A head-on crash in Emerald Hills sent four people to the hospital for evaluation. The driver of one vehicle had to be extricated through the roof. That driver was being evaluated for possible DUI. Three women in the other vehicle were taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. The accident happened on Market Street in…
Bicycle safety is a concern in California and across the country. May is National Bicycle Safety Month and the California Highway Patrol, CHP, is helping to promote bicycle safety awareness. Data collected through the California Integrated Traffic Records System shows that 738 bicycle riders were killed and more than 60,000 bicyclists were injured over the…
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…
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…
Traffic-related accidents are often serious. A recent report states that one person is seriously hurt, or killed, every day in San Diego in a vehicle, pedestrian, or bicycle accident. A special group was formed last year to develop a plan to reduce the number of accidents and injuries. The plan, called Vision Zero, has a…
New laws and improved vehicle technology means that the roads should be getting safer. Unfortunately, a new report issued by the Department of Transportation indicates just the opposite. Statistics gathered from 2015 show that traffic deaths rose last year. These figures show that the roads may not be as safe as they should be and…
Vehicle accidents are quite common. According to a press release issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, the number of traffic fatalities rose sharply in 2015 and over several previous years. According to the statistics, more than 35,000 people died in the United States in 2015 due to traffic accidents. This is up…
As most of you know, traffic across Southern California is out of control. California consistently ranks among the states with the most traffic. Because of this, automobile accidents become quite commonplace. Bus accidents are a type of automobile accident that maintains a high occurrence rate throughout California. Just recently a large shuttle bus carrying around…
