If you receive a severe blow to the head, the force of the impact can cause your brain to bounce violently against your skull. When this happens, it can result in nerve fibers being torn and bleeding in and around the brain. This damage to brain tissue is known as traumatic brain injury or TBI.
A man suffered major leg injuries in a San Diego motorcycle accident the morning of June 11, 2009, 10news reports. The motorcycle crash occurred when the man riding the motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck that was backing up in an unincorporated portion of El Cajon in San Diego County. The collision happened on Pepper Drive near Mollison Avenue. Paramedics took the injured motorcyclist to an area hospital.
My heart goes out to this injured victim. I hope he makes a quick and complete recovery from his serious leg injuries. Please keep him in your prayers.
According to data from the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there was one fatality and 29 injuries involving motorcycle accidents in El Cajon in 2007. In San Diego County as a whole, 50 deaths and 985 injuries were reported as a result of motorcycle accidents in 2007.
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California funeral home abuse attorneys at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys have handled several cases on behalf of grief-stricken families who are plunged into further sorrow because of unethical funeral homes and cemeteries that cut corners while providing their services. Here’s one example of such funeral home abuse from Houma, Louisiana where one family has filed a funeral home abuse lawsuit claiming that an organ donation agency and other businesses that handled their loved one’s body, allowed it to decompose forcing them to have a closed casket ceremony.
According to an Associated Press news report, the family of Francis Toups Jr. alleges that the 53-year-old man’s body was treated with a “callous disregard for its condition and the effect it would have upon the deceased’s relatives.” The family claims that the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency failed to properly transport, embalm and take other steps to preserve the body. The family seeks unspecified damages from the agency, the Clark-Ducote and Samart funeral homes as well as Limousines Limited, a limo company in Crowley, Louisiana.
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A 36-year-old man suffered injuries in an Oxnard construction accident after he fell from the roof of a building where he was working. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, the worker was fixing a hole in the roof of building that had been damaged by fire in the 3700 block of Hemlock Street, the morning of June 9, 2009. The worker fell through the roof hitting fluorescent lights on his way to the ground about 25 feet below. Oxnard fire officials said the man was knocked out briefly, but was conscious when he was transported to an area hospital. His injuries are apparently not life-threatening.
My heart goes out to this construction worker who suffered serious personal injury in this Ventura County on-the-job injury accident. But, I’m extremely relieved that he survived a 25-foot fall, which definitely, could have been catastrophic. I wish this man the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep this worker and his family in your prayers.
According to the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) statistics, there were 84 construction accident related fatalities in California in 2005. A total of 59 people died in California in 2005 in construction and industrial accidents involving falls from a higher elevation.
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A 17-month-old boy was struck and seriously injured in a Los Angeles hit-and-run pedestrian accident the night of June 10, 2009, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. Los Angeles police officials say the pedestrian accident occurred in the 21100 block of Saticoy Street near Variel Avenue. The toddler’s father, Edgar Rencinos, was apparently pushing his son in a stroller alongside the boy’s mother when the car accident occurred. Rencinos says he had the green light to cross the street. The family started walking across the street when a black Lincoln Town Car made a left turn and struck Edgar and the stroller.
Both the father and infant were thrown 25 feet into the air before they came crashing down on the ground. The driver did not stop and fled the scene of the car accident. The toddler, whose name has not been released, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles. Rencinos and the boy’s mother were not seriously hurt.
The suspect vehicle is descried as a black 1990s sedan. Rencinos said the Town Car had the letters “TCP” on the bumper, which means it could have been a limo driver. If you have information about this hit-and-run pedestrian accident, please contact LAPD investigators at 1-877-5273-247.
First of all, I’m extremely relieved that this little boy did not suffer catastrophic or fatal injuries. More current news reports suggest that the child is in stable condition. I hope and pray that he makes a quick and complete recovery. Please keep this family in your prayers.
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Up to 50 vehicles were involved in a chain reaction San Bernardino car accident on the 15 Freeway near the summit of the Cajon Pass early morning on June 10, 2009, the Associated Press reports. The 50 vehicles included several cars and two big rigs, spread over a half-mile section of the northbound lanes, California Highway Patrol officials said. Some suffered personal injuries in this horrific San Bernardino car accident, but officials do not know how many injuries there were or to what extent people have been injured.
The chain reaction car crash apparently began when two tractor-trailer big rig trucks crashed in the northbound lanes near Oak Hills Road. Motorist Phil Cokkinos, who talked to reporters at the scene, said he saw three or four big rig trucks and a couple of cars that were crushed between them. There were three separate car-truck accident sections, Cokkinos said, all totaling to about 50 cars. Officials believe fog and poor visibility may have caused this multi-car and big rig truck accident.
My heart goes out to all the victims of this horrific multiple car crash. I hope none of the victims suffered catastrophic injuries. I wish them all the very best for a quick and complete recovery. Please keep these injured victims in your prayers.
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Edward Panetta, 53, of Ventura was killed in a Ventura County motorcycle accident near Lake Casitas on Highway 150 the afternoon of June 5, 2009, the Ventura County Star reports. Panetta had set off on a motorcycle ride and when he did not return his wife, Cindy Cash, filed a missing person’s report. Panetta’s son-in-law, Christopher Hess, who went looking for him the next day, found Panetta lying dead. California Highway Patrol officials determined that Panetta was riding west on Highway 150 when he lost control of his motorcycle.
Panetta was wearing a helmet and protective leather clothing at the time of the Lake Casitas motorcycle accident. His wife and family members say riding motorcycles was Panetta’s passion and that he was an experienced rider. His wife says she believes the motorcycle accident could not have happened because of something Panetta did. “I just don’t believe it was his own mistake, he’s too careful,” Cindy Cash tells the newspaper.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of Edward Panetta for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. I offer my condolences to everyone who knew and loved Panetta, especially his wife, Cindy Cash. Please keep them in your prayers.
According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 traffic accident statistics, there were five fatalities and 210 injuries involving motorcycle accidents in Ventura County.
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Richard Jeffrey, 43, was killed in a fiery Fresno County truck accident the morning of June 1, 2009, the Fresno Bee reports. Jeffrey was apparently southbound on Highway 41 in a 2006 Nissan Altima near Mount Whitney Avenue when his car drifted off the road and ended up crossing into the northbound lane, California Highway Patrol officials said Jeffrey’s car hit the front left side of a 1996 Freightliner big rig driven by Eduardo Lopez, 41. The car-truck collision ruptured the big rig’s fuel tank, setting both the car and the big rig on fire. Lopez suffered major burns and was taken to an area hospital where he is said to be in critical condition.
I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Richard Jeffrey for their tragic loss. My heart also goes out to Eduardo Lopez, the driver of the truck, who has suffered severe burn injuries in this horrific car-truck crash. I wish Lopez the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep the victims and their families in your prayers.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2007 truck accident statistics, there were 361 fatal big rig accidents in California and 3,737 injury accidents involving large trucks in California.
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Three people were killed in a head-on Tulare County car accident in rural Tulare County the morning of June 6, 2007, The Fresno Bee reports. According to California Highway Patrol officials the Tulare County car accident occurred on a two-lane stretch of Highway 65 between Porterville and Bakersfield. Nancy A. Rodriguez, 31, of Bakersfield was driving south near Avenue 56 when her car crossed lanes into the path of an oncoming car.
The oncoming car was driven by another Bakersfield resident, 34-year-old Luz M. Carrillo. Her passenger, a 28-year-old man, was killed. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Rodriguez’s car had three passengers, of which two died. A 52-year-old woman was not buckled up, but the other passenger — a 40-year-old woman — was wearing a seatbelt. Also, the third passenger, 45-year-old Femina Maceda, survived and was taken to an area hospital with personal injuries.
My heart goes out to the families and friends of the three deceased victims in this horrific California car crash. I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved these individuals. Please keep them in your prayers. I also wish the injured victims the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
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David Sotelo, 41, who suffered major personal injuries in a Whittier bicycle accident May 28, 2009, still remains in critical condition, the Whittier Daily News reports. California Highway Patrol officials recently contradicted an earlier report that had assigned fault for the car collision and are still looking into who may have been at fault for this bicycle accident. Sotelo was personally injured in the bicycle crash on Norwalk Boulevard north of Wadell Street. He was taken to an area hospital where he remains in critical condition.
CHP officials say the car-bike crash occurred as Sotelo was traveling southbound on Norwalk Boulevard in the northbound lane. He was traveling the wrong way. Sotelo then veered into the path of a Toyota RAV4 heading north. There were parked cars on the street and it seemed as if the bicyclist was trying to maneuver his way around the parked cars, officials said. The 56-year-old Whittier woman who was driving the SUV was not injured or cited.
My heart goes out to David Sotelo, who suffered critical injuries in this Los Angeles SUV-bicycle accident. I’m relieved that he did not suffer fatal injuries. I hope and pray that he makes a speedy and complete recovery.
According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there was one fatal bicycle accident and 26 injuries involving bicycle accidents reported in Whittier. In Los Angeles County, in 2007, 27 deaths and 2,902 injuries were reported as a result of bicycle accidents.
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