Southern California Car Accident Lawyer Blog

A family of three was killed in a truck accident after the big-rig carrying gravel crashed into the home they were renting. The Los Angeles Times reports that Jasiel, a 7-year-old boy and his parents, identified only as Leon and Leona, were killed the morning of August 24, 2010, when a truck hauling gravel to a construction site lost its brakes while going down the steep and winding California 154. The truck driver, 51-year-old Joaquin Garcia Morales, said he could not stop the truck. The big-rig crossed State Street and then turned into a parking lot where it crashed into parked cars and then the family's home. Morales was going about 50 miles per hour at the time of the accident. All three victims died at the scene. Morales was not injured.

What a heartbreaking loss for this family! I offer my deepest sympathies to everyone who knew and loved this family. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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A man in a wheelchair who was fatally injured in a pedestrian accident the night of August 9, 2010 has been identified as 60-year-old Louis Chambers. The San Bernardino County Sun reports that the fatal collision occurred near the intersection of Grove Avenue and Ninth Street in Upland, when a 2004 Toyota Corolla struck Chambers. He was taken to an area trauma center where he was pronounced dead. Officials conducted a DUI investigation at the scene and determined that the driver of the Corolla was not under the influence. They are looking into the cause of the accident.

I offer my deepest sympathies to everyone who knew and loved Chambers for their tragic and devastating loss. They will be in my prayers.

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Six people, one of them identified as coach Wendy Rice, were killed and 12 others were injured in a car accident involving several vehicles. According to a news report in the Daily Breeze, the fatal crash occurred the night of August 9, 2010 on Highway 395, near Bishop. A Ford SUV veered on to the shoulder and back onto the highway, where it overturned and crashed through the center divider.

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Nancy Naranjo, a 23-year-old mother and her 9-month-old son, Joshua Bonton, were both killed in a Sacramento car accident, which authorities say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver. According to a News10 report, the fatal crash occurred the morning of August 8, 2010, when a Toyota 4Runner driven by 22-year-old Xieng Her rear-ended Naranjo's Honda Accord, which was stopped for a red light at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Stockton Boulevard. The Honda Accord was pushed at least 200 feet by Her's SUV before coming to a stop. Both Naranjo and her baby were killed at the scene. Her faces several criminal charges including felony DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter.

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Two teenagers -- 15-year-old Jessica Brinker, a John F. Hodge High School student, and 19-year-old Daniel Schatz -- were killed in a St. Louis Missouri school bus accident the morning of August 5, 2010. According to a news report in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, two school buses filled with high school band members heading to the Six Flags amusement park crashed with a semi-truck and another pickup truck on the Interstate 44. Brinker was in the last row of one of the school buses, while Schatz was driving the pickup truck.

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Officials are saying that a DUI collision may have triggered a series of crashes, which resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and injured 10 others on August 3, 2010. According to KCRA news report, the fatal crash occurred on the Interstate 505, near Putah Creek Road, in Winters.

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A driver running a stop sign at an intersection may have led to a fatal car accident in Fresno that killed two people the morning of July 16, 2010, CBS News reports. The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of American Avenue and Temperance when the driver of a Buick ran a stop sign and struck the Jeep. The driver of the Jeep as well as a woman, who was a passenger in Buick, died as a result. Officials are investigating the incident.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to everybody who knew and loved the deceased accident victims. They will certainly be in my prayers.

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Kathleen Moorhead, 57, was killed in a San Francisco car accident after she was struck by a suspected drunk driver the evening of July 17, 2010. According to a Bay City News report, the fatal crash occurred on Treat Boulevard near Bancroft Road in Walnut Creek. Police say the driver of a pickup truck, who was traveling east on Treat Boulevard, lost control of the vehicle and crossed a median into the westbound lanes.

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Gloria Lyn Ziegenmeyer-Hooker, 57, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident after the vehicle in which she was a passenger rolled over and crashed on the 15 Freeway, in Victorville. According to a news report in the Victorville Daily Press, the fatal accident occurred the morning of July 5, 2010.

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The Los Angeles personal injury lawyers at BISNAR | CHASE have always supported the brave men and woman from the CHP that serve our community. It came as a shock to us when the CHP fatality statistics for 2010 were released. 2010 has marked the deadliest year in over a decade for California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officers. In less than two months five CHP officers have been fatally injured in the line of duty, according to a report in the Mercury News. The deaths from the last two months alone make 2010 the deadliest year since 1996, according to the CHP's website.

Jon Hamm, chief executive for the California Association of Highway Patrolmen said that over the agency's 80-year history 220 officers have been killed in the line of duty. Of these more than half were killed in roadside collisions.

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A 58-year-old La Palma man was killed in a Long Beach car accident after his bicycle was struck by a pickup truck. According to a City News Service report, the fatal bicycle collision occurred at the intersection of Carson Street and Woodruff Avenue the night of June 26, 2010. Long Beach police officials say a 70-year-old man driving a 2010 Ford F-150 west on Carson Street crashed into the bicyclist who was also westbound. The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information is asked to contact Long Beach police at 562-570-7355.

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Jeremy Williams, 24, was killed in a car accident in Los Angeles the morning of June 20, 2010. CBS News reports that the collision involved multiple victims. Williams was ejected to the southbound side of the freeway and was struck by another vehicle. Three people were also injured in the crash. California Highway Patrol officials arrested two on suspicion of drunk driving. Officials are still looking into what caused this deadly car accident.

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Enrique Aniceto, 47, was killed in an Anaheim car accident after he was struck by another vehicle in the westbound lanes of the 91 Freeway. The Orange County Register reports that Aniceto was standing at the side of his disabled 2010 Honda when he was struck by another vehicle. He died at the scene. It appears that there was an initial collision involving two cars early morning on June 19, 2010, followed by the second fatal crash that was reported in the Fastrak lane of the freeway, near Imperial Highway. An investigation is ongoing.

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Authorities in Antioch are looking for a hit-and-run driver who they say caused a deadly accident that claimed the lives of two people on a motorcycle. Bay City News reports that the deadly accident occurred on eastbound Highway 4 when the driver of a Ford F-250 truck made an unsafe lane change and caused a Honda driver to lose control and hit the motorcycle. The motorcyclist and the passenger died from their injuries while the driver of the Honda was hospitalized with major injuries. The pickup truck's driver left the scene of the accident.

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A fatal truck accident on a Napa roadway the morning of June 3, 2010 that killed four people may have been caused by an inattentive trucker who was operating at an unsafe speed, California Highway Patrol officials say. The Napa Valley Register reports that the crash killed four people from the same family -- Matthew Jay Smith, 48, Laura Katharine Smith, 19, Richard Smith, 80, and Sally Smith, 74.

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Liane Gertrud Hocking, 69, was killed in a car accident the evening of June 7, 2010 after her car collided with another vehicle at a street intersection. According to a news report in the Merced Sun-Star, the fatal car accident occurred at the intersection of Bert Crane and Atwater Jordan roads. Hocking was driving a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant north on Bert Crane Road when she stopped at the intersection.

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Four people were injured in a California car accident in Lake County, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver. According to the Record-Bee, the injury crash occurred the morning of June 2, 2010 on Highway 53, near Anderson Ranch Parkway, when 46-year-old Stephen Phipps who was driving a 2002 Ford Ranger pickup truck crossed over the center turn lane and entered opposing lanes of traffic. The Ford truck moved directly in front of a 2000 Oldsmobile van driven by 43-year-old Luisa Enriquez. Both cars crashed head-on.

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Two men were killed in a DUI collision after a car and a large hay baler truck collided at a Tulare intersection. According to a news report in the Fresno Bee, the fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Avenue 232 and Road 36 the evening of May 26, 2010. California Highway Patrol officials said Ullses Bello Gomez, 27, was driving a Honda west on Avenue 232 when he tried to make a left turn onto Road 36. He ended up crashing into a truck traveling east on Avenue 232. The truck was driven by 55-year-old Robert Alvarado Jr. Two male passengers in Gomez's car died at the scene. Gomez was transported to a regional hospital with major injuries, but was later charged with DUI.

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A car accident in Los Angeles left a 32-year-old man dead and another man injured the morning of May 22, 2010. The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the accident occurred on the 134 Freeway near Harvey Drive, in Glendale. The 32-year-old driver of a Honda Civic apparently drifted into an adjacent lane and struck a GMC box van from behind. The van went out of control and turned over to its side. The Honda's driver was killed at the scene. The other driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this deceased victim for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. They will be in my prayers.

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A 61-year-old woman sustained fatal injuries in a Los Angeles car accident after she was struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Koreatown, ABC News reports. The fatal pedestrian collision occurred the night of May 17, 2010, when the woman was crossing the street at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Manhattan Place. She died at the scene. The driver fled the scene of the crash. Those who saw the crash apparently told police that the suspect vehicle was a white sedan. Anyone with more information is asked to call LAPD at 213-382-9102.

My heart goes out to this deceased victim's family. They have indeed suffered a tremendous loss. This grieving family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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