One Person Dead in Car Accident Due To Driver Running Stop Sign

January 29, 2008 (by Otto Smyth)

A car accident due to a driver running stop sign occurred in San Luis Orcutt, which is the scene of an accident sent two people to the hospital and one person was pronounced dead according to reports from the scene of the serious car accident.

The two who were taken to the hospital were kept with injuries that ranged from moderate to minor; the identity of the person killed in the accident has not been released pending notification of their next of kin.

Three autos were involved in this car accident, where it has been reported that Ramon Baez a 67-year-old Morro Bay resident failed to come to a stop at a stop sign. This failure to stop resulted in the three car accident Monday afternoon according to reports.

This occurred at the intersection of Orcutt and Righetti roads, according to the California Highway Patrol. These roads are located east of San Luis Obispo on the afternoon of January 28th.

It took approximately two hours for the accident scene to be cleared and both lanes of traffic were closed during this time, which was outside of the city limits.

A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol stated that stop signs such as this one should be approached with caution, as often they are blind spots for some motorists, which results in accidents that could be avoided if approached with caution. Los Angeles accident lawyers deal with these same issues often and are awaiting your call if you were hurt in a serious injury in LA or Orange County.

Motorists Trapped On Icy Roads

January 25,2008 (by Otto Smyth)

The warm sunny weather that is usually the order of the day in Southern California is no place to be found, instead what is found on the freeways and highways is rain and in some areas icy snow.

This weather has had many motorists trapped on the highways for many hours and while some tempers may have become short. The statistics are not out yet but there is sure to be a rise in traffic accidents during this change in the weather that will include autos and tractor-trailers. The injuries will be from the slight jarring of the bump of the vehicle behind to whiplash, more severe injuries and often in this type of weather the auto accident death rate climbs.

During this little blast of winter in California so far there have been reports of hundreds of motorists that were stranded leaving the Highway Patrol no choice but to close Interstate 5 during the night. Their estimate is there were between three and five hundred autos and tractor-trailers stranded over night on a 40-mile piece of the Interstate and by this morning they had gotten most of these stranded motorists off the Interstate and on their way. If you were injured due to vehicle breakdown on an icy road in San Bernardino for example, due to a products defect, contact experienced California car accident lawyers now at 888-400-9721.

Paparazi, Car Accidents and Britney Spears :: Get an attorney 888-400-9721

January 18, 2008 (by Regina Habersham) Britney Spears has been in the news for months with the paparazzi showing her latest stuns, her court hearings for child custody and other events.

The latest event that brings Spears name to the forefront again involves the arrest of at least for members of the paparazzi who have been arrested for reckless driving and booked at the Van Nuys jail.

This occurred after 11:00pm in Mission Hills California, the charges included following Spears vehicle to closely, unsafe lane changes and driving unsafely at high speeds, by the police.

According to comments from Sam Lutfi one of Spears confidants, she did not want these photographers arrested and spoke with police trying to prevent the arrests. However, her pleas went unheard and the photographers in questions were transported to Van Nuys Police Department and booked in the unsafe driving infractions.

This may not surprise some readers as Spears has been personally connected with some members of the paparazzi in recent months.

The arrest did not end the reports for the rest of her evening activities, although other members of the paparazzi were sure to have driven more responsibly after the arrest of their fellow members of the paparazzi.

Spears herself was later pulled over by the LAPD who after checking her license allowed her to leave without incident. We hope you have enjoyed this news story written by California injury news lawyers. If you were injured in an accident in Orange County or LA, feel free to call our experienced Los Angeles accident attorneys at 888-400-9721.

Freeway Freight Traffic To Worsen

January 17, 2008 (by Regina Habersham) The Orange County Transportation Authority has concluded that two-mile freight trains will be the cause of major traffic jams.

With an estimated 90,000 tractor-trailers coming from the ports of Los Angeles there will be an increased amount of deadly accidents as well as injuries.

Orange County Transportation officials, has also said this situation will not only endanger drivers it will also pollute the air with diesel fumes and the residential neighborhoods will have trains passing close enough that they will be filled with the sounds of trains blaring their whistles.

According to the Transportation Authority CEO Art Leahy, Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties who are part of the coalition that has formed to deal with this problem of the demand for merchandise that is shipped into the local ports.

He went on to say this is going to be the top priority of the Transportation Authority and is one that will stay in that category for at least the next few decades. This will also include expansions that will need to be done on the freeway in order to decrease the amount of deadly auto accidents that are expected. We hope you enjoyed this article brought to you by experienced car accident lawyers Los Angeles at the car accident lawsuit center of California.

Common Spinal Cord Injuries in Car Accidents

Spinal cord injuries are typically very severe and often result from car accidents. In this article we explore the common spinal cord injuries in car accidents, because often they are very severe and require immediate medical attention if your or someone you love was involved in a major vehicular accident. In California cities such as Los Angeles, Santa Ana, or Newport Beach, hundreds of accident victims consult car accident lawyers due to spinal cord injury ("SCI") typically caused by accidents involving trucks, big rigs, bicycle, or from recreational activities on motorcycle.

Spinal cord injuries are typically diagnosed by seeing which vertebrae of your spinal cord were injured or disrupted. Quadriplegia, aka Tetraplegia, means loss of all functions and control from the head down. Paraplegia occurs when an individual loses control and feeling from the waist down. The statistics provided by the National Spinal Cord Injury Association demonstrate the typical causes of SCI in the United States as follows:

• Forty four percent of all spinal cord injuries caused by car accidents;


• Twenty four percent of all spinal cord injuries caused by violence;


• Twenty two percent of all spinal cord injuries caused by slips and falls;


• Eight percent of all spinal cord injuries caused from sporting injuries;


• Two percent of SCI caused from various other activities.



Los Angeles, California is a Mecca for car accident claims. Los Angeles car accident attorneys report that most spinal trauma victims from car crash cases undergo the following types of back injury:


• Vehicular accidents from SUVs, and passenger vehicles often result in whiplash, to tetraplegia;


• Semi trucks cause spinal cord injuries such as paraplegia, but also result in wrongful death claims from jackknifeing of a semi trailer;


• Delivery vans often are speeding and this increases the risk of a disc bulge or disc burst fracture.



So what can a spinal cord injury attorney do for me?


Spinal cord injury (SCI) lawyers in Los Angeles, for example, are local to the courts and know the judges and courtroom staff better than an out of town law firm. Retaining attorneys who understand disc bulge claims, SCI and the related disc injuries coupled with nerve damage helps your attorney comprehend the trauma and horrible circumstances of your suffering. This helps your SCI lawyer negotiate your back injury claims with the insurance adjustor.

To complement the rehabilitation efforts of medical and health providers, spinal cord injury attorneys offer advice on special care and treatment, long-term care and other economic needs, as well as compassionate counsel and support to victims. Aside from medical and legal issues, spinal cord injury lawyers also deal with matters such as the necessity or appropriateness of certain treatment, who will pay for the care, and the consequences and needs of the injured person and the family.


Car accident attorneys who specialize in spinal injury can actually work with your doctor in order to help him or her document evidence, and locate the and document the a prognosis and diagnosis early on. This will eventually help you in determining the past, present and future economic loss associated with traumatic back damages. And you may need lifetime nursing and housing care, so this is another important reason to retain the right legal counsel to solicit your insurance claims for you and your family.

Common spinal cord injuries in car accidents require a team of accident scene investigators and accident reconstructionists, as well as an evaluation of evidence. A highly skilled SCI attorney will assist you to assess the accident claims and locating potential other sources of more immediate economic recovery like disability benefits, or victim of crime benefits, as an example. At the most, spinal cord injury attorneys help victims and their families cope with the grief and trauma of the accident.

If you or someone you love was injured from a spinal cord injury in a car wreck, it is vital that you contact a Los Angeles personal injury attorney with expertise in back injuries and whiplash claims.