Car Accidents
Police Pursuits Place Innocent Bystanders at Risk
Los Angeles County is notorious for its high-speed police chases. These dangerous pursuits even draw nationally televised audiences, as people across the country tune in to watch the action unfold. But these chases are not scenes from some action movie. They are real-life events that put people and property in serious danger. The LA Times…
Read MoreThe Effect of Preexisting Conditions on Car Accident Injuries
When gathering information about an automobile accident claim, insurance agents ask numerous questions, including inquiries about the claimant’s medical history. They do this to determine whether any medical conditions were present prior to the accident. Insurance companies often use preexisting conditions as a defense to accident injury claims, which can be a serious point of…
Read MoreWho Pays for Los Angeles Hit-and-Run Accident Injuries?
A hit-and-run accident can be extremely stressful. Not only are you left to deal with the damage and injuries of the incident, you have no idea who is ultimately responsible for these financial burdens. If you were injured in a hit-and-run accident, you may be questioning how you will be compensated for your injuries. Under…
Read MoreUber Accidents—What Passengers Need to Know
Uber and similar ride-share applications have become a major mode of transportation among consumers across the country. Every day, residents of Southern California rely on Uber drivers to safely get them from one place to another. But what happens when your driver gets into an accident while you are riding in the car? What if…
Read MoreKnow Your Options: Car Accidents Without Insurance
California ranks 13th in the United States for uninsured motorists, with a 14.7 percent rate of drivers without insurance. Unfortunately, many of these drivers are involved in collisions each year, whether they are at fault or not. In California, all insured drivers are urged to carry uninsured motorist coverage. If you are in an accident…
Read MoreDid You Know You Can Challenge an Inaccurate Police Report about Your Car Accident?
Following a car accident where there were injuries, the responding law enforcement officer will typically write up a police report. While a police report for a car accident is generally not admissible in court, it is an important piece of evidence when it comes to assigning fault and capturing the facts of what happened in…
Read MoreGoal of zero traffic deaths: Is that even reasonably conceivable?
What is the antidote to the “sharp uptick in roadway deaths” that a recent national news piece notes have been occurring in the United States over the past couple years? Likely, there is no such thing, at least not in any absolute sense. As long as human beings sit behind the wheel and navigate vehicles…
Read MoreSeriously, how scary has this texting-while-driving thing become?
You know that we’ve literally got a deadly serious problem with texting while driving when stories like this emerge: Cops see motorist “wrist driving” while holding a phone in each hand Cars driven by texting drivers end up in trees People are locked in on YouTube videos when behind the wheel The practice of bowing…
Read MoreThose e-cigarettes can be dangerous, especially for truckers
Smoking is a known health risk, of course, with a well-established nexus to cancer and other adverse outcomes. As such, warnings regarding the practice have become progressively more dire and explicit over time. Here’s one that could not have been remotely imagined even a year or so ago: Be careful with a certain type of…
Read MoreFederal regulators concerned with U.S. traffic fatality numbers
Dismal. That is the clear and unadorned assessment of U.S. safety regulators who have culled and closely examined 2015 data relating to motor vehicle accidents across the country that resulted in fatalities. And here’s what is especially troubling to transportation and highway safety officials: Fatal accident-related numbers are up for virtually every type of crash.…
Read MoreDespite devastating consequences, cell phone use while driving an ongoing problem in California
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day in the United States, distracted driving is a factor in more than 1,153 crash-related injuries and more than nine deaths. The CDC also defines three types of distracted driving — visual, manual and cognitive — and using a handheld cell phone while driving falls…
Read MoreAccident reconstruction often crucial to successful injury claims
If you have been seriously injured in a car accident, then you are likely not in the best position, in terms of your health, to investigate the crash, gather evidence and make an injury claim all on your own. Your first concern should be your health, and dealing with the tactics of insurance companies will…
Read MoreCDC: As many as 6,000 fatal accidents due to drowsy driving
While drunk driving and distracted driving are generally seen as dangerous behaviors that risk lives, another kind of dangerous behavior — drowsy driving — doesn’t get as much attention. Still, high risks are associated with drowsiness behind the wheel. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), being awake…
Read MoreLos Angeles plans to address steady rise in pedestrian accidents
Do you feel safe as a pedestrian in Los Angeles? In September 2014, the city announced plans to improve pedestrian safety by focusing on particularly dangerous streets and intersections and making crosswalks more visible. Crosswalks in the downtown area are also equipped with timers that allow pedestrians a head start before vehicles can move into…
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