Temecula, California, Personal Injury Blog

What if somebody has seriously injured your loved one while they were just trying to live their life, perhaps at an outdoor music festival, in a bar or in the parking lot of a store?

California businesses have a special responsibility to protect the safety of their customers, even from assault by other customers. Still, California law on this issue is deeply complex and forever evolving. An experienced attorney can assess whether legal action can help you. if you have a viable case.

Because driving is so commonplace for many drivers in California and across the country, it may be easy to take for granted the variety of different traffic laws put into place to ensure that everyone can safely use the country's roadways. Unfortunately, failure to obey traffic lights, for example, can come with tragic consequences. In fact, a recent study shows that the number of fatalities related to drivers running red lights is at the highest level in a decade.

According to reports, the number of people killed across the country by drivers who failed to obey traffic lights was 939 in 2017, the last year for which data is available. A review of government crash data found a 28% increase from 2008. The data reveals that two people are killed by drivers who do not stop at a traffic light as required by law every day in the United States.

While everyone who uses California roadways is likely aware of the potential of being involved in an accident, few people likely expect that it will happen to them in reality. Unfortunately, car accidents can leave victims suffering emotionally, physically and financially. In fact, police say that two people were killed and several others injured following a recent collision.

The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. on a day in August. According to reports, the driver of a sedan cross over two sets of solid yellow double lines, a rumble strip in a center divider and flexible posts before entering lanes of oncoming traffic. Unfortunately, the vehicle reportedly struck a van with six occupants.

Many people would argue that drivers of traditional motor vehicles have a safety advantage over other types of users -- such as motorcyclists -- because of the size differences and physical protections that traditional vehicles provide. Unfortunately, a collision between a sport utility vehicle and a motorcycle, for example, can easily have devastating consequences. In fact, four motorcyclists in California were recently killed, reportedly after they were struck by an SUV. Though the SUV driver is facing criminal charges, she could also face a wrongful death lawsuit. 

The California Highway Patrol claims to have received reports about the accident during the early morning hours of a day in early August. A 24-year-old northbound female driver is accused of driving the wrong way on a California highway. As a result, reports claim, her SUV struck two motorcycles head-on.