A 64-year-old woman in a wheelchair died a day after she fell down an escalator at a Metro station. According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred at the Hollywood/Highland Metro Red Line station on October 16, 2012. Officials say the elevator from the mezzanine area to the street…
October 15, 2012–Malibu, CA– According to a CBS News report, an unidentified woman was killed in a Malibu bicycle accident on Saturday when she collided with a Metro bus. The accident took place on Pacific Coast Highway near Puerco Canyon Road around 2:00 p.m. The woman was declared dead at…
October 10, 2012–Seal Beach, CA– The victim who lost her family and friends in the worst mass murder in Orange County history is suing the business insurance company who she says delayed paying her claim after the horrific shooting in 2011, according to the Orange County Register. Sandi Fannin, owner…
October 2, 2012–San Juan Capistrano, CA–A couple is asking for $25,000 in damages due to a claim that a worker “spooked” the wife’s horse as the woman was taking a ride in November of 2011. Janelle and Rodney Robinson filed a suit claiming that Janelle was riding on a trail…
Rolgelio Cabrello, 50, of Indio was seriously injured Monday when his 1998 Yamaha Virago collided with a 2004 Dodge Neon while traveling south on Jackson Street in Indio. The Neon was being driven by Maria Padilla, 52, of Tolleson, Arizona, who was making a left turn onto Interstate 10 directly…
First of all, know that you are not alone. According to the Utah Department of Health, there are 37 people who are treated and released from an emergency room due to a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every day. An additional 7 people are hospitalized or die each day from a…
A new law is being proposed that will require nursing homes to submit a monthly report regarding the extent of antipsychotic medications being used at the facilities. According to a news report on McKnights.com, The Improving Dementia Care Treatment in Older Adults Act (S. 3604) was introduced this week by…
Margarita McIntosh, 75, was killed in a Ventura pedestrian accident, which officials say involved a school bus driver who was under the influence of drugs. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Woodland Street and Brookshire Avenue, the afternoon of September…
Gerson Hernandez, 27, suffered fatal injuries on the job after he was pinned under collapsing palm fronds on September 22, 2012. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, Hernandez was trimming a palm tree in the 1400 block of North Martel Avenue in Hollywood when he was…
September 25, 2012–San Diego, CA–According to CBS News, a triathlete was riding his bicycle last Sunday when he was struck by a vehicle and subsequently died of the injuries sustained. The bicycle accident threw the victim to the ground and caused him to sustain significant trauma. Scott Folck, 35, of…