Accident Injury Blog

Janice Christensen Killed in Pedestrian vs Car Accident in Sacramento The California Highway Patrol is looking for a Sacramento hit-and-run driver in connection with the death of Janice Christensen. It was reported that Christensen had been seen pushing a shopping cart in the Arden Way and Maple Glen intersection. The CHP is trying to determine if the pedestrian was actually inside of the crosswalk line when she was struck. Christensen was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The fatal hit and run accident in Sacramento is...

Defective Product Zofran Has Been Shown to Cause Birth Defects Zofran (ondansetron) is a medication that is prescribed to prevent vomiting and nausea. Zofran works by blocking serotonin, a neurotransmitter, in the brain that triggers vomiting and nausea. The FDA approved Zofran in the treatment of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy for cancer treatment. It is also approved for post-surgery nausea symptoms. In the past Zofran has been prescribed to pregnant women in “off-label” use for nausea and vomiting. Doctors...

What You Should Know About Diminished Value After a Car Accident? You finally get your car back from the auto body collision shop after your car accident in Sacramento and everything looks great. You think to yourself that your car looks good and is back to it’s pre-accident condition. But does it still hold it’s full resale value? Did you know that even though your car looks like new it has lost some of it’s value just because you had a car accident. Don’t miss...

Interstate 80 in Sacramento Construction Zone Created Huge Increases in Accident Injuries It seems these days that our highways are in a constant state of construction or repair. When this happens it presents a traffic hazard that creates more car accidents in those construction areas. While it is important to make the highways safer for autos, the time in which these road are under construction present a real challenge for increased car and truck accidents. This is also coupled with an increase in construction worker...

The annual Sacramento Walk for Brain Injury Raises Funds to Support Those Affected by Brain Injury. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have become a very serious threat to accident victims in Sacramento and throughout the nation. Each year there are over 2.4 million TBIs that result in deaths or permanent disabilities. TBIs can be a result of a blow or bump to the head that results in the disruption of normal brain function. Brain injuries can be mild resulting in subtle symptoms all the way to...

Big Rig Tanker Truck Hits 2 Cars in Fiery Auto Accident on Sacramento Highway A fiery crash resulted on a Sacramento highway today when a tanker truck slammed into 2 cars while two other cars were also damaged on Interstate 80. Four people were injured as a result of the truck accident as traffic was backed up for hours while Sacramento emergency crews put out the fire and cleaned up the roadway. The CHP reported that the driver of the tanker truck, Darrin Demello of Sacramento, failed...

A Rocklin Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Efrain Gonzalez, has been sentenced to 3 months of house arrest. Dr. Gonzalez, a former Rocklin Plastic Surgeon, could also face civil charges of medical malpractice if former patients decide to file a claim in Rocklin, CA courts. As part of Efrain’s no contest plea deal, he was ordered to pay $100,000 into a victim compensation fund for those patients that decide not to file a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Rocklin. The charges filed against him were for tax evasion and performing medicine...

Texting Driver Veers off Roadway Killing Sacramento Bicyclist and Seriously Injuring His Son Mustafa Rafi and his son were riding their bikes in a designated bike lane in Sacramento when Desman Carrino, distracted by his cell phone, ran them over. It was reported that Rafi admitted to looking at a text message on his phone right before hitting the bicycling accident victims on a Sacramento street. The bicycle accident occurred around 10am on Edision Avenue in Sacramento. Rafi died shortly after being rushed to the...

5 Signs for Identifying Nursing Home Elder Abuse in Sacramento & Folsom CA Elder abuse is any type of mistreatment that leads to the harming or death of an elder person. There are reportedly over two million elder abuse cases annually which include: neglect, sexual abuse, exploitation, emotional and physical abuse. With over 35 million individuals in the US that are age 65 or greater it is important to be able to catch the signs of elder abuse early before harm is done.  As our...

Folsom apartment complex staircase collapse could lead to wrongful death suit A 27-year-old Folsom man died Saturday when a section of stairs fell on top of him after it collapsed. Initial reports indicated that the wrongful death accident could have been caused by dry rot in the apartment building. The accident occurred at 2:40 p.m. at The Legends at Willow Creek Apartments in Folsom. Two men were walking down the staircase when the lower section of the stairs gave way and sent one man to the...