Automobile Accidents

• Family Files Lawsuit Against Toyota

  Chrissie Cole | March 02, 2010 12:54 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A California Highway Patrol officer and three family members were killed last August when their Lexus accelerated out of control and crashed off a highway in Sand Diego County. Now, relatives are...

• Drunk Drivers Take Toll on Passengers

  Walton Barber, LLP | June 12, 2008 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  In two recent car accidents, the passengers in cars being driven by individuals under the influence of alcohol suffered more harm than the drunk driver. In the Bay Ho area of San Diego, a drunk...

• Been Treated Like Dirt by Allstate Insurance? Now We Know Why.

  Walton Barber, LLP | April 10, 2008 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Allstate Insurance has been telling its customers for years they are in "good hands." Little did they know that those hands were inside “boxing gloves." This stunning article in the Herald Tribune...

• Five Dead After Planes Collide in Southern California

  Jenny Albano | January 22, 2008 2:25 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  On Sunday, January 20, two small planes collided in Southern California killing five people, four from the planes and one bystander on the ground.The planes crashed at approximately 3:35 PM, about a mile from the Corona Municipal Airport, raining debris all over the car dealership below.Two people were killed from each plane, and a fifth was killed inside a Chevy dealership hit by wreckage, said...

• Older Motorcycle Riders, More Motorcycle Accidents

  Randy Walton | December 10, 2007 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  They say that 40 is the new 20, and 60 the new 40 (does that mean 50 is the new 30?), and now there is some discouraging evidence to prove it. Baby boomers are buying - and crashing - motorcycles in greater numbers.According to trauma surgeon Thomas Velky of Escondido, hospitals around the country are treating a growing number of baby boomers for injuries related to motorcycle accidents....

• Feds Unveil School Bus Safety Rules

  Walton Barber, LLP | November 21, 2007 11:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Last week three children were hospitalized in the Mira Mesa area after a school bus accident. The children were riding iin the bus when it was sideswiped by a SUV. Luckily, none of the kids were seriously injured. Coincidentally, the federal government was preparing to unveil new rules to improve the safety of school bus seats, and to expand the use of shoulder belts.Last Monday, U.S....

• Dummies Make Us Smarter About Accidents

  Randy Walton | October 19, 2007 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Automobile accident reconstructionists from all over California gathered in Anaheim on Tuesday to take part in the California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists' fall conference. As part of the conference, crash testing was done with crash test dummies.Jerry Eubanks, a nationally recognized forensics expert in the reconstruction of automobile accidents, led the testing, and...

• Insurance Companies Must Pay the Claim, or Pay the Piper

  Randy Walton | October 05, 2007 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  It goes without saying that in the political battles between the insurance industry and consumer organizations like trial lawyer groups the insurance industry has one giant advantage: money... and lots of it. This perennial battle continues up north in Washington where the insurance industry is trying to overturn a law that would force insurers to pay up to triple damages and attorney's fees if...

• San Ysidro Auto Accident Kills Two

  Randy Walton | October 01, 2007 12:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Two men, both active-duty Marines from Camp Pendleton, died in a fiery crash in the early morning hours. The car accident occurred at the 805 and 905 in San Ysidro where the vehicle lost control and struck light pole, then hit a tree. In addition to the two fatalities, three other passengers suffered injury, the extent of which is currently unknown.For more information on this subject, please...

• CHP Believes Alcohol was Involved in Fatal Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2007 4:04 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A fiery car crash yesterday morning on Interstate 8 claimed the life of one passenger and officials believe alcohol was a factor.The driver of a 2000 Ford Taurus was driving recklessly just after midnight, trying to pass another vehicle by driving in the center line. He lost control of the vehicle when the tires hit the dirt causing him to swerve across the highway striking a BMW, according to...