A 53-year-old high school teacher from Pleasant Valley, California, died in a tragic head-on car accident last week. The incident happened on a Sunday at approximately 5 p.m., along Highway 32, just outside of Chico.The California Highway Patrol says that the teacher...
Month: January 2017
What to do after a bicycle accident in California
Over recent years, bicycles have become more and more popular as a means of transportation. Whether it is for the exercise, the environmental impact or the simple sense of freedom, more people than ever are riding bikes on a regular basis. However, like most...
What can an accident reconstruction expert do to help your case?
When you file a claim over a car accident, the first question that everybody tries to answer is, "Who caused this accident to happen?"The answer to that question is often not entirely clear. The reality is that accidents happen fast, memories are prone to error and...
Can Vision Zero protect pedestrians’ lives in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles, like many major cities across the United States, is participating in a project called "Vision Zero." First begun in Sweden two decades ago, the goal of this traffic safety policy is to eliminate highway accidents and driving errors that cause deaths and...
3 tips for preventing a motorcycle accident
Modern motorcycles are high-performance vehicles with many safety features. However, nothing will ever make an open-air, two-wheeled vehicle without any protection from the elements safer than a car. For this reason, motorcyclists need to be wise and careful in order...
Negligent roadway design or maintenance can lead to injury
Sometimes, when a car hits a motorcycle, the accident has less to do with poor driving than it does poor roadways.For example, the jury in one recent case found that California's Department of Transportation was responsible for the loss of a star athlete's leg after...
What to know about dog bites in California
Dogs are man's best friend, and sometimes considered part of the family. That doesn't change the fact that they have teeth, and they sometimes use them. While any dog can bite, certain dog breeds such as Pit Bulls and Rottweiler's can be particularly deadly.Dog bites...
David Spade involved in multi-vehicle wreck in Los Angeles
It's no laughing matter that comedian and actor David Spade suffered reportedly minor injuries after he was involved in a collision in his Range Rover this week.TMZ, along with a host of other media outlets, reported that the wreck occurred by the intersection of...
Preventing child pedestrian crashes
One of the greatest fears of California parents is the threat of their children being involved in a pedestrian crash. We try to teach our children the best we can, but they still react impulsively to different situations and that could result in an unintended...