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Los Angeles Ranks Number 8 on List of Best Drivers
A ranking list of the best drivers in the country compiled by Allstate places the city of Los Angeles at No. 8, and San Diego at No. 2.
The rankings are based on the likelihood that drivers in these cities will be involved in car accidents compared to the national average statistics. For the purpose of uniformity, an auto accident is defined as any collision that results in a claim for property damage. There are two categories – one for nationwide rankings for the best drivers, and the other category for cites with more than a million residents.
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Nationwide Drop in Accident-Related Fatalities
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its report on accident fatalities for 2008, and there is reason to be encouraged. According to the report, the number of traffic accident-related rates reached their lowest numbers since 1961.
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Plans for Concrete Barrier to Prevent Car Accidents on Dangerous Ramona-Lakeside Road Underway
Earlier this year, a young Chula Vista mother was killed when her car was involved in a speeding-related car accident. One of the cars speeding on an accident-prone stretch of highway between Ramona and Lakeside, crashed into Alexandria Drake’s car killing her. Several other fatal accidents have been reported along highway 67, and now, state authorities are acting to make enhancements to the stretch to prevent accidents. Since 2003, there have been a total of 29 fatal accidents on this stretch.
Fatal Modesto Speeding Related Accident Kills One
A Huntington Park resident has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after his car was involved in a fatal accident that killed a pickup truck driver. 20-year-old Kevin Amilcar Orellana was driving a 2000 Toyota at excessive speeds on highway 99 in Modesto. His car struck a pickup which rolled over. The 31-year-old driver of the pickup was killed at the scene of the crash.
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Two Killed in Fullerton Car Accident
Two people were killed in a car accident when the driver of a pickup truck crashed his vehicle into a tree in Fullerton. Both passengers in the vehicle, a male and a female, were ejected from the car on impact. They were both declared dead at the scene. The driver of the car Jared Berggren was taken to the hospital, where he received treatment for head injuries. He was apparently driving at an excessive speed at the time of the car accident.
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Five Vehicle Accident in Anaheim Hills Leaves Six Injured
A car accident involving five vehicles in Anaheim on Monday left six people injured. According to the OC Register, a dump truck traveling on the Imperial Highway crashed into four other vehicles.
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San Louis Obispo Teenager Sentenced in Fatal Car Accident
An 18-year-old San Luis Obispo motorist who was driving a car that was involved in a fatal car accident in 2008 has been sentenced to community service. The teen, Alex John Forster, pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the car accident that killed a 58-year-old woman.
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Mother, Daughter Killed in Pasadena Car Accident
A driving error turned fatal, resulting in a multi-vehicle accident in Pasadena that left a mother and her nine-year-old daughter dead. The woman’s other children sustained injuries.
The woman, 35-year-old Robyn Lynn Shaw was in a SUV with her 9-year-old daughter Victoria, a 5-year-old daughter and a 16-month-old son. It was an ordinary trip to school that went horribly wrong when the mother seems to have swerved the vehicle into oncoming vehicles. Robyn and 9-year-old Victoria died instantly, and the two other children in the car sustained serious injuries, including the 5-year-old girl who is said to be in a critical condition. The Toyota Sequoia SUV was severely damaged in the crash, and it took rescue personal 45 minutes before they could extricate Victoria’s body.
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Multi-Vehicle Accident in Temecula Leads to One Dead, Two Injured
A multi-vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver who was involved in a high speed police chase has ended with one person dead, and others suffering minor injuries.
The driver, Silvero Romero from Vista was pulled over by an officer of the Temecula California Highway Patrol. However, Romero took off in his Ford Explorer, and entered the southbound lane of interstate 15. He was driving at more that 100 mph. Romero drove recklessly using all lanes of the freeway in an effort to throw the officer off. As he headed west on SR 76, Romero ran a red light at an intersection, and crossed over the yellow lines to crash head on with a Toyota pickup. Romero didn’t stop driving after the accident, and continued driving on, ultimately slamming into an F-350. At this point, he lost control of his SUV, and the Explorer flipped over, and crashed down on an embankment. The driver of the Toyota pickup, 27-year-old Moreno Valley resident Douglas Tarry, sustained serious injuries in the car accident, and was rushed to the Palomar Medical Center where he died a short time later. The occupants of the F-350 pickup, husband and wife Jennifer and James Riley suffered minor injuries in the accident. Romero himself was severely injured, and is undergoing treatment at the Palomar Medical Center. He is expected to face felony charges of DUI, manslaughter, hit and run, and evading arrest.
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Drop in Nationwide Highway Fatalities Including Orange County
Across the country, education programs, stricter law enforcement and safer automobiles have contributed to a drop in the number of highway accident-related deaths. According to the OC Register, the national highway fatality rate has dropped to approximately 10%. In Orange County, the drop between 2007 & 2008 was 9%. In 2007, there were 65 accident-related deaths, while in 2008, the number of dead in accidents was 59. Across California, the average drop in highway fatalities has been up to 23%.
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