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A man in a motorized wheelchair was seriously injured in a San Diego car accident, which police report, was caused by a hit-and-run driver. According to an article in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the serious injury pedestrian accident occurred near the intersection of Paradise Valley Road and East 8th Street in National City the morning of December 25, 2010. The 57-year-old man was riding along the shoulder of Paradise Valley Road when he was struck from behind by a pickup truck. The 22-year-old driver, Joshua Becerra, left the scene of the accident. The victim sustained severe head injuries. Becerra has been arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run.

My thoughts and prayers are with the injured victim of this hit-and-run car accident. I wish him a complete and prompt recovery from his injuries.

San Diego Pedestrian Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), two people were killed and 29 were injured in National City pedestrian accidents. During that same year, there were 63 fatalities and 998 injuries reported involving pedestrian accidents in San Diego County.

What Caused This Serious Pedestrian Accident?

It appears from the report that the driver, Becerra, veered off the roadway and struck the man in the motorized wheelchair, who was traveling on the shoulder of the roadway. Under California law, those operating motorized wheelchairs have the same rights and responsibilities as pedestrians.
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Joseph Navarro, 29, was critically injured in a San Bernardino car accident after his vehicle went under a tractor-trailer. According to a news report in The San Bernardino County Sun, the fatal car accident occurred the night of December 18, 2010 on Slover Avenue near Elm Avenue in Fontana. Navarro was eastbound on Slover in his 2004 Mercedes Benz when he tried to pass a tractor-trailer. Navarro’s car swerved to the left and hit the trailer, police said. The vehicle got stuck under the truck. Navarro was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Joseph Navarro for what they are going through at this time. I wish Navarro the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep this injured victim and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were 14 fatalities and 627 injuries involving car accidents in Fontana. In San Bernardino County as a whole, 263 people died and 8,504 were injured as a result of car accidents during the same year. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) truck accident statistics, there were 304 fatal truck accidents and 3,196 injury crashes involving trucks, in California, in 2008.
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Frank Terreri, 88, was killed in an Orange County car accident after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal car accident occurred on Fairview Road near Fair Drive the night of December 18, 2010. Police say Terreri was northbound on Fairview in a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass when he swerved to the left and struck the tree in the median. Police suspect Terreri was not wearing his seatbelt and hit the steering and windshield on impact. An investigation is ongoing.

I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Frank Terreri. Please keep this grieving family in your thoughts and prayers.

Car Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were six fatalities and 785 injuries involving car accidents in Costa Mesa. In Orange County as a whole, 152 people died and 13,414 were injured in car accidents during the same year.
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A 35-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were killed in a Los Angeles car accident, which may have been caused by slippery road conditions, the evening of December 19, 2010. According to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the fatal car accident occurred on Sierra Highway south of Pearblossom Highway in Palmdale.

The 35-year-old man was traveling in a 1991 Mercedes when he veered out of control and into oncoming traffic. A 1993 Chevrolet pickup T-boned the Mercedes causing fatal injuries to the two adults in the Mercedes and major injuries to a 4-year-old girl who was in the back seat. Erika M. Espitia, 26, and Miguel A. Lugo, 38, the two occupants of the pickup truck also sustained major injuries in the accident.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the two fatally injured victims of this accident. My thoughts and prayers are also with the injured victims of this tragic car accident. I wish them the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
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A 3-year-old boy was killed in a Fresno car accident when the Chevy Suburban he was riding in rolled over on the highway. According to a news report in The Fresno Bee, the fatal car accident took place on Highway 180 near Fowler Avenue in southeast Fresno the afternoon of December 19, 2010. When the SUV rolled over, the 3-year-old Sanger boy was ejected from the vehicle and pinned underneath it. It is unclear what lead to the rollover or if the young victim was wearing a seatbelt.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the boy killed in this tragic car accident. My thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.

Fresno Car Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), 33 people were killed and 1,485 were injured in Fresno car accidents. During the same year, there were 127 fatalities and 3,323 injuries reported as a result of car accidents in Fresno County.
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The Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys California personal injury lawyers have recently filed a lawsuit against the City of San Clemente, the State of California, and the County of Orange for hazardous conditions of public property.

In March of 2010 Miguel Gama Macias from Santa Ana was riding his motorcycle along the Southbound I-5 near the El Camino Real exit in San Clemente. As he began to make a legal stop on the right shoulder of the freeway, he suddenly hit a dangerously steep, unmarked curb. Miguel was thrown from his motorcycle and endured severe, permanent injuries from the collision.
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A male pedestrian was injured in an Orange County car accident after a police vehicle struck him. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury pedestrian accident occurred at the intersection of Anaheim Boulevard and Broadway in Anaheim the night of December 17, 2010. The man was crossing the street when the Anaheim police vehicle hit him. The male pedestrian sustained injuries in the car accident, but is expected to survive. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

My thoughts and prayers are with the man injured in this Anaheim pedestrian accident. I wish him a complete and speedy recovery.

Pedestrian Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), one person was killed and 73 were injured in Anaheim pedestrian accidents. During that same year, there were 31 fatalities and 785 injuries reported as a result of pedestrian accidents in Orange County.

What Caused This Injury Car Accident?

Police have not released the details and circumstances of this pedestrian accident. We do know however that the pedestrian was in the intersection and the police vehicle was marked but it did not have its sirens on. Under California law, any driver is required to yield right-of-way to pedestrians who are walking in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
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Martimiano Morales Carreon, 49, suffered fatal job injuries after he was pulled into a wood chipper. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the fatal workplace accident occurred the afternoon of December 14, 2010 on a property on Moon Ridge Road in Rainbow. Carreon was working with his son when his foot got entangled into a pile of branches going through the commercial chipper. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident. California Department of Occupational Safety and Health officials are investigating the incident.

My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Martimiano Morales Carreon following this horrific on-the-job accident. My thoughts and prayers are also with his son was had to witness this terrible incident. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.

Accidents Involving Wood Chippers

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), between 1992 and 2002, a total of 31 occupational injury deaths were attributable to mobile chippers. All of those who died were men with an average age of 35. Seventeen deaths occurred in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry and seven in the manufacturing industry. Also, 68 percent of the fatalities were the result of being caught or compressed by the chipper, while 9 percent were the result of being struck by the machine or machine part. The societal cost of all wood chipper related fatalities between 1992 and 2001 were estimated at $28.5 million in 2003 dollars.
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A waste disposal worker in San Diego suffered serious job injuries after he slipped inside a large trash trailer. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the injury accident occurred the morning of December 13, 2010, when the 44-year-old EDCO employee who was walking on a beam inside a large trash trailer fell three feet into trash. He was wearing a safety harness, but the injuries he suffered during the fall caused him to lose feeling in his lower extremities, officials said. The worker was lifted out of the trash trailer by firefighters.

My heart goes out to this worker and his family. I truly hope he has not sustained catastrophic injuries. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep this injured worker and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

California Industrial Accident Statistics

Falls in any type of industrial workplace have the potential to cause death or serious injury. According to the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), there were 301 fatalities as a result of industrial accidents in the state in 2009. Of those, 54 fatalities were the result of falls.

Possible Causes and Compensation Issues

Based on this news report, the worker was wearing a harness. However, it appears that he still fell inside the trash container and sustained injuries. It is not clear if other fall prevention devices should have been in place or whether the worker’s harness was defective or had malfunctioned. I trust officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating how and why this job injury occurred.
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A male bicyclist was killed in a Riverside car accident, which police say, was caused by a hit-and-run driver. According to a news report in The Desert Sun, the fatal bicycle accident occurred on Avenue 54 near Madison Street in La Quinta, the afternoon of December 14, 2010. The bicyclist, whom police have only identified as a 55- to 65-year-old man, was riding westbound when a car struck him. He died at the scene. The driver fled the scene, but was arrested later that day and identified as 52-year-old Tracy Salter. Salter faces felony hit-and-run charges.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the bicyclist killed in this tragic hit-and-run car accident. My thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.

Bicycle Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were no fatalities, but six injuries reported in La Quinta as a result of bicycle accidents. In Riverside County as a whole, nine people died and 362 were injured in bicycle accidents during the same year.

Hit-and-Run Drivers

It is not only against the law, but also morally reprehensible to leave the scene of an injury car accident. In this case, the driver fled the scene when the victim was fatally injured and lying on the roadway potentially exposed to further danger. It is not clear why Salter left the scene, but “I panicked” or “I was scared” are not acceptable excuses for hit-and-run in my book. The right thing to do is to take responsibility for one’s actions in such situations.
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