A teenage cyclist was struck and injured by a car Tuesday night as she was riding her bicycle, report news sources. According to Santa Maria Police Department, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a vehicle was stopped at a stoplight in the southbound lanes of Broadway at the intersection of Stowell Road. When the signal changed to green, the vehicle proceeded through the intersection and struck the 16-year-old who was riding westbound across the intersection on Stowell. The girl was thrown to (read more)
Read MoreA San Luis Obispo man escaped a vehicle fire that consumed most of his belongings when the rental truck he was driving overturned and burst into flames Tuesday morning in Santa Maria on northbound Highway 101, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 9:40 a.m. accident occurred when a 2001 Toyota Sienna minivan traveling in front of the Budget Truck Rental vehicle braked suddenly and veered toward the right lane from the center lane, supposedly in response (read more)
Read MoreA trucker died early Wednesday morning after losing control of the big rig he was driving on U.S. Highway 101 in Camarillo, report media sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, just after midnight the semi was traveling down the Conejo Grade, a steep slope with a posted 7% grade that drops about 1000-feet from the Santa Monica Mountains to the Oxnard Plain. Apparently, the breaks on the tractor-trailer failed while the vehicle was traveling on the three-mile stretch about (read more)
Read MoreTwo carnival workers sustained severe electrical shocks when the ride they were working on hit an overhead power line in Thousand Oaks on Tuesday according to news reports. One of the pair, a 26-year old Pomona man, was listed in fair condition Wednesday morning at a local hospital. The second man, a 19-year-old from Ontario, was treated for minor burns and released Tuesday. The incident occurred around 12:15 p.m. while the two men were helping to set up for the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news reports, Sonoma State University Police are focusing on raising bicycle safety awareness on campus in the wake of an April accident involving a bicycle and a motor vehicle. It is important for students, faculty and staff to be aware that when they are riding, their bicycles are considered vehicles under California law, say police. Being a Ventura personal injury attorney, I am well aware that all laws and regulations in the California Vehicle Code that pertain to (read more)
Read MoreTow truck driver sustained severe injuries when his flatbed rolled over due to brake failure. Truck accident lawyer reporting on California auto crash news
Read MoreA devastating head-on car crash claimed a Ventura county woman’s life and injured 4 more people on Sunday. The fatal car accident took place during a severe downpour on highway 126. According to the Ventura County Star the woman was was driving west on the freeway east of Newhall Ranch Road about 3:45 p.m. when she allowed her car to travel into eastbound lanes — directly into the path of oncoming traffic. Three passengers sustained serious injuries from the auto (read more)
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