Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• Law Suit Filed Over Teen's ATV Accident Death

  IB Contributor | January 28, 2007 6:36 PM | 1 CommentOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The parents of a 15-year-old girl, who was killed while riding an all-terrain vehicle on a Florida ranch, are suing the ranching family with a claim of wrongful death, according to a news report in the Orlando Sentinel.Taylor Rae Bronson, also 15, was driving the ATV on the ranch on Nov. 29 when she lost control of the vehicle and her passenger, Analisa DelSonno, was thrown off the vehicle....

• More Driving Distractions Created By Car Makers

  IB Contributor | January 26, 2007 9:40 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit group, has filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, asking the government agency to restrict the use of interactive systems carmakers are building into vehicles so motorists can't make phone calls and check e-mails while driving, according to a Bloomberg Business News report. The petition, which can be viewed on the group's...

• Another Child ATV Accident Death

  IB Contributor | January 13, 2007 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  All Terrain Vehicles are not for kids, periodA two year old boy died this week as a result of crash while riding on an ATV. That model of ATV, reportedly, was meant for kids between the ages of 6 and 12. According to an ABC7 news report, the vehicle flipped and landed on top of the toddler as he was playing with it in his front yard. The boy's mother apparently had to use a remote control...

• Pedestrian Fatalities in Orange County

  IB Contributor | January 03, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Is It Safe To Cross The Street?Pedestrian dies after being hit by a car on Beach Blvd. in Midway City. Man, 25, hit by delivery truck, killed in Newport Beach. Grandfather dies and grandson hospitalized after being hit while crossing the street in Santa Ana. In Stanton, two pedestrians were killed by a hit-and-run driver suspected of driving while intoxicated. These stories were reported in the...

• Street Racing, A Deadly Game

  IB Contributor | December 28, 2006 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman passenger severely injured during an Orange County street race in September when the car she was riding in crashed filed a lawsuit Thursday in Orange County Superior Court according to the Orange County Register. According to the Register, the young drivers of the two racing vehicles, 18 and 20 years old, engaged in an impromptu street race that left one driver dead and the other...

• Insurance Company Fraud Alleged - Be Careful What You Sign

  IB Contributor | December 27, 2006 11:33 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Be aware of what you are signing. Read everything you sign, especially when settling an auto accident claim. Do not sign any document that doesn't comply with the terms of the agreement as you understand them to be. If you feel like you are being pushed or rushed to sign, there probably is a reason that you are unaware of.Once you have settled a claim, there is no re-opening the claim for...

• DUI Arrests Up, Highway Fatalities Down

  IB Contributor | December 26, 2006 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Apparently the statewide law enforcement agency crackdown on intoxicated drivers this holiday season has netted an increased number of arrests and contributed to fewer fatalities. CHP arrests of DUI suspects this weekend were up 11.7% over the same period last year. At the same time the number of alcohol related traffic accident fatalities across the State decreased, yet increased in Orange...

• Motorcycle Accident Statistics

  IB Contributor | December 17, 2006 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  While working our motorcycle accident cases I have run across some startling statistics regarding not only the increase in the number of motorcycle fatalities but the age and sex of those killed. The statistics make it clear that riding a motorcycle is dangerous. You can increase your odds of survival by wearing a helmet and being a skilled rider.1. The number of motorcycle fatalities in the...

• Traffic Accident Death, Every Day In California

  IB Contributor | December 16, 2006 1:53 PM | 1 CommentOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Every day, for the past six years, there has been a traffic death in California*. The last day without a traffic fatality in California was September 12, 2000*. Personal injury law firms are likewise called upon daily to assist, counsel and guide the surviving family members and to seek appropriate compensation, from those legally responsible. It is in the best interest of the family of a...

• New Law Restricting Cell Phone Use in Automobiles

  IB Contributor | December 15, 2006 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With the stated intended purpose of reducing automobile accidents caused by driver distraction, California Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law The California Wireless Telephone Automobile Safety Act of 2006. Generally the Act prohibits drivers from using a wireless phone while operating a vehicle, unless the phone is specifically designed and configured to allow hands-free operation and is...