Car Accident Blog

KCRA3 reported that on July 22, a vehicle crossed the center line and crashed into another vehicle on Empire Ranch Road between Woodhead Street and Broadstone Parkway. According to law enforcement, it is unknown at this time why the driver crossed the center line; however, there are many reasons why a driver leaves their lane and crashes into another vehicle. Two children were transported to the hospital from the accident scene by helicopter. A woman and another child were transported to the hospital by an ambulance....

Distracted driving has become one of the most common reasons for traffic accidents and traffic fatalities in America. During 2014, 10 percent of traffic fatalities and 18 percent of injuries from traffic crashes were caused by distracted drivers. A total of 3,179 fatalities and 431,000 people were injured in distracted driving accidents that year. Have You Been Injured In A Distracted Driving Accident? Call Our Office Now For A Free Case Evaluation From A Sacramento Car Accident Attorney. Many experts blame the increase in distracted...

Seat belts save lives!  Even though there have been numerous studies showing that wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of serious injury and death in a car accident, many people still do not wear their seat belts. According to Chris Caruso from Automotive Safety Counseling, the United States has the lowest rate of seat belt use in the developed world. From 1975 through 2014, wearing seat belts saved 330,507 lives; however, another 378,983 lives would have been saved if everyone wore a seat belt. One contributing...

The Sacramento Bee is reporting that The Elk Grove Police Department is investigating a motorcycle crash at Laguna Park Drive, just south of Laguna Boulevard. A motorcyclist was apparently driving south on Laguna Park Drive when the driver of a four-door sedan traveling in the opposite direction made a left-hand turn in front of the rider. The driver of the sedan and the two children in the vehicle went to the hospital, but did not appear to be injured. The motorcyclist was also transported to the...

Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is illegal in California as it is in all 50 states. A conviction of drunk driving carries the potential for fines, jail, probation, revocation of your driver’s license, and other punishments. If a driver causes a drunk driving accident, the punishment may be more severe, especially if the accident results in severe injuries. The driver also faces the potential for a civil lawsuit filed by the accident victim and/or the victim’s family. Therefore, a drunk driver faces...

Last month a three-car crash shut down a portion of Sacramento’s Broadway between 42nd and 43rd Streets for hours as crews worked to free people for the wreckage and clear debris from the road. Investigators worked for hours trying to determine what caused the three vehicles to collide on the rain-slicked road. Firefighters had to cut one driver out of the mangled vehicle. According to reports, no alcohol or drugs were found in the cars and the weather made it difficult to determine the direction...

When you think about a motor vehicle accident, you usually think about two or more cars crashing, a commercial truck colliding with a passenger vehicle, or an accident involving a motorcycle. You typically do not think about a motor vehicle accident involving an airplane but anything can happen. A skydiving plane crashed hitting a pickup truck on its way to the ground. The plan clipped the rear of the truck before it entered a vineyard and flipped over on Highway 99 in Lodi, CA. Thankfully, no one...

Even though the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report a slight decrease in pedestrian accidents from 2012 to 2013, even one pedestrian accident is too many for the family of the accident victim. Pedestrians are virtually unprotected in a collision with a motor vehicle. The pedestrian takes the full impact of the accident; therefore, the driver of the vehicle is rarely injured in a pedestrian accident. Common injuries sustained by pedestrians in a motor vehicle accident include:...

Insurance companies are in business to make money. Paying large personal injury claims is contradictory to that objective; therefore, insurance companies try everything within their power to limit their liability. Insurance companies train their insurance adjusters to use certain tactics designed to obtain information that can be used against you to lower the amount of compensation the insurance company must pay for your personal injury claim. Below are three of the most popular tactics used by insurance adjusters in personal injury cases. Tactic Number 1:...

What Is A Pain And Suffering Journal? Have you been injured in a DUI accident? Did you fall in the grocery store because of a wet floor? Did a reckless driver collide with your bicycle causing a crash? If so, you may be entitled to compensation under California’s personal injury laws. Whenever a person is injured due to another person’s reckless, careless, or negligent acts or behavior, that person is entitled to be reimbursed for his or her economic and non-economic losses. You can help your...