you understand the best legal action and option in your situation

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The most basic rule is many times the most violated rule – this is true enough with traffic lights. The rule that is supposed to be followed by any driver happens to be the most favorite rule to be disregarded.

In Pasadena, police officials are taking extra effort to remind motorists and pedestrians about the importance of abiding with traffic rules, such as obeying traffic lights. The high number of car accidents due to simple traffic infractions led authorities to strictly implement existing laws.

According to news reports, Pasadena Police officials have increased patrol presence near determined accident-prone intersections. Reports added that officials will be positioned around Pasadena to supervise from 6 a.m. until noon to sufficiently monitor particular intersections.

In all parts of California, Vehicle Code (VC) 21461 is in effect in order to maintain traffic safety and orderliness. The said VC makes it unlawful for drivers to disregard sign or signal that aims to improve traffic safety and operations.

Traffic rule violations, no matter how simple or common, may cause so much trouble and injury to motorists. Studies show that even a mere red light infraction may result in fatal car accidents. Under the tort law, a driver who fails to comply with basic traffic rules and causes injury to another individual may be held liable for economic and non-economic damages to the victim.

To learn more about California car accidents, you may consult with a Los Angeles accident attorney. Your lawyer will guide you throughout the litigation process. You may dial our toll free number at 1-866-772-2889, or email us at info@mesriani.com for free case analysis.

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New child seat guidelines have been adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to bear with the most modern research and innovations on child safety on vehicles. The guidelines, released Monday, recommended parents and caregivers to hold children in each restraint type as long as they fit in before using the next type of seat.

The updated guidelines are in compliant with the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics that suggest keeping children in rear-facing restraints up to two yrs. old or until they already attained the maximum weight or height allowed by the manufacturer of the safety seat. Parents need not have to rush their children’s transition to the next restraint type.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood also exclaimed, “Safety is our highest priority.” “The ‘best’ car seat is the one that fits your child, fits your vehicle and one you will use every time your child is in the car,” he further said.

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Looks like things at her own home aren’t ideal for Martha Stewart, who has been dubbed as “America’s goddess of domestic perfection”.

The 69-year old media mogul was sent to the hospital after sustaining a facial injury when her pet dog accidentally hit her. Allegedly, she was saying goodbye to her sleeping French bulldog Francesca when her pet reared up and struck her in the face.

The accidental “headbutt” split Stewart’s lip and in her blog she described the experience, “…she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent’s face. My neck snapped back. I felt a bit of whiplash as blood gushed forth from my split lip.”

Stewart called her daughter and then asked for a ride to the hospital from the police. A plastic surgeon Dr. William Nolan treated her. She received 9 stitches on her wound on her upper lip.

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David Chao may be the team doctor of a popular football team and an orthopedic surgeon. He has operated on many pro athletes but his status does not excuse him from his liability towards his patients.

The 46-year old doctor was recently found negligent by an arbitration panel and ordered to pay $2.2 million to a former patient on whom he performed hip surgery on May 2007. The suit, which was filed on November 2008 alleged that Chao lacerated Kathleen Adams’ femoral artery, vein and nerve during the operation which resulted to chronic pain and a limp.

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Right before New Year, a scary ski accident occurred in Maine which injured 8 people (3 of them seriously) and stranded 150 other skiers for more than an hour on a defective ski lift.

Allegedly, Sugarloaf Resort’s 35-year old lift got derailed, causing 5 chairs and passengers to plummet 25-30 feet down the mountain. The lift is 4,013 feet long with an elevation of 1,454 feet — although it recently passed an inspection, even the resort’s manager admitted that it was vulnerable to strong winds.

Right before the accident occurred, 2 chairlift mechanics were called to fix the lift’s cable which was out of alignment. However, as they failed to repair it, the resort moved to close the lift but when they restarted it to free the skiers, the lift’s cable came off its track. Five adults and three children were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.

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There’s a saying that goes, “Live fast, die young” and speed-related car accidents are the best example of it.

A young man in Southern California was killed in a fatal rollover crash when his vehicle veered off the freeway.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the deceased, 19-year old David Alejandro Garcia of North Hills was driving at a high rate of speed when he made a westbound turn to 118 Freeway.

Allegedly, Garcia drove his 2008 Toyota Scion off the east side of the road and it rolled over several times while falling down the embankment.

Garcia was killed immediately because he was not wearing a seatbelt and got ejected from the vehicle.

There are many factors to consider in what may have caused this fatal accident – from speeding, to teen driving, and to even the victim’s failure to wear a seatbelt, these are all known causes of motor vehicle crashes and deaths.

While speeding appears to be the primary culprit for the crash, the root cause of it can be traced to the teen driver. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 13-19 year-old males and females in the United States. Teenage drivers particularly especially male teens, are a recognized road hazard. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2 out of every 3 teenagers killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2009 were males.

Immaturity and lack of experience aside, young male drivers, are also more likely to be guilty of driving too aggressively, speeding, failing to follow traffic rules and signals and even drunk driving.

Aside from reckless and negligent operation of vehicles, teens are actually less likely to wear seatbelts. In 2009, belt use for fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers aged 16-19 years old are only at 41 percent. It’s worse among fatally injured 16-19 year-old passengers who buckle up at a mere rate of 29 percent.

Taking all of these into account, it’s not really a surprise why more teens die in car crashes than any other age group. If you’re a parent, you can educate and inculcate values of safe driving in your teens to help keep them safe on the road. But if your child gets into an accident, you may be held liable for civil damages so you should seek the services of a car accident attorney.

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