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No one is sure when fully driverless cars will be on California roadways. Early predictions that they would be common by 2021 were obviously off-base. However, driverless cars are coming eventually. When they do, they will change the legal landscape of negligence law. Many cars already have extensive driver-assist features. So, to an extent, these… Continue reading Legal Responsibility in Self-Driving Car Accidents
According to one advocacy group, teen driving fatalities increase 26 percent between June 9 and September 12. Distracted driving causes more than half these wrecks. Since passengers are the leading cause of distracted driving crashes, many states, including California, have graduated drivers’ license programs. New drivers usually cannot carry passengers in their vehicles. Drug and… Continue reading The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer Are in Full Swing
The 19-year-old author’s daughter is dead after the car she was riding in crossed the center line and smacked into a Freightliner. Dixie Lewis, who was on the Pomona College softball team, was in a 2014 Ford Fusion on State Highway 89 in Truckee. For unknown reasons, the driver, 20-year-old Ross Schulz, crossed from the… Continue reading ‘Moneyball’ Author’s Daughter Dies in Car Crash
To obtain compensation for their injuries, car crash victims must establish negligence, or a lack of care, by a preponderance of the evidence. This legal phrase means “more likely than not.” This burden of proof is very low. However, it’s just the minimum requirement. Victim/plaintiffs must have enough evidence to withstand some common insurance company… Continue reading Insurance Company Defenses Go to the Movies
A 19-year-old woman with a full athletic scholarship to a local University and plans to become a doctor, is now in a California mortuary. According to witnesses, the young woman was picking up her little sister from a friend’s birthday party when a driver ran a stop sign and smacked into the side of her… Continue reading Controversial Car Wreck Kills West Covina Teenager
A Fontana man who had posted videos of himself operating his Tesla Model 3 without his hands on the wheel struck an overturned semi-truck on a Southern California highway. According to a 2023 Washington Post analysis of NHTSA data, Tesla’s automated driving features have been linked to over 700 crashes and at least 19 fatalities… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot Crashes: Dangerous Driving Practices and Legal Implications!
CHP officers pursued a suspect who ran a red light until he crushed a car which contained two people. Both of them are now dead. Troopers attempted to pull over the driver on the 405 Freeway. The driver pulled away at a high speed, exiting the 405 on Manchester Avenue. Officers pressed the chase through… Continue reading Dangerous Police Chase Kills Two Bystanders
Investigators believe that excessive speed caused a wreck that killed three people and injured two others. First responders rushed to the corner of Florence and Central, responding to a report of a car that hit a Wells Fargo bank building. They found a 2007 Toyota crushed against a brick wall. Investigators later determined that the… Continue reading Three People Dead After Car Strikes Bank Building
Injured passengers normally have legal options, even if they were hurt in a single-car vehicle collision. In this particular wreck, a vehicle was southbound on the 405 Freeway in Van Nuys when, for unknown reasons, the driver lost control. The vehicle tumbled into a field, where it burst into flame. The driver, who was trapped… Continue reading Fireball Crash Kills One, Injures One in Van Nuys
Vehicular manslaughter charges are now pending against a 17-year-old whose Lamborghini slammed into a woman’s sedan. A 32-year-old woman was driving home from work when the teenager smacked into her vehicle “at a high rate of speed,” according to police. First responders rushed both drivers to a nearby medical facility. The teen survived but the… Continue reading Teen Driver in Runaway Lamborghini Kills Woman
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