Articles Posted in Car Accident

A police officer was injured in a Bakersfield car accident when a Scion xB struck his motorcycle the afternoon of March 27, 2011. According to a news report in the Bakersfield Californian, the motorcycle accident occurred at Olive and Knudsen drives in Bakersfield. The officer was making a left turn with his emergency lights on when the Scion made a left turn from Olive on a green light and struck him. The officer suffered injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening. The driver of the Scion had a green light but failed to notice the police officer on the motorcycle with his lights and sirens on, officials say. An investigation is ongoing.

My thoughts and prayers are with the police officer injured in this motorcycle accident. I wish him the very best for a complete and speedy recovery.

Motorcycle Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), seven people were killed and 57 were injured in Bakersfield motorcycle accidents. During the same year, there were 16 fatalities and 234 injuries reported as a result of Kern County motorcycle accidents.
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Yvonne Morgan was seriously injured in a San Diego car accident after she was struck by a driver who, officials say, was under the influence, ran a red light and broadsided her vehicle at an intersection. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, police arrested 21-year-old Jose Espinoza shortly after the incident.

Espinoza was driving a Chevy pickup truck east on Jamacha Road in Spring Valley the morning of March 25, 2011, when he ran a red light at Sweetwater Road and hit Morgan’s Lincoln Navigator. Morgan apparently had the green light at the intersection while traveling north on Sweetwater. Espinoza fled the scene on foot and Morgan was transported to a local hospital with head injuries. However, officers soon tracked down Espinoza to his home. He has been charged with felony hit-and-run causing injury and felony DUI.

My heart goes out to Yvonne Morgan, who has been seriously injured in this hit-and-run car accident. I wish her the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
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Kevin Birse, 22, was killed in a San Diego car accident when his vehicle veered off the roadway and rolled over the night of March 23, 2011. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the fatal car accident occurred on San Vicente Road in Ramona. Birse’s Toyota Tundra went off the roadway near Arena Drive and overturned. Birse sustained fatal injuries in the crash. Investigators are trying to determine what caused this fatal injury accident.

My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Kevin Birse. My thoughts and prayers are with them following this tragic rollover accident.

San Diego Car Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), 90 people were killed and 2,252 were injured as a result of car accidents in unincorporated areas of San Diego County. During that same year, there were 246 fatalities and 13,527 injuries due to car accidents in San Diego County.
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Bernabe Basurto, 19, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident after he was struck by a vehicle on the freeway. According to CBS Los Angeles, the fatal injury accident occurred on the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles early morning on March 18, 2011. Officials say Basurto’s vehicle first crashed into an unoccupied vehicle on the freeway. Apparently, he was then hit by a 2008 Mazda Tribute driven by a 60-year-old man when he had gotten out of his disabled vehicle. The driver of the SUV was trying to avoid the two vehicles when he swerved and hit Basurto. The 60-year-old man suffered minor injuries.

My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Bernabe Basurto. My thoughts and prayers are with them following this tragic Los Angeles car accident.

Los Angeles Car Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), 268 people were killed and 25,588 were injured in Los Angeles car accidents. During that same year, there were 667 fatalities and 52,229 injuries reported as a result of Los Angeles County car accidents.
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A man in his 30s was killed in a Los Angeles car accident, which police say, involved a drunk driver. According to a City News Service article, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred near the intersection of Compton Avenue and East 74th Street in unincorporated South Los Angeles the night of March 18, 2011. Authorities report that a Chevrolet Suburban struck a vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The driver of the Suburban tried to run away on foot but was apprehended by the police and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the man killed in this tragic DUI collision. My thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.
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Janet Gomez, 5, was killed in a Riverside car accident, which police say, involved a driver running a stop sign. According to The Press Enterprise, the fatal car crash occurred at the intersection of Haines and Kinney Streets in Perris the afternoon of March 15, 2011. Gomez was a passenger in a 1995 Jeep Wrangler, driven by Ivan Gomez, 20, when a 2003 Toyota Camry, driven by 19-year-old Megan Galvan, went through a stop sign and hit the Jeep.

The Jeep Wrangler overturned and three passengers, Janet Gomez included, were ejected from the vehicle. Janet Gomez was killed in the accident. A 9-year-old girl suffered major injuries and a 7-year-old girl sustained minor injuries. Galvan sustained minor injuries as well. Ivan Gomez and a 9-year-old boy in the front seat of the Wrangler were not injured. Galvan could face misdemeanor manslaughter charges and Ivan Gomez could face child-endangerment charges because, officials say, the children in the back seat may not have been properly restrained.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Janet Gomez. My thoughts and prayers are also with the other injured victims of this tragic car accident. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
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Michael Ennis, 63, was killed in a San Diego car accident when his Kawasaki motorcycle hit a Jeep Cherokee the morning of March 10, 2011. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the fatal motorcycle accident occurred on Campo Road in unincorporated Casa de Oro near La Mesa. Police say 48-year-old Wendy Antisdel, the driver of the Jeep, made a left turn into the path of the Kawasaki. The two vehicles collided and Ennis was thrown from his motorcycle. He was taken to an area hospital and underwent surgery, but died from his injuries a few hours after the accident. An investigation is ongoing.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Michael Ennis for their tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with them following this fatal injury car accident.

San Diego Motorcycle Accidents

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), 27 people were killed and 324 were injured due to motorcycle accidents in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. During that same year, there were 51 fatalities and 1,081 injuries reported involving motorcycle accidents in San Diego County as a whole.
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A female police officer was injured in a Fresno car accident, which officials say, may have involved a motorist running a red light. According to a KFSN news report, the injury car accident occurred at the intersection of Belmont and Fulton in Central Fresno the night of March 8, 2011. The police squad car and another vehicle collided and the officer inside was pinned in her vehicle. The injured officer complained of back pain and was hospitalized with unknown injuries. Investigators are trying to determine if one of the vehicles ran a red light at the intersection.

My thoughts and prayers are with the injured police officer following this Fresno car accident. I wish her a complete and speedy recovery.

Fresno Car Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), 33 people were killed and 1,485 were injured in Fresno car accidents. During that same year, there were 127 fatalities and 3,323 injuries reported as a result of Fresno County car accidents.
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Two people were seriously injured in a Los Angeles car accident after two vehicles collided head-on in La Tuna Canyon. According to a CBS News report, the injury car accident occurred the morning of February 27, 2011 in the 8300 block of West La Tuna Canyon Road. It appears that one of the vehicles crossed over into opposing lanes of traffic causing the head-on collision. Two people were transported to area hospitals, one with broken ribs. An investigation is ongoing.

I sincerely hope neither one of the victims in this car accident sustained life-threatening injuries. I wish them both the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep these injured victims in your thoughts and prayers.

Los Angeles Car Accidents

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were 121 fatalities and 4,683 injuries involving car accidents in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Also, countywide, car accidents claimed 667 lives and injured 52,229 people during the same year.
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