Automobile Accidents

• One in Four Motorists are Uninsured?

  Ed Smith | November 02, 2006 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Many do not know that nearly one in four vehicles on the road in California have no car insurance. Even though the Department of Motor Vehicles has long required proof of insurance as part of the vehicle registration process One in four are uninsured even though, if involved in an accident or stopped by a highway patrolman, the driver of an uninsured motor vehicle stands to lose driving...

• Handling California Uninsured Motorist Claims

  Ed Smith | November 02, 2006 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Many people injured in auto accidents are unaware that even if the driver that strikes them in uninsured, they may still have the ability to recover for their injuries. If the injured party or a family member of friend in the same house has an uninsured motorist clause in their insurance, it most often covers the person who was struck by the uninisured motorist or hit and run driver.Other people...

• Bicycle Accidents: Can use of a helmet save your life?

  Ed Smith | November 01, 2006 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  California law requires the mandatory use of a helmet for any person 17 years of age or under who is riding upon a bike or bicycle on a public street or bikeway or path. Research on the subject has shown that all persons, even those over the age of 17 years, should seriously consider use of a helmet whenever riding a bike.For instance, according to an October 2006 study conducted with the...

• Bicycle Accidents and Ways to Avoid Them

  Ed Smith | November 01, 2006 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Out of the roughly 44,000 car accidents that occur in the United States every year in which someone was fatally injured, over 800 involve persons riding a bicycle, according to Michael Bluejay, in his publication entitled "Ten Ways to Not Get Hit" Hundreds of thousands more bicyclist accidents result in hospitalization every year for collision related injuries.Some of the suggestions made...

• Starting Points for Research on Bicycle Accidents

  Ed Smith | October 31, 2006 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  There's some good basic text's available for an attorney who is handling a bicycle accident case. BICYCLE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE FORENSIC ENGINEER is useful in determining the causal factors of bicycle accidents. The autor, Jim Green, is a professional engineer and triathlete with 20 years experience in reconstructing accidents.Another useful text for the attorney is the book BICYCLE...

• Bicycle Accidents and Injury Patterns

  Ed Smith | October 30, 2006 7:51 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  An article in Accident Analysis and Prevention Magazine (1990) analyzed 649 emergency room treated bicyclists injured in the summers of 1985 and 1986. In police reported accidents, 85% of the bicycle drivers were male and 2/3 suffered moderate or worse injury.

• 11 Year Old Lodi Boy in critical condition after truck accident

  Ed Smith | October 29, 2006 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  An 11 year old Lodi boy was struck by a truck driven by a hit and run driver Thursday evening. The boy was crossing Lodi Avenue at Cherokee Lane when a pick-up truck rounded the corner and struck him. The boy was taken to UCD hospital in critical condition. The red truck was described as an 80's or 90's GMC or Chevrolet with a white stripe on the bottom and a toolbox in the back.Police asked...

• Hip Fractures in Automobile Accidents: High prevalence

  Ed Smith | October 27, 2006 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A recent study conducted by the University of Alabama, in coordination with the Jefferson County Coroner's office, has indicated that persons involved in fatal car crashes often have moderate, to much more severe, hip fractures. The study further found that a higher prevalence of hip fractures occurred in relation to the speed involved in the collision. There was also a much higher...

• Fatal accident at Arden Garden connector

  Ed Smith | October 24, 2006 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  On Monday, October 23rd, a fatal accident occurred at 7:50 PM at the Arden Garden Connector. The driver of a silver BMW lost control and hit a light post. Police are seeking anyone who witnessed this accident. You may call the Sacramento Police Department at [916] 264-5471.

• Accidents and Attitude

  Ed Smith | October 23, 2006 7:47 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  This weekend, I was fortunate to meet an extraodinary young man, Hal Elrod, who was speaking in my local East_West bookstore. Hal aka "Yo Pal Hal" (long story) was involved in a horrendous accident in 1999. At the time of his accident, Hal, at age 20, was one of the top salesmen in the nation for Cutco. After a speaking engagement one night, he was driving home and was hit head on by a drunk...