The California Highway Patrol has taken an unusual step of issuing a set of guidelines that affirm the legality of lane-splitting, a controversial practice among motorcyclists, but point out the circumstances when it is safe to split lanes. According to a news report in The Sacramento Bee, California is the…
Two men were hit and injured near Fullerton by a suspected drunk driver early morning on February 9, 2013. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Rosenne Garnica, 24, was driving east on Santa Fe Avenue near Heroes Bar and Grill when she hit two men standing…
Studies over the years have consistently shown that older motorcycle riders are more prone to injuries and fatalities regardless how experienced or healthy they may be. According to an NBC news report, recently, researchers used data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System and found that there were 1.4 million…
A boy and a girl underwent several hours of surgery after their fingers became severed during a schoolyard tug-of-war game. According to a news report in The Associated Press, a simple length of rope tore off the fingers of the two teens during the game, which was organized at South…
An Oklahoma woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care and Davita Inc. alleging that her mother died as a result of side effects caused by GranuFlo, a medication that is used in dialysis treatments. According to the lawsuit, which was filed Jan. 2 in the Oklahoma…
The woman who styled Superman’s hair in the upcoming movie Man of Steel has filed a lawsuit for damages, claiming she was injured on the movie set as the result of her job. The hairstylist was asked to walk across a set to fix an actor’s hair during filming; the…
A report from ABC News indicates that a Berkeley company is recalling a number of frozen pizzas after discovering that they may be contaminated with metal fragments. The company found that a flour mill screen may have sifted metal into the pizza dough, posing a threat to consumers. So far,…
A female motorcyclist in her 50s was critically injured in a suspected DUI crash the afternoon of January 17, 2013, The Orange County Register reports. Officials say the woman was riding her Honda motorcycle eastbound on Collins Avenue near Prospect Street in Orange when she collided with a Mazda 626…
Police have now located the dog and owner involved in a frightening dog bite injury attack at an elementary school in an upscale Virginia neighborhood, according to Falls Church News. Dog Bite Upsets Residents Children were frolicking on the playground at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School on Oak Street when the…
A teenager who suffered traumatic head injury in a skateboarding accident last June is finding adjustment difficult, but he and his family keep a positive attitude about his recovery. They are hoping for an eventual full recovery, but that has not kept his family from having to endure the daily…