Category : Dangerous Highways
Increased Construction Efforts in California May Increase Risk of Auto Accidents
California personal injury lawyers have always been aware that auto accidents on highway construction work zones can be prevented if contractors and other companies follow all safety guidelines. The New York Times has a report that confirms how easily these crashes can be prevented.
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Dip in Bay Bridge Accidents after California Highway Patrol Crackdown
California car accident lawyers have been bringing attention to the new S-curve on the Bay Bridge that has been an accident magnet for the last couple of months. Several accidents have occurred here. While most of these were not serious, a few have caused injuries and at least one accident has resulted in a fatality.
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California Highway Patrol Braces for High Accident-Risk Holiday Season
It’s Thanksgiving season, and millions of travelers around California will begin driving across the state to visit friends and family. For the California Highway Patrol and local enforcement agencies however, the four day weekend promises more numbers of drivers on the streets, congested traffic, incidents of road rage, and speeding and drunk drivers. By all accounts, the California Highway Patrol has a greater challenge this year, than it did in 2008.
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Dangerous Road in Cotati Leaves Petaluma Teenager Injured
California dangerous road lawyers have frequently been strong critics of Caltrans and local agencies’ failure to maintain safe roads. Dangerous roads have been especially prominent in the news after a series of accidents on the San Francisco Bay Bridge left at least one person dead and several injured.
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Report: Dangerous Highways are Factor in More than 50 Percent of Accident Fatalities
We tend to see more focus placed on drunk drivers and speeders when it comes to accident-prevention efforts. However, a new study shows that more people die every year in automobile accidents caused by dangerous highways, than from alcohol use, speeding or failure to wear seatbelts.
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Four Dead in Soledad Car Accident
A car accident in Soledad has left four people dead and at least one injured. The accident involved a Honda Accord and a Chevrolet Silverado.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the Honda Accord driver was making a left turn from the Highway 101 off ramp, and trying to cross the southbound lane when the pickup crashed into the car. The four occupants of the Honda Accord were declared dead at the scene of the crash. Two of the rear passengers in the car were not wearing seatbelts, and were ejected from the vehicle. The pickup truck continued traveling south and then rolled over to land on its wheels. The pickup truck driver Chualar Resident, Juan Francisco D’ Anda, suffered minor injuries. According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Coroners Division, they are waiting to identify the occupants of the Accord before releasing their names. The CHP says that the car occupants were between 18 and 35 years old, and on their way to work at the time of the accident.
The crash occurred six miles south of the site where a tour bus crashed into a wall last month, killing five people and leaving dozens of bus passengers with injuries. Investigations into that accident are continuing, but preliminary investigations seem to point to driver error. California Highway Patrol says that the highway is not a dangerous road, and that there are not an “unusual” number of accidents there.” According to the CHP, alcohol doesn’t seem to be a factor in the crash. Earlier in 2006, another accident on Highway 111 at Major Farms where Tuesday’s accident took place, left a 42-year-old man with injuries.
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Dangerous California Road Poses Risk of Car Accidents for Motorists
A particular spot on Route 67 has been the site of dozens of car accidents over the past ten years. According to records over the past decade, there have been more than 900 car accidents along the entire highway from El Cajon to Ramona. 58 of these car accidents have occurred on the stretch between Archie Moore Road and Rocklin Oaks Way. About 36 of these accidents have occurred just after the point where the eastbound lanes merge into one.
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Motorist Files Claim Against City of Concord for Defective Road
A Concord resident has filed a claim against the city saying that the city maintained an unsafe intersection that contributed to his accident and left him with serious injuries.
Shaun Waterhouse was driving in his Honda CRX and as he reached an intersection, another driver in a Ford Ranger failed to yield the right of way for him. The Ford ended up on top of the CRX, and the resulting injuries have been extremely serious and life altering. Waterhouse suffered mild brain injuries and permanent loss of hearing. Life after the crash has been a struggle, consisting of extensive therapy and rehabilitation to learn to live with his new challenges.
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Fallbrook, California's Dangerous Roads Pushing up Auto Accident rate
An increasing population, leading to more traffic on the narrow dangerous roads, is being pointed out as one of the major reasons why Fallbrook, California is seeing a steady increase in the number of auto accidents on its streets.
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Salinas, California Car Accident Victim's Family Sues County
The family of Anthony Narigi, who was killed in a Salinas, California car accident that we reported on our Orange County car accident lawyers blog earlier this year, is alleging that a poorly outfitted SUV, and a dangerous road, and not alcohol, were responsible for the fatal accident.
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