WHAT ARE SOME COMMON SOFT TISSUE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN CAR ACCIDENTS?
Thousands of people are injured on California roads each year in traffic accidents. Some car accidents result in severe injuries that require emergency medical services while some accident victims refuse EMS treatment. Unfortunately, some accident victims may suffer soft tissue...
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS INCREASE TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL IN ALMOST THREE DECADES
A study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects that the number of pedestrian deaths in 2018 will be the highest number of pedestrian fatalities in almost three decades. According to the GHSA, it is estimated that 6,277 pedestrians died in...
THE DANGERS OF SAN FRANCISCO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS
California is dangerous for pedestrians. The state leads the country in the number of pedestrian deaths in 2016. According to the NHTSA, 867 pedestrians died in traffic-related accidents in California during 2016. Nationwide, 5,987 pedestrians died in accidents, which was the...
WHAT CAUSED YOUR HEAD-ON CRASH IN SACRAMENTO?
Head-on collisions are some of the most deadly car accidents, and most of the crashes are preventable. When another car crashes into your vehicle head-on, there is little protection because many vehicles crumple on impact. In some head-on collisions, the...
AVOIDING DUI ACCIDENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY
DUI accidents usually increase on holidays as more people are on the roads after celebrating the holiday with alcohol. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this weekend, and people will be on the roads after celebrating the holiday with alcohol....
WHAT ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS TYPES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN SACRAMENTO?
Any traffic accident can cause horrific injuries that result in lifelong disabilities and impairments. However, some accidents can be more life-threatening and likely to cause catastrophic injuries because of the nature of the vehicles involved or the victims involved. Below...
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DEATHS SPIKE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY
According to a story in the Sacramento Bee, more people died in traffic-related accidents during 2016 than during any of years in the past two decades. The number of deaths in traffic accidents increased by 22 percent from 2015 to...
LAWMAKERS PROPOSE BILL TO LOWER FINE FOR ROLLING RIGHT ON RED OFFENSES
Two Senators have proposed a bill that would reduce the fine for failing to completely stop at a red light before making a right turn. Currently, the fine for this offense is $100. Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Sen. Jerry Dill...
THREE-CAR COLLISION IN ANTIOCH CAUSES ONE FATALITY
According to a story in The Antioch Herald, Antioch Police Officers responded to a car accident at the intersection of Davison Drive and Hillcrest Avenue last week. When officers arrived, the driver of one of the vehicles appeared to have a...
FIVE THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT A TRUCK’S BLIND SPOTS
Commercial trucks are involved in thousands of truck accidents each year. In 2015, roughly 116,000 people were injured, and 4,067 people were killed in large truck accidents. These numbers represented a four percent increase from the previous year. Over three-fourths of those deaths...
