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The California personal injury lawyers at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys have filed a wrongful death and multiple personal injury lawsuit against Walnut Valley Unified School District (WVUSD), the City of Diamond Bar and the driver of an SUV for the 2008 death of a school girl.

The case stems from an incident which occurred on the morning of November 26, 2008 when the accused, Conrad Pantig Maglonzo, negligently and recklessly drove his 1992 Nissan Pathfinder onto a sidewalk, killing three-year old Michelle Kwon and severely injuring Christine and Soonil Kwon.

Tragedy Could Have Been Avoided

“This was a chaotic situation resulting in a tragic car accident that could have been avoided,” Los Angeles personal injury lawyer Brian Chase, a partner at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys said. “This tragedy befell a loving, tightly bonded family.” The suit was filed on behalf of Hyangsook Jung, the deceased’s court appointed guardian.

Again, we would like to express our most sincere condolences to the families and friends of Michelle and the injured children. It’s never easy when someone so young is taken so soon, but it’s even more difficult to accept when the accident occurs in what should be a safe and controlled environment, such as an elementary school.
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Three people–Ricardo Romero-Robles, 21, 12-year-old Christopher Mata and 26-year-old Gabino Romero-Robles–died in a California car accident after their vehicle was struck by a suspected drunk driver. According to an Associated Press news report, the fatal car crash occurred July 18, 2009 on Highway 99 near Fresno when 42-year-old Martin Deleon collided with a Ford Mustang, which in turn struck another vehicle that rolled over. The deceased car accident victims were all occupants of the Ford Mustang. Ricardo Romero-Robles was the driver of the Mustang, California Highway Patrol officials said. Deleon suffered major injuries and will be arrested on suspicion felony drunk driving and gross vehicular manslaughter while under the influence.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Ricardo and Gabino Romero-Robles and young Christopher–for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. I offer my deepest condolences to this family. Please keep them in your prayers. I also hope that Deleon is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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Seven people were injured, five seriously, in a July 4, 2009 Los Angeles car accident at the 405 Freeway and 101 Freeway interchange, according to a Los Angeles Daily News report. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said five to six cars were involved in the car crash and at least one car rolled over. One person had to be cut free from the wreckage. Officials said seven people were injured, but five who suffered serious personal injury had to be taken to trauma centers in area hospitals. Investigators are looking into what caused this car collision. None of the injured victims was identified.

My heart goes out to all the victims who were injured in this Los Angeles County car accident. I wish them all, especially the seriously injured victims, the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were 260 fatalities and 27,110 injuries reported in the city of Los Angeles that involved car accidents. In Los Angeles County as a whole, 712 deaths and 56,475 injuries were reported in 2007 as a result of car crashes.
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Six people were injured in a Long Beach car accident on the 91 Freeway the morning of July 2, 2009, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports. The car crash occurred on the eastbound lanes near Paramount Boulevard and involved five cars, one of which caught on fire just after its driver managed to escape from the wreckage. Six suffered injuries — one critical and one moderate. Four others sustained minor injuries. Four out of the six injured victims were taken to area hospitals. The critically injured driver was expected to survive, Long Beach fire officials said. One motorist had to be extricated from the vehicle. Long Beach traffic investigators are still not sure what caused the car accident or who was at fault.

This car accident could have obviously been a lot worse. I’m relieved no one was catastrophically injured or killed as a result of this fiery collision. I wish all the injured victims the very best for a quick and complete recovery.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), 39 fatalities and 2,212 injuries were reported in as a result of Long Beach car accidents. In Los Angeles County as a whole, 712 fatalities and 56,475 injuries involving car crashes were reported in 2007.
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The driver of a pickup, which swerved out of the Express Lanes of the eastbound 91 Freeway and caused a car accident involving at least three other cars, has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to an article in The Orange County Register, the car crash occurred the afternoon of July 1, 2009 near Gypsum Canyon Road in Yorba Linda. At least one person was taken to the hospital after the car collision. The pickup being driven by the suspected drunk driver was apparently carrying a load of nails. As the truck rolled over, the nails spilled all over the freeway, California Highway Patrol officials said. No other car accidents were caused by the spilled debris.

My heart goes out to the injured victims in this case who were hurt because of this suspected drunk driver’s negligence and recklessness. I wish the injured victims the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 traffic accident statistics, 178 deaths and 14,185 injuries were reported in Orange County as a result of car crashes. During the same year in Orange County, 75 fatalities and 1,501 injuries involved alcohol-related car crashes.
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Charles Bybee, 62, of Norwalk suffered critical personal injuries in an Orange County car versus pedestrian accident after he saved an apparently suicidal woman from getting hit by traffic on a Fullerton street, CBS News reports. Eyewitnesses told reporters that Bybee was trying to help the woman out of the middle of a busy street the night of June 29, 2009 where she was trying to get motorists to kill her. Bybee then went back across the street to talk to a police officer when he was hit by a car. The woman was not injured, but Bybee is said to be in critical condition.

My heart goes out to Charles Bybee, who did a brave and noble deed here. Bybee saved a life! Here was a man who genuinely tried to do a good deed and succeeded, but got seriously injured in the process. How tragic! I wish Charles Bybee the very best for a quick and complete recovery. Please keep him in your prayers.
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Two women, including one pregnant woman, have been hospitalized with serious personal injuries they sustained in a Fullerton car accident the morning of June 12, 2009, The Orange County Register reports. The Orange County car accident occurred at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Hermosa Drive when a white Toyota Camry driven by one woman collided with a Ford Explorer driven by a woman in her 20s who was said to be about eight months pregnant. Both women, who have not yet been identified, were taken to area hospitals. There is no update yet about their condition or the extent of their injuries.

I hope neither of these women suffered major injuries in this Orange County car accident. I wish them both the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 traffic accident statistics, there were five fatalities and 739 injuries involving car accidents in Fullerton. In Orange County as a whole, 178 deaths and 14,185 injuries were reported as a result of car accidents in 2007.
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Richard Jeffrey, 43, was killed in a fiery Fresno County truck accident the morning of June 1, 2009, the Fresno Bee reports. Jeffrey was apparently southbound on Highway 41 in a 2006 Nissan Altima near Mount Whitney Avenue when his car drifted off the road and ended up crossing into the northbound lane, California Highway Patrol officials said Jeffrey’s car hit the front left side of a 1996 Freightliner big rig driven by Eduardo Lopez, 41. The car-truck collision ruptured the big rig’s fuel tank, setting both the car and the big rig on fire. Lopez suffered major burns and was taken to an area hospital where he is said to be in critical condition.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Richard Jeffrey for their tragic loss. My heart also goes out to Eduardo Lopez, the driver of the truck, who has suffered severe burn injuries in this horrific car-truck crash. I wish Lopez the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep the victims and their families in your prayers.

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2007 truck accident statistics, there were 361 fatal big rig accidents in California and 3,737 injury accidents involving large trucks in California.
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Edward Panetta, 53, of Ventura was killed in a Ventura County motorcycle accident near Lake Casitas on Highway 150 the afternoon of June 5, 2009, the Ventura County Star reports. Panetta had set off on a motorcycle ride and when he did not return his wife, Cindy Cash, filed a missing person’s report. Panetta’s son-in-law, Christopher Hess, who went looking for him the next day, found Panetta lying dead. California Highway Patrol officials determined that Panetta was riding west on Highway 150 when he lost control of his motorcycle.

Panetta was wearing a helmet and protective leather clothing at the time of the Lake Casitas motorcycle accident. His wife and family members say riding motorcycles was Panetta’s passion and that he was an experienced rider. His wife says she believes the motorcycle accident could not have happened because of something Panetta did. “I just don’t believe it was his own mistake, he’s too careful,” Cindy Cash tells the newspaper.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Edward Panetta for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. I offer my condolences to everyone who knew and loved Panetta, especially his wife, Cindy Cash. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 traffic accident statistics, there were five fatalities and 210 injuries involving motorcycle accidents in Ventura County.
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Submitted by Deborah Reichle, a client of Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys personal injury attorneys:

The avalanche of pain, heartache, and financial devastation created by Sara Sherbin’s negligence started on Thanksgiving morning 2008 and has continued through every day of my family’s lives since then. My husband, David Reichle, was pronounced brain dead and taken off of life support five days after the jeep Sara was driving hit him as a pedestrian. Although I expected unbiased justice from the City of Torrance, that is far from what I am currently experiencing.

Sara drove down a very wide, quiet residential street in Torrance claiming the sun was in her eyes and her windshield was fogged up. But rather than stopping to correct her obstructed vision, Sara chose to continue driving blindly on while her jeep drifted to the right. She plowed through David’s body after he exited our family van and turned to talk with a friend standing on the sidewalk. David did not walk in front of Sara’s jeep. Her jeep drove straight at him and our parked van, while an eye witness watched in horror when he realized she wasn’t stopping.

David’s body and head took the full impact of her jeep, while she crushed him between her jeep and the door of our van, bending the door completely back on its hinges and throwing David over 20 feet. When he hit the pavement, the momentum caused him to continue rolling until he landed in the gutter where he lay unconscious and bleeding profusely from his head.

Even while this horrific pedestrian accident unfolded, Sara still claims to have seen nothing. Rather than stopping when the impact occurred, she abruptly over-corrected the direction her jeep was headed and shot diagonally across the street before she finally came to a stop two houses away. If there had been any other cars headed westbound on 232nd Street at that time, she would have hit them as she crossed their lane. These are not the actions of someone who is in control of their car and intently trying to see out of their windshield.
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