California law requires that all drivers be insured. For many however, the cost of insurance is too high to maintain and many low-income drivers simply go without it to the detriment of everyone. Assemblyman Dave Jones’ bill, SB 171, was set to expire but on September 28, 2010, Schwarzenegger signed…
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Five Children Injured in Riverside Car Accident
Five children were injured in a Riverside car accident that involved an 89-year-old female driver. According to a KABC news report, the serious injury pedestrian accident took place at Cypress and Kirby streets in Hemet the evening of November 12, 2010. Five children — ages 5, 6, 7, 11 and14…
Fatal San Diego Pedestrian Accident
A woman who was killed in a pedestrian accident in National City has been identified as 53-year-old Maria Trinidad Anguiano Galindo. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Galindo was walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of D Avenue and East 18th Street the morning of November 5, 2010,…
Hit-and-Run Car Accident Injures 16-year-old
A teenager who was injured in a hit-and-run car accident in Yuba County has been identified as 16-year-old Jessica Rose. The Appeal-Democrat reports that the injury car accident happened the evening of November 7, 2010 on Rupert Avenue near Hammonton-Smartville Road. Rose was walking along the roadway when she was…
Hit-and-Run Car Accident Proves Fatal
Lauren Ann Freeman, 21, was killed in a hit-and-run car accident in West Hollywood after she was struck by a Bentley while walking in a crosswalk. According to a CBS News report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the night of November 10, 2010, when Freeman was crossing the street at…
Orange County Car Accident Seriously Injures Pedestrian
A man suffered major injuries in an Orange County car accident after he was struck by a vehicle while walking in a marked crosswalk. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury car accident occurred the evening of November 10, 2010 when the man was walking…
DUI Collision in San Diego Injures Four
Four people were injured in a San Diego car accident which police say, was caused by a drunk driver. According to a news report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the injury car accident took place the morning of November 7, 2010 on Palm Avenue in the South Bay area. Officials…
Los Angeles Car Accident Kills Mother and Daughter
A mother and her daughter were killed in a Los Angeles car accident when a car hit them as they stood on the sidewalk. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Coliseum Street in Leimert…
Orange County Car Accident Critically Injures Young Bicyclist
An 11-year-old boy was critically injured in an Orange County car accident when he was struck by a van while riding his bike. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the serious injury bicycle accident occurred at the intersection of Brookdale Lane and Sunridge Drive in Huntington…
Hit-And-Run Car Accident Injures Pedestrian
A hit-and-run car accident in Los Angeles left an 18-year-old man with serious injuries the morning of October 30, 2010. The pedestrian was walking near the intersection of Vanowen Street and Noble Avenue when he was struck by a white, four-door sedan, possibly a Nissan Maxima or an Infiniti. The…