Archives : 2008 : June
Will California’s Cell Phone Ban Prevent Car Accidents?
When a new hand-held cell phone ban goes into effect tomorrow across California, it will signal the start of an experiment of sorts on the ability of the ban to reduce car accidents in the state. Road safety experts and high way traffic administrators will be looking to see if the hand-held ban is going to be as effective as Governor Schwarzenegger hopes it will be, at preventing car accidents in California.
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Truck Accident in San Leandro Kills Two
A massive crash involving three trucks closed down the I-880 Nimitz Freeway in San Leandro, California on Thursday.
According to news reports, the truck accident was actually set off by a passenger car, which suffered a tire failure, and veered off course. One truck, which belonged to Waste Management in Alameda, veered to avoid the car, and in doing so, went over the divider. It landed on a truck that was delivering caskets, and flattened it. That driver was killed instantly. The garbage truck then struck a tow truck. That truck also suffered extensive damage.
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Family of Fresno Toddler Killed in Bus Accident Receives $1 Million in Damages
There isn’t a settlement that could compensate for the loss of your two-year-old daughter. However, Audryana Gonzalez’s family will use the $1 million settlement they have just received to set up a trust for her older sister, who was at the scene of the bus accident and saw Audryana die.
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Phelan, California Car Accident Kills Two
The need to be attentive at all times when behind the wheel was brought home in a tragic manner on Tuesday. Two men driving separate vehicles were killed in a car accident in Phelan, when one of the drivers strayed onto the wrong side of the road into the other’s path. Passengers in both cars have been taken to hospital with severe injuries.
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Defense in Fatal Sacramento, California Drunk Driving Accident Claims Alcohol was Not a Factor
In a curious turn of events, lawyers for a political activist who has been charged in a drunken driving accident resulting in four deaths, has made a bizarre claim. The attorney now alleges that Robert P. Vellanoweth, – although he had a blood alcohol level after the crash of 0.16 – was “not under the influence of alcohol”, and that the other driver in the case was the real culprit.
New York Bus-Truck Accident in Chinatown Kills One
Its not often you hear of bus accidents that have nothing to do with the state of the bus or the condition of the bus driver. This morning, a dump truck rammed into a bus in Chinatown in New York City, sending the bigger bus onto a sidewalk. At least one person has been reported dead in this truck accident.
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Yamaha Rhino ATV Rollover Accidents on the Rise
The next generation of rollover-prone vehicles is grabbing headlines in much the same way as the beginnings of the SUV rollovers. This time, its ATVs manufactured by Yamaha under the brand name Rhino that are developing a reputation for maiming or killing people as they flip over with ease. As can be expected, action from the manufacturers is either too little or too flimsy to be of any effect.
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California Cell Phone Law Could Decrease Car Accidents, and It’s Not Only Due to the Fine
As a new hand-held cell phone-driving ban looms, lawmakers and auto safety experts aren’t counting on the $20 fine for a violation to cause any dramatic decrease in car accidents, but another more potent provision in the law may have that effect. A person who violates the car-cell phone ban could actually find himself embroiled in a civil lawsuit, or even face a jail term as a result if it leads to a car accident.
Family of Man Killed by Parrot Fever Infection Sues Pet Store for Wrongful Death
You can understand the anguish that Joe De La Garza’s family feels – the decorated Vietnam veteran survived three days in the Vietnamese jungle without a scratch, but in 2006, the retired Marine was killed from a parrot fever infection just days after he purchased a parrot from a pet store.
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San Francisco Train Accident Causes Multiple Injuries
Trust the San Francisco Municipal railway authorities to get to the cause of the train accident with lightning speed. Nearly three days after a Muni train rear-ended another train stopped at a red light, injuring at least a dozen passengers, there is still no word on why the train accident occurred. The Muni authorities have been safely sticking to their standard “all investigations are underway” and “we are committed to the safety of our passenger” lines. This is all very reassuring, but when one of your trains has managed to slam into another one, causing some very severe injuries to passengers, you should be able to come right out and admit what happened, instead of hiding behind inanities.
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