A 1-year-old child was fatally injured in a San Francisco area dog bite incident, according to a KSEE news report. The dog attack occurred evening of October 23, 2009 in Delhi, California, when the child who was being watched by his babysitter was suddenly grabbed by the sitter’s 65-pound pit bull. The dog grabbed the child by the throat and dragged him around the yard. The babysitter told Merced County Sheriff’s deputies that she had to stab the dog with a fork several times to get it to release the child. She then called 911 and then began to drive the baby to a hospital herself. She was stopped by police for erratic driving. The child was then rushed to an area hospital where he died. The pit bull has been quarantined. No charges have been filed yet in connection with this dog bite incident as an investigation is pending.
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Los Angeles Car Accident Injures Six
Six people sustained injuries after a Los Angeles car accident involving a Montebello Transit bus and a car the afternoon of October 28, 2009, the Whittier Daily News reports. The collision happened at the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Bluff Road, Montebello police officials said. The car-bus crash injured five people on the bus and the driver of the car. Police are looking into what caused this injury accident.
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San Francisco Area Car Accident Caused by Wrong-Way Driver
Two people were injured in a San Francisco car accident after an elderly woman driving west on the eastbound Highway 80 crashed head-on into another vehicle. According to a KTVU news report, the crash occurred the evening of October 28, 2009 on the highway near Cummings Skyway. California Highway Patrol officials say the woman was driving a Chevy Lumina when she slammed head-on into a Volkswagen Jetta. The elderly woman sustained major injuries. The driver of the Jetta was also taken to the hospital, but the nature of that victim’s injuries is not known.
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Man Killed in San Bernardino Car Accident
Yorik Ponce, 32, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident early morning October 26, 2009, the San Bernardino Sun reports. Ponce was driving a 1997 Jeep Wrangler west on the 10 Freeway near Mountain View Avenue when he came up against a crash scene. He apparently turned to avoid a collision but was instead, hit by another vehicle. The Jeep then rolled onto its side. Ponce died shortly after the accident at a local hospital, San Bernardino Coroner’s officials said.
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What To Know Before You Seek Compensation For Your Car Accident
A California personal injury accident can be devastating. It can have a dramatic impact on your health, and earning potential. As a victim of a car accident myself, I know how difficult and overwhelming an accident can be.
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Fatal Orange County Car Accident Caused by Suspected Drunk Driver
Sally Miguel, 44 and Patricia Miguel, 30, were killed in an Orange County car accident after their vehicle was struck by a suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on the 91 Freeway in Anaheim, California. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, 21-year-old Jessica Shekell was driving her 2003 Toyota Tacoma west in the eastbound FasTrak lanes of the 91 Freeway when it collided head-on into a 2009 Chevy Silverado near the 55 Freeway the morning of October 26, 2009.
The Silverado’s driver, Sally Miguel, died at the scene. Patricia Miguel, a front-seat passenger, died at a local hospital. The women’s two nieces — ages 15 and 11 — also sustained injuries and were hospitalized. Shekell faces felony DUI charges.
I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Sally and Patricia Miguel. My heart goes out to the two young girls who have apparently been seriously injured in this DUI car accident. Please keep this family in your prayers.
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Man Killed in Los Angeles Industrial Accident
Efren Monterroso, 64, died of severe personal injuries suffered on-the-job after he apparently got trapped in a trash compactor in a Los Angeles factory in the North Hills area on October 23, 2009. According to an Associated Press news report, emergency personnel responded at 8201 Woodley Avenue and found Monterroso dead at the scene. He was inside the trash compactor when it somehow turned on. Authorities are investigating what caused this tragic accident. Another article in the Los Angeles Times states that the compactor was crushing cardboard at the time of the fatal accident. Officials did not release the name of the business where Monterroso worked.
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Orange County Car Accident Injures Two
Two people were injured in an Orange County car accident the morning of October 19, 2009 after a motorcyclist collided with a car near the 5 Freeway on-ramp at Main Street in Santa Ana, California. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury accident occurred at the intersection of Main Street and Buffalo Avenue. Santa Ana police said the motorcyclist was making a left turn to go onto the 5 Freeway southbound when he was struck by an orange Volkswagen GTI that was traveling northbound on Main Street. Both the motorcyclist and the driver were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Three Injured in San Diego Car Accident Involving School Bus
Three people were injured in a San Diego car accident after a school bus rear-ended a van and crashed into a house in the Emerald Hills area the afternoon of October 21, 2009. According to a news report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the school bus had no children on board. Police say the bus initially crashed into the back of a van stopped at the intersection of Guymon Street and Euclid Avenue and then veered into the house. The van’s occupants — a 44-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son – were taken to a hospital for treatment of their injuries and to be evaluated. The occupants of the home were thankfully not in at the time of the crash. Police investigators say the bus driver may have lost control of the school bus because of a seizure or some other medical condition.
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Los Angeles Worker’s Hand Crushed In Printing Press Accident
A worker suffered serious injury in California after his arm was crushed in a Cerritos on-the-job accident, leaving him trapped for more than 50 minutes as firefighters tried to free him. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the accident occurred the night of October 21, 2009 at Apperson Print Resources. Firefighters had to use hydraulic tools to free the man’s arm. He was described as a “critical trauma patient” and transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.
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