Sunday Almost 200 Traffic Crashes Reported

March 26, 2012 - According to reports there were almost 200 traffic crashes reported on Sunday in Orange County California.

According to the California Highway Patrol there were 191 traffic collisions reported on Sunday. California Highway Patrol Officer Gabe Montoya said that there was nearly a quarter-inch of rain that contributed to the amount of traffic crashes. He said there were no major crashes on the county freeways. And Los Angeles car accident lawyers are waiting for the phones to ring.

Officer Montoya said that Sunday March 18, there were 86 traffic accidents, compared to the 191 Sunday the 25th. According to the California Highway Patrol the traffic collisions continued into Monday morning, with one causing a SigAlert to be issued.

The accident occurred at approximately 7:17 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the 57 Freeway, south of Lambert Street. The traffic accident involved two vehicles. Another traffic accident that occurred Monday morning, involved a Dodge Ram 1500 crashed into the center divider in the southbound lanes of the I-5 Freeway in the vicinity of Chapman Avenue. California Highway Patrol officers at the scene of the crash said that the truck spun out of control, causing it to crash and the three occupants were uninjured in the crash.