Sudden and traumatic deaths like those that occur in fatal motor vehicle accidents shatter the worlds of everyone close to the victim. The bereaved feel like the loss makes no sense and feelings of grief run deep and savage. While most survivors understand that...
Recently, a 116-page report was issued regarding the number of fatal accidents involving pedestrians in San Diego. The auditors found that transportation and police officials aren't doing enough to keep pedestrians safe and the rising number of fatalities is directly...
If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident, you may be seeking solutions that will not cause you additional pain and hardship. Litigation is an option, of course, but for many, it is an unpleasant consideration. As personal injury attorneys serving residents in...
Seat belts are standard equipment on every car that is produced in the United States. There are laws requiring that they be worn and people who have done nothing else wrong can be ticketed. The general reasoning is that seat belts save lives, so they must be worn to...
Running is certainly good for your health overall, but it can also be very hazardous if you run along roads and city streets. One company called Road ID carried out a study, and they reported that about 122,000 runners get hit by cars and end up in the hospital every...
A motorcycle accident carries a high degree of risk. With such a small vehicle, accidents that wouldn't result in injuries if the driver was in a pickup truck may result in serious injuries or even death on a motorcycle. As such, it's important to debunk some of the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carried out a study to look at unintentional deaths in the United States. They found that there were 130,557 such deaths, meaning that 41.3 people for every 100,000 people in the United States died unintentionally. This...
A man from Yucca Valley is facing DUI charges, hit-and-run charges and even murder charges after he allegedly killed a pedestrian while he was driving under the influence. He had already been charged with a DUI twice in the past and was apparently illegally driving on...
If you were asked why there are speed limits in California, would you say that it's to reduce the amount of accidents that happen? If so, this is a common misconception. The reduction of speed limits actually started out largely as a fluke. Speeds were reduced in the...
Most people don't wear any safety gear while they drive. These same people may be very adamant about wearing helmets while biking or skateboarding, but they would never wear one in a car. Instead, they trust that the car's design -- the crash impact zones, seat belts,...
