Automobile Accidents

• Twice the Fatalities in Crashes Involving Small Cars

  Susy Owen | December 19, 2006 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The Institute for Highway Safety released a report today. The findings were that Americans who buy the smallest cars on the market are twice as likely to have fatal accidents as drivers of midsize and larger vehicles.Due to the increased sales of the popular fuel efficient mimicars, the tests were preformed for the first time by the institute. According to the report, the fatality rate in...

• Distracted Drivers

  Susy Owen | December 15, 2006 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Fifty-three million people are expected to hit the road between Christmas day and New Year's Day. With all the new technology that's in our cars, drivers are focusing less and less on what's in front of them. This year alone, 38 states proposed legislation to curtail distracted driving. Distractions come in many forms and may include dialing a number on your cell phone, looking at a billboard,...

• Woman Killed in Single-Motor Vehicle Accident

  Christina Cole | December 10, 2006 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Early Monday morning a 28-year-old woman was killed when the car she was riding in crashed on north state Route 163 approaching Interstate 8 in Mission Valley, said authorities.A man was driving a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer at high speed when he lost control of his car, spun and veered left, striking the center divider on SR-163 at about 1:08 a.m. said CHP Officer Alicia Contreras. A passenger in...