California Injury Blog

Gustavo Gracia, 33, was killed in a California car accident the morning of September 17, 2009, after a big rig flipped over and crushed his car on the 5 Freeway in Oceanside, California. According to a news report in the San Diego Union Tribune, Gracia was in a Lexus sedan on the 5 Freeway’s transition to Route 78 when the truck rolled on its left side while the driver was negotiating a turn and hit the sedan. Gracia suffered major head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver, 32-year-old Jerry Jimerson, sustained minor injuries. California Highway Patrol officials are looking into why the big rig, a 1996 Freightliner pulling a 32-foot cargo container, tipped over. Officials say they will perform a thorough inspection of the truck.
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Kaylee Alvarez, a 1-year-old girl, was killed and her 2-year-old brother Oscar, injured, in a car accident in Los Angeles after a suspected drunk driver slammed into a toy wagon the two children were on. The parents, Alex and Yesenia Alvarez, were pulling the wagon through a crosswalk in Long Beach, California. According to the Long Beach Press Telegram, the fatal accident occurred at the corner of 10th Street and Redondo Avenue the night of September 11, 2009 when the driver, 33-year-old Neely Lejon Dinkins, struck the wagon with his Dodge Durango SUV and then dragged the children along with the wagon unmindful of pleas from several onlookers to stop.
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Melissa Hope Dennison, 24, was killed in a San Francisco car accident on September 15, 2009. The San Francisco Examiner reported that the car accident took place at about 6:27 a.m. on Fell Street.
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Yesenia Gonzalez, 31, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident early morning September 13, 2009 after she was struck by a car on the 105 Freeway in Downey, California. According to a report in the Whittier Daily News, Gonzalez was hit while walking for unknown reasons, in the traffic lanes of the roadway. The driver who struck Gonzalez fled the scene of the accident, California Highway Patrol officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call the CHP at 562-868-0503.
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Eight people, including two deputies, were injured Saturday in a Los Angeles car accident. The Contra Costa Times reported that the multiple car collision took place at about 11:47 a.m. near the Fairplex in Pomona.
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A man was critically injured in a September 9, 2009 Los Angeles car accident when he was struck by a car while walking on a Long Beach street. According to a news report in The Press Telegram, the victim, believed to be about 20 years old, was walking north on Clark Avenue near Garford Street when a minivan hit him. Long Beach police said the driver of the minivan remained at the scene of the accident and called for help. Police also say the motorist was not under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The victim was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

My heart goes out to this seriously injured car accident victim who is apparently fighting for his life. I hope and pray that he has a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep this young man in your prayers.
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Seven people were injured in a Riverside car accident on the 10 Freeway near Blythe the afternoon of September 9, 2009, The Desert Sun reports. California Highway Patrol officials say three people suffered major injuries while four sustained minor to moderate injuries. One person was thrown from the vehicle in the car crash that occurred on the westbound 10 Freeway close to Mesa Drive, CHP officials said.

My heart goes out to everyone who suffered injuries in this horrific rollover car accident. I wish them all the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.
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