Automobile Accidents

• Lodi Pedestrian severely injured

  Ed Smith | May 17, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A Lodi resident, Clauia Linder, 82, was struck by a pickup truck this past Monday and was taken by helicopter to UCD Medical Center. She was crossing Turner Road near Lincoln Avenue when she was stuck by a pickup truck.Anyone who witnessed the accident should contact Sgt. Steve Carillo at 333-5558. Many people are unaware of the fact that pedestrians are usually the innocent party in car vs...

• 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...

• 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...

• UC Davis and Sutter Memorial Amongst Best in Nation

  Ed Smith | October 16, 2006 10:34 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  The Leapfrog Group, a healthcare safety and quality coalition supported by many of the nation's largest corporationsnamed UC Davis and Sutter Memorial Hospitals in Sacramento as amongst the 50 Best hospitals in the nation.UCSF Medical Center and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco were also named among adult hospitals, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford in the...

• School bus accidents -- all too common and short time lines involved

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  While the statistics involved are likely due, in part, to the number of miles driven on a daily basis by school buses state wide, our office has seen an increase in the number of cases involving accidents caused by school bus drivers. Recently, my office settled a case for $1,900,000.00 as the result of the negligence of a San Juan Unified School District bus driver. The accident was...

• Big Rig Crash snarls I-5 Traffic in Elk Grove

  Ed Smith | October 11, 2006 9:24 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  An early morning truck crash in Elk Grove on Wednesday played havoc with early morning traffic. At 3:22 AM, the truck slammed into the center rail north of Laguna Boulevard. All southbound lanes were blocked for several hours.The cause of the accident was not immediately known.See the following article for an excellent review of causes of trucking accidents.

• Incidence of Traumatic Brain Injury on the rise

  Ed Smith | October 10, 2006 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Many times, as demonstrated by a recent case in this office, people with traumatic brain injuries (also known as concussions) are noted in initial emergency room records to be "Alert", "oriented" and ""responsive and coherent". They may have no obvious signs of injury abd CAT scans can be negative. Nonetheless, at varying intervals after their accident, such people encounterdifficulties in...

• Deadly Crash Kills Marysville Family of Six

  Ed Smith | October 06, 2006 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Witnesses recall a horrific crash on Highway 70 Near Olivehurst involving a suspected drunk driver. On 9/16/06, a Mother, Father, thier 3 year old and six moth old sons and the womans parents were returning from a baptism when the suspected drunk driver clipped thier Suburban and caused them to slam into a tree. Five of the six victims died at the scene and the father died on arrival at...

• Holiday Season Highway Fatalities Down

  Amber Wheat | December 29, 2008 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  The holiday season is a dangerous time to be out and about. The weather conditions are not always ideal, there are more people on the roads, and drivers tend to be a little more stressed than usual....