Alcohol is often the root cause of serious car and truck collisions. In a recent incident, an intoxicated big rig driver appears to have lost control of his flatbed semi-tractor trailer and collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction. While the...
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Road rage leads to death and questions of liability
The complex freeway system in the Los Angeles area frequently leads to multi-vehicle collisions in which the determination of liability can be difficult. California uses the concept of comparative negligence to assign liability if more than one person is potentially...
Owner of car may be liable even if another person was driving
Allowing a family member to drive the family car is a common occurrence in California. So is permitting a friend to borrow a car. What happens if the car is involved in an accident? And who is liable for damages if the driver of the borrowed car is responsible for the...
Recovering damages for wrongful death in California
For many decades after California became a state, it relied on the English common law to decide cases involving personal injury and death caused by the negligence of another person. Under the common law, the right to sue for damages was extinguished by the victim's...
Toyota sued in case alleging uncontrolled acceleration
A recently-filed lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court may be the first of several against Toyota Motor Corporation alleging that sudden uncontrolled acceleration of a Toyota vehicle caused an accident that killed five people. A second such suit arising out of the...
Ex-track star causes 5-vehicle crash in Van Nuys
Most media reports of traffic accidents end with the statement that police are still investigating the cause of the crash, and few specific details of the accident are reported. A recent collision in Van Nuys was caught on a security video camera, and police were able...
Street racing a dangerous risk to other motorists and spectators
Last week, this blog described the tragic sequence of events that began with a freeway car race and ended with the deaths of three people. One of the racing drivers has been charged with three counts of murder, and, if convicted, he could be sentenced to life in...
Freeway race ends in fiery crash, killing three
Some drivers appear to view the many freeways in Los Angeles as race tracks instead of high-volume roadways. When drivers use a freeway for a race, the results can be tragic as demonstrated by a recent multi-car crash on Interstate 5.According to the California...
Tire flies off U-Haul truck, causes fatal accident
Tires are supposed to remain attached to the vehicle on which they were installed, and fortunately, they usually fulfill that intention. When a vehicle loses a tire, especially at freeway speeds, the consequences can be catastrophic, as recently demonstrated by a car...
Motorcyclist killed in multi-vehicle accident in North Hollywood
Persons who travel on the freeway system in Los Angeles know that even a minor collision can rapidly escalate into a chain reaction involving several vehicles and injuring a number of people. A recent motorcycle and car accident on the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood...
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