Southern California Injury Law Blog

Some time around 1:30 a.m. this morning, the driver of a pickup truck struck another truck carrying a family of five in Hemet. The driver’s passenger was ejected from the vehicle, while one person in the other truck was killed and four were seriously injured and air lifted to a nearby hospital. Authorities are looking for the driver, who fled the accident scene before they arrived. Anyone with information about this hit-and-run accident has been asked to call (800) TELL-CHP or (800) 835-5247, explains a California truck accident attorney.

Vehicle occupants accounted for 24,474 of the 33,808 fatalities and 2,011,000 of the 2,217,000 injuries suffered in traffic accidents in 2009, according to the most recently released accident statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA. More than 95 percent of the 9.6 million vehicles involved in crashes that year were passenger cars or light trucks, with the latter accounting for 41 percent of the accidents.

All of us at Allen, Flatt, Ballidis, and Leslie would like to offer our condolences to the family of the person who was killed in Hemet this morning. We would also like to wish a full recovery to the people who were injured.

This hit-and-run accident was originally reported by KABC-TV, Channel 7.

Resources for accident victims and their families, such as books and articles on the injury and wrongful death claims process, are available to the public free of charge.

If you would like to request one of these free resources, or to discuss a specific legal matter with a California truck accident attorney, feel free to call 866-981-5596.

At about 9:00 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, February 9th, 45-year-old Larry Dale Duke lost control of his 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck near Mae Hensley Junior High School and jumped the curb on which five teenage girls were walking, killing 13-year-old Danielle Tarancon-Leon, a student at the school. Another girl was dragged underneath the truck. The group sustained serious to minor injuries. Witnesses reported that Duke ran a stop sign prior to the accident. Authorities are investigating, explains a California injury lawyer.

In 2009, the most recent year for which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, has released accident statistics, 4,092 pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents. Individuals aged 14 and younger accounted for 244, or 6%, of the fatalities. That year, this age group suffered 1,314, or 4%, of the 33,808 traffic fatalities that occurred in the United States, with pedestrians accounting for one-fifth of the deaths.

All of us at Allen, Flatt, Ballidis, and Leslie would like to offer our condolences to the family of Danielle Taracon-Leon, the 13-year-old girl killed in Ceres on Wednesday. We would also like to wish a full recovery to the girls who were injured.

Resources for accidents victims and their families, such as books and articles on the injury and wrongful death claims process, are available to the public free of charge.

If you would like to request one of these free resources, or to discuss a specific legal matter with a California injury lawyer, feel free to call 866-981-5596.

At around 6 p.m. on Sunday, January 30th, 62-year-old Thomas Coenen, of Desert Hot Springs, and his passenger, 59-year-old Bernitarae Patron, were injured in a head-on collision in Palm Springs. The driver of a silver 1993 Saturn traveling north on North Indiana Canyon Drive swerved into the southbound lane, striking Coenen’s vehicle, and then fleeing the scene of the accident. Coenen and Patron were taken to a nearby hospital. Authorities have asked anyone with information about the crash to call (760) 772-8900, explains a California injury lawyer.

In 2009, the most recent year for which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, has released accident statistics, a total of 24,474 vehicle occupants were killed and 2,011,000 injured in motor vehicle traffic accidents. Head-on collisions accounted for 9.8% of the fatalities and 4% of the injuries.

All of us at Allen, Flatt, Ballidis, and Leslie would like to wish Thomas Coenen and Bernitarae Patron a full recovery.

Resources for accident victims, such as books and articles on the injury claims process, are available to the public free of charge.

If you would like to request one of these free resources, or to discuss a specific legal matter with a California injury lawyer, feel free to call 866-981-5596.

Shortly before noon on Tuesday, February 1st, 36-year-old Patricia Carrillo was critically injured in a head-on collision in Newman. The crash was triggered when 75-year-old Cesar Paiz attempted to leave the westbound lane of Hills Ferry Road to pass a vehicle in front of him and entered the oncoming traffic of the eastbound lane, striking Carrillo’s 2003 Toyota Rav4 SUV. Carrillo’s two passengers—6-year-old Nicole Caina and 8-year-old Kristin Caina—sustained minor injuries. Paiz did not survive the accident. Authorities do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor, explains a California injury lawyer.

Motor vehicle occupants suffered 24,474 fatal and 2,011,000 injury traffic accidents in 2009, the most recent year for which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released complete accident statistics. That year, head-on collisions accounted for 3,007 of the fatalities and 60,000 of the injuries.

All of us at Allen, Flatt, Ballidis, and Leslie would like to wish a full recovery to Patricia Carrillo, the woman critically injured in the head-on collision on Tuesday, as well as to her two young passengers. We would also like to offer our condolences to the family of Cesar Paiz.

Additional information, including articles and books on pursuing an injury claim, is available to the public free of charge.

If you would like to request one of these resources, or to speak with a California injury lawyer, feel free to call 866-981-5596.

Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 29th, 2011, 30-year-old David Wayne Plumb, of Sacramento, was killed and his five child passengers injured when another driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of California State Route 99 in Elk Grove struck their van. The impact caused the van to overturn, fatally ejecting Plumb. All six of his passengers, including five children, sustained minor to moderate injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals. Authorities do not believe the wrong-way driver, Amanullah Habib, was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the crash, explains a California injury attorney.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, vehicle occupants accounted for 24,474 of the traffic-related fatalities and 2,011,000 of the injuries suffered in 2009. That year, 17,640 drivers and 6,770 passengers were killed, while 1,395,000 drivers and 616,000 passengers where injured. In 2008, the most recent year for which the California Highway Patrol has posted accident statistics, Elk Grove accounted for 4 of the 84 fatal and 366 of the 7,874 injury motor vehicle traffic collisions that occurred in Sacramento County.

All of us at Allen, Flatt, Ballidis, and Leslie would like to offer our condolences to the family of David Wayne Plumb, the driver killed in the crash last Saturday. We would also like to wish a full recovery to the six passengers who were injured.

Resources for accident victims, including books and articles on the injury and wrongful death claims process, are available to the public free of charge.

If you would like to request a book or an article, or to speak with a California injury attorney, feel free to call 866-981-5596.