A 58-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Flinn Springs. The accident occurred in the afternoon on Olde Highway 80. According to the California Highway Patrol, CHP, a Toyota Sienna drifted to the right out of its lane and hit the bicyclist who was also traveling in the same direction….
April has been designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The designation comes as California marks a decade of hands-free restricted driving. The hands-free cell phone law (Senate Bill 1613) and the no-texting law (Senate Bill 28) were put in place in 2008. While the laws have been in place for 10 years, there are still…
A San Diego police sergeant and another driver were injured in a three-vehicle accident that occurred in San Carlos. The crash reportedly happened near Mission Trails Golf Course at the intersection of Jackson and Golfcrest Drives. According to witnesses at the scene, a white sedan was traveling north on Jackson when it struck the police…
A serious accident claimed the life of two people and seriously injured two others in Escondido. The collision occurred at the intersection of East El Norte Parkway and North Ash Streets when a Dodge Charger allegedly sped through the intersection, running into a Ford Mustang. The Mustang was hit with such force that it rolled…
A 62-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit and run accident that happened in Chula Vista. The accident occurred on the 400 block of Moss Street at about 10 PM. The man, who lived on the block, was getting into his vehicle to go to work the night shift at a bakery where…
Big rigs, also called semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, or 18-wheelers, are a common sight on highways near San Diego. Trucks are necessary to ship products across the state and country. In fact, about 70% of all freight in the United States is transported via big rig. Unfortunately, there are many big rig accidents that occur on the…
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. It is a time to let people know more about traumatic brain injuries and how they can be prevented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, there more than 1.4 million traumatic brain injuries occur each year in the United States. Of this number, about 50,000…
Vehicle crashes are common; there are thousands that occur across the country every day. Most traffic accidents occur between two or more vehicles. Sometimes, however, a vehicle crashes into a building. When this happens, it can injure people inside the building as well as pedestrians and bystanders. San Diego has had multiple vehicle / building…
Walking down city streets should not be dangerous, but the number of accidents involving pedestrians is on the rise across the country. While the rate of fatal pedestrian accidents had been declining, in recent years, it has begun rising once again. According to a recent article in the San Diego Union Tribune, the city has…
Drowsy drivers are a larger risk factor for accidents than previously thought. A new study published by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates that drowsy driving is a factor in up to 9.5% of accidents. The government statistics had shown that this number was much less, only about 2% of all accidents. This new…
