When COVID-19 arrived in the U.S. in early 2020, it was hard to fathom how much it would impact our lives. In the months since government officials issued the first stay-at-home orders, nearly every facet of our lives has been altered — including the time we spend driving. Not surprisingly, less traffic has led to …
As commercial vehicles, big trucks are owned and operated by business interests. They are also heavily regulated by state and Federal government. The combination of commercial and governmental interests in big trucks makes any accident claim involving a truck more complex than most other vehicle accidents. Consult with an experienced trucking accident lawyer in California …
According to ‘Business Insider’, Los Angeles is one of the country’s top cities with the worst traffic. According to their research, Los Angeles drivers waste 103 hours a month in congestion per capita. This has a significant impact on the risk of increased motorcycle accidents for two main reasons: (1) road rage is rampant in …
FRESNO, CA (August 21, 2020) – Sukhjinder Kaur, 45, was killed and one other was injured in a collision with a utility box truck at the intersection of Central and Temperance Avenues. Around 1 p.m., Kaur was driving a Honda Civic north on Temperance when she approached a stop sign and did not stop. …
SOLVANG, CA (August 7, 2020) – 42-year-old Antonio Ramirez Jr. was killed in a head-on collision Highway 246, in Santa Ynez Valley. Just after 9 a.m., Ramirez was driving eastbound on Highway 246 in a Ford C-Max. Driving westbound in a Ford F-350 was 62-year-old Steve Holmlund. For unknown reasons, Ramirez suddenly swerved into …
EL DORADO HILLS, CA (August 7, 2020) – Crystal Mora, 37, was killed after she exited her crashed vehicle and ran across Highway 50, where she was struck by two other vehicles. Around 4:15 a.m., Mora was driving her Mazda west in the eastbound lanes of Highway 50, near Latrobe Road and East Bidwell …
SANTA ANA, CA (July 30, 2020) – 67-year-old Eugene Harbrecht, a veteran editor for the Orange County Register, was killed when he was struck by two vehicles involved in a street race, at the intersection of Bristol Street and Santa Clara Avenue. Around 11:45 a.m., Harbrecht was making a left turn onto Santa Clara …
MAMMOTH LAKES, CA (July 25, 2020) – 25-year-old Krystal Kazmark was killed, and five others were injured, when two vehicles collided on Benton Crossing Road. A silver 2017 Toyota was driving west on Benton Crossing Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rolled over into the eastbound lanes of the road. …
VENTURA, CA (July 18, 2020) – Jorge Angel Perez, 19, has been arrested for felony DUI causing injury or death and gross vehicular manslaughter after a crash that killed one and injured two others. Just after 2 a.m., Perez was speeding in a 2007 Ford Mustang on US-101, just north of Telephone Road, when …
VICTORVILLE, CA (July 19, 2020) – Four people were injured, one critically, in a multi-vehicle crash on the southbound 15 Freeway, near Bear Valley Road. According to CHP, the crash occurred just before 1:45 p.m. between Bear Valley Road and Nisqualli Road. The collision involved five vehicles total and left three people with moderate …
FRESNO, CA (July 15, 2020) – One person was killed and another was injured in a collision at the intersection of Highway 180 and Academy Avenue, CHP has reported. Just after 10 p.m., a Honda Civic driving northbound on Academy Avenue crashed into a Nissan pickup truck that was driving along Highway 180. Officers …
BAKERSFIELD, CA (July 11, 2020) – 34-year-old Gabrielle Bay Delong was killed, and 23-year-old Juliet Parrilla was seriously injured in a collision on Melcher Road. The deadly crash happened around 11 p.m., at the intersection of Melcher Road and Pond Road, according to California Highway Patrol. For reasons unknown, Parrilla did not come to …
CULVER CITY, CA (July 7, 2020) – One man is dead and another is seriously injured after being involved in a fiery two-vehicle crash on South Sepulveda Boulevard, near Howard Hughes Parkway. The deadly wreck occurred just before 5:45 a.m. Police are still investigating what happened, but the crash led one vehicle to burst …
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA (June 23, 2020) – Chandler Pentrack, 19, was killed after being struck by multiple cars on Warner Avenue, just east of Brookhurst Street. The fatal crash happened just after 11 p.m. Pentrack, originally from Virginia, was a pedestrian on Warner Avenue when multiple vehicles struck him. It is still unclear what …
TEMPLETON, CA (June 29, 2020) – Four people were killed in a speed-related crash on Neals Spring Road, just before 10 p.m. on Monday. The fatal collision was reported around 9:30 p.m. on Neals Spring Road and Deer View Lane. The male driver of the vehicle involved had just passed a slower vehicle on …
FRESNO, CA (June 27, 2020) – Jesus Gonzalez, 25, and three others were injured in a crash on North Friant Road near Old Friant Road. Just after 4 p.m., Gonzalez was traveling north on North Friant Road when for unknown reasons he lost control of the car and swerved into the southbound lanes and …
SANTA MARIA, CA (June 25, 2020) – A motorcyclist and their passenger were injured when they were struck by a vehicle on the US 101 Freeway. The vehicle then fled the scene. The collision occurred shortly before 10 p.m. near the Donovan Road off-ramp, in the southbound lanes of the freeway. The unidentified vehicle …
OXNARD, CA (June 22, 2020) – Elva Andrade, 55, was killed and a 7-year-old girl was injured in a DUI-involved collision on East Pleasant Valley Road, near Laguna Road. According to CHP, the crash was reported around 9:15 p.m. Andrade was driving a Yamaha scooter with the 7-year-old girl on the back when the …
MERCED COUNTY, CA (June 21, 2020) – Two people were seriously injured in a suspected DUI crash at Shaffer Road and Eucalyptus Avenue, around 2:30 a.m. Alejandro Cortes Mandujano, the driver of a Honda Accord, was partially ejected from the windshield when first responders arrived. His passenger, an unidentified female, was sticking part way …
SACRAMENTO, CA (June 19, 2020) – Two people were killed and one was injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 5 near Sacramento International Airport, around 12:45 a.m. California Highway Patrol stated that a 2003 Subaru Outback being driven by a 49-year-old man collided head-on with a 1992 Honda Accord being driven by a …
