Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• How Listening To Music Affects Driving

  Ed Smith | November 04, 2006 8:31 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many lawyers almost by rote ask the parties in an accident if they had the radio on at the time of the crash, but often whatever the answer there is little effective followup other than the inference that perhaps the driver wasn't as attentive to the road because he was listening to music.I've recently found a study that seems to suggest that listening to fast tempo music while driving...

• Medpay and Health Insurance Coverage in accidents

  Ed Smith | August 19, 2007 6:50 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many people in accidents have 2 types of insurance, the Medpay insurance on their auto policy as well as their health insurance at work. My fellow Injuryboard Attorney John Cooper recently wrote a great article on Medpay coveragethat explains that concept well and encourages clients to obtain high medpay limits.Medpay insurance is very cheap and I always encouarge my clients to elect minimally...

• Sacramento County Has State's Highest Number of Hit and Run Crashes

  Ed Smith | October 04, 2006 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sacramento County has the dubious distinction of being the county in California where the most hit and run collisions occur. Out of the 15,555 motor vehicle collisions resulting in a fatality or injury in Sacramento County alone in 2004, over 1,180 of these involved a hit and run driver, according to the State Office of Traffic Safety. This disturbing statistic is all the more reason for...

• Cow-Car Accidents Raise Concerns for Motorists

  Ed Smith | October 02, 2006 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Them outfits are crazy. And those cows are unpredictable," says Marlin Miller about an accident two weeks ago that killed six of his dairy cows and totaled two vehicles, and any other number of close calls involving traffic on U.S. 89 and his livestock.The above accident happened in Utah, but collisions between cows and motor vehicles are on the increase everywhere. Recently, my office settled...

• Fibromyalgia

  Laura Mackie | January 29, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  If you are representing a client who is diagnosed with Fibromyalgia you may encounter stiff resistance from opposing counsel on nearly every issue associated with your client's claims of pain, suffering and residuals. Why should this be the case? Simply stated, because historically, persons suffering from Fibromyalgia were thought to be imagining their symptoms. The attitude of "it's all in...

• What was she thinking?

  Laura Mackie | January 29, 2007 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Recent headlines in the Modesto Bee brought to mind that eternal question "What was this person thinking?" It's a fair question (considering the circumstances), and in actual fact, an experienced litigator should probably ask themselves this question on a fairly regular basis. The incident currently under consideration is a perfect example of tragic results in a situation where poor judgment...

• California Fire Chief Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | April 16, 2007 8:59 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a single car accident in Lassen County, a high-level state fire official, 44, lost his life.He was the north region staff chief of operations for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.On Thursday, his car went off State Route 44, according to police. The accident is being investigated by California Highway Patrol, along with the department's internal investigation...

• Teenage Drivers: A parental nightmare

  Laura Mackie | November 21, 2006 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of the most frightening aspects of being the parent of a 16 year old is the knowledge that your teenager will soon be driving. Experience gleaned from dealing with the legal fallout associated with car wrecks is a burden to every litigator/parent. Researchers tell us that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among adolescents 16 to 19 years of age. The first six...

• Fatal South Sacramento Accident Sunday Nite

  Ed Smith | October 23, 2006 12:37 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sacramento police are looking for a woman who fled the scene of a fatal accident Sunday evening. The accident happened at 24th street and Matson Drive when a white car ran a red light and struck a maroon colored car. One person in each vehiclew died.

• Fatal Sacramento crash involving teen driver

  Ed Smith | October 20, 2006 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An investigation is underway after a deadly crash occurred involving a 17 year old girl where a passenger in the car was killed. The accident happened just before midnight Thursday, October 19th, at Greenback and Elkhorn lane . The victim was identified as 18 year old Kimberly Barcenas of Arcata. Her car apparently ran a red light and was hit by a driver in the intersection.The CHP continues...