Vehicles are equipped with a number of safety devices that are designed to help decrease the likelihood of accidents and injuries. Turn signals have been in use on cars for almost a century. When a car did not have a working turn signal, drivers were required to use hand signals to indicate turns. Even though…
Accidents occur every day. Fortunately, they are usually minor. Sometimes, however, an accident is extremely serious. A woman driving on a College area road is lucky to be alive after having survived a dangerous crash that sent her vehicle careening down a 50-foot drop. Vehicle Went Airborne Witnesses said they saw the woman’s vehicle hit…
Motor vehicle deaths are on the rise, according to a new report released by the National Safety Council, NSC. Information gathered from 2016 indicates a significant rise in highway fatalities. It is estimated that approximately 400,000 people died in U.S. crashes in 2016. This is a 6% increase over 2015 and a 14% increase over…
A motorcyclist died after getting into an accident with a pickup truck. The crash happened along a stretch of State Road 79 in Santa Ysabel. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. CHP officers were on the scene investigating the circumstances that caused the fatal crash. Motorcycle Fatalities Continue to Rise…
Two drivers were rushed to the hospital after being injured in a serious intersection collision. The accident happened at the intersection of Genesee Avenue and Eastgate Mall. One of the drivers was trapped in his car and had to be removed with the jaws of life. The collision is under investigation, but was between a…
Pedestrian accidents are among the most common types of crashes in the San Diego area. A recent hit and run crash emphasizes the need for increased safety for pedestrians and drivers. A pedestrian was hit and killed on Albemarle Street at Seabreeze Drive in the Paradise Hills area. The vehicle that hit the man stopped…
Road rage incidents have been increasing over the last several years. Road rage occurs when one or more driver becomes angry because of a problem on the road. One such road rage incident allegedly occurred recently on Mira Mesa Boulevard. According to a witness, two cars were chasing each other when one almost hit the…
Vehicle accidents are quite common, prompting the need for parents, educators, and others, to be concerned about school bus safety. School bus accidents are not common, but when they do occur, they may cause devastating injuries. A recent school bus accident in Tennessee resulted in the death of five children, and many more injuries. It…