Automobile Accidents

• Two Die in Car Crash

  Susy Owen | September 21, 2007 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  In San Antonio Texas, two people lost their lives when they were involved in a head-on Collision on Loop 410. The incident involved an 18-wheeler and a concrete truck on the city's southeast side. The truck driver blew a tire, which caused him to loose control of his vehicle. Once the tire blew the concrete truck crossed the median at which time it crashed into an 18-wheeler. There was a third...

• Child is Backed Over by a Vehicle

  Susy Owen | August 12, 2007 6:38 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Herlinda Luna was on her way to the grocery store. The last thing she expected was a traffic accident. She was a passenger in a vehicle that was traveling at two miles per hour while backing out of her home. Her one year old grandson was somehow unsupervised and was behind the vehicle and could not be seen. "We just heard a thump," said a sobbing Luna as friends and family members hugged her.The...

• Car Crash Leaves People Seriously Injured

  Susy Owen | June 29, 2007 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  On a dark Tampa street at 3:00 a.m. on Friday last, a vehicle that was traveling westbound at an estimated 100 miles per hour struck another vehicle that was traveling southbound. The horrific incident occurred at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard (State Road 574) and County Road 579. Car crashes such as this one, which was due to such thoughtless and selfish behavior, are...

• Child is Thrown 40 Feet When Father Drives Drunk

  Susy Owen | February 27, 2007 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It is a bit of a stretch to call what happened to little 2-year-old Emaralda Villa-Ulloa an accident. It is true that in all likelyhood her 23-year-old father, Jorge Villa-Rubio of northeast Salam, did not intentionally throw his baby daughter 40 feet in the air as his car failed to follow a sharp right turn, went off the road and rolled. The fact is, however, according to police, the childs...

• Proposed Safety Measures for ATV Riders

  Susy Owen | February 09, 2007 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  According to the state Division of Motor Vehicles, in 2006 fifty-four people died as a result of ATV crashes. Approximately one half of those incidents occurred off road. After such a high number of deaths last year, three bills have been introduced in the House of Delegates. These bills would place safety restrictions on riders. Additionally, the bills would require owners to register the...

• Auto Accident - What Should You Do?

  Susy Owen | January 05, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  There are few people who have not either been involved in an auto accident or who know someone who has. Car accidents-also known as road traffic accidents (RTAs), traffic collisions, auto accidents, road accidents, personal injury collisions, motor vehicle accidents, and crashes- kill an estimated 1.2 million people worldwide each year, and injure about forty times this number. It is estimated...

• Police Officer Struck by Car - Uninjured

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 6:26 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  A Stockton Police Officer struck by a car was not injured after responding to a domestic violence call on Tuesday, said police.Police responded to a call at 5:15pm to the 8400 block of Mariners Drive, where they were informed a man had dropped off his kids and then gotten into an argument with the mother, hitting her and another person.While at the scene taking the report, the man came back and...

• 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,...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Headed for Trial

  Susy Owen | January 18, 2008 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  In November of 2003 Josh Eppley was a seventh grade student at Tri-Valley Middle School in Ohio. According to a lawsuit filed by the parents of Eppley, Tri-Valley Middle School allowed 17-year-old Corey Jenkins to take their son out of school without their permission. Jenkins proceeded to drive with Eppley as a passenger in a car.According to the police report, Eppley was ejected from the...

• ATV's Recalled(3)

  Susy Owen | September 09, 2007 9:22 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The Consumer Product Safety Commision announced today that there will be a voluntary recall of Ohalee FA-A70 Youth ATVs.There are 36 units currently being recalled. The real hazard with this particular defective product is that the lack front brakes in addition to a gauge for tire pressure. Among other problems the flag pole bracket is not the correct size, and the handlebars do not have padding...