Category : Pedestrian Accidents
Couple in Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident Plead No Contest to Manslaughter
A husband and wife who struck and killed a college student and seriously injured her friend have pleaded no contest to charges of vehicular manslaughter. 31 year- old Claudia Cabrera and her husband 32-year-old Joshua Lune, entered a no-contest plea just before their trial into the death of 18-year-old Adriana Bachan was set to begin.
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San Francisco Police Department Kicks off Pedestrian Safety Campaign
Pedestrians and accident lawyers in California have been very concerned at the high number of fatalities and injuries in pedestrian accidents in our state. Every year, hundreds of pedestrians are killed and thousands are seriously injured in on the streets of California. The city of San Francisco is beginning a campaign to promote pedestrian safety in the city.
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Police Say Los Angeles Pedestrian Fatality Not Linked to Hit and Run
The death of a 13-year-old girl as she was crossing the road on a crosswalk in Los Angeles, had initially led to plenty of confusion about whether the two motorists involved in the accident had been at fault. Police have confirmed now that that was not the case.
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Newport Beach Woman Files Claim Against City for Injuries in Pedestrian Accident
California personal injury lawyers frequently come across accidents that occur because of what can seem like a minor roadway defect. In fact, poorly illuminated streets, sidewalks, or crosswalks can be accident magnets, placing motorists, motorcyclists and pedestrians at a high risk for an accident. A Costa Mesa resident who was seriously injured in a pedestrian accident in Newport Beach is suing the city for her injuries. According to the Orange County Register, the victim has filed a legal claim against Newport Beach, alleging that her injuries resulted because of poor illumination on the street.
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Distraction-Related Pedestrian Accidents on the Rise
Several studies have shown that there is a higher incidence of automobile accidents when a motorist is text messaging or using cell phones while driving. However a new study is revealing that motorists are not the only ones distracted by cell phones but pedestrians are starting to get in accidents at an alarming rate from cell phone distractions.
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Safe Routes to School Showcases Santa Rosa, California in its Pedestrian Safety Report
The Safe Routes to School Program encourages communities to share best practices that will promote safe bicycling and walking to and from schools. A new study conducted by the Safe Routes to School Program highlights the impact of such programs on 5 US cities, including Santa Rosa in California.
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Pedestrian Dragged and Killed in Accident in Los Angeles
A man was killed in Los Angeles County on Sunday, when he was dragged and killed by a motorist in what seems to have been yet another case of a road rage linked accident in California.
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Pedestrian in Los Angeles Accident Succumbs to Injuries
California pedestrian accident lawyers frequently come across horrific cases where pedestrians have been seriously injured by the negligence of motorists. However, this particular accident is particularly heinous. A 25-year-old Los Angeles woman was struck by a Cadillac limousine, and seriously injured. The driver of the limo proceeded to drive, dragging the pedestrian for almost a mile in downtown Los Angeles before coming to a stop.
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California Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Concerned about Fatalities in Riverside, San Bernardino Valley
PE.com has statistics for pedestrian accidents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties between 2006 and 2008, and the numbers are of grave concern to California pedestrian accident lawyers. These show the challenges that pedestrians face as they perform what should be the fairly mundane tasks of walking or crossing the street.
Concern as Trucking Industry Lobbyist Begins FMCSA Chief Confirmation Hearings
California trucking accident lawyers regularly follow legislation impacting trucking safety, and other developments that impact the safety of truckers and the motorists who share the roads with them. This week, President Barrack Obama’s nomination for head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began confirmation hearings in the Senate. What trucking accident lawyers and safety advocates have been concerned about is that nominee Anne Ferro served as a trucking industry lobbyist for the last 6 years. Ferro headed the Maryland affiliate of the trucking industry group, American Trucking Associations. She has been a major lobbyist for the trucking industry in that state.
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