California Injury Blog

A car accident in San Diego triggered by a police pursuit has resulted in serious injuries for 57-year-old Linda Comstock. KGTV San Diego reports that the head-on car accident involving Comstock’s Jeep and a Honda Accord bearing three teens occurred on September 22, 2010 near the 5 Freeway in Carlsbad when police were pursuing the Honda. Comstock was seriously injured in the car accident and is still hospitalized for treatment. Comstock and her family are now questioning whether a police pursuit was justified.

I sympathize with Linda Comstock and her family for what they are going through at this time. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers. I wish Comstock the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
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A mother and her 4-year-old were seriously injured in a Santa Ana car accident, which police say, was caused by an unlicensed driver. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the pedestrian accident took place in the 1200 block of East McFadden Avenue in Santa Ana the morning of October 20, 2010.

Eric Christopher Woodward, 39, was driving a Ford Crown Victoria when he suffered a grand mal seizure and lost control of the vehicle. His 65-year-old mother grabbed the wheel and overcompensated turning the car into a woman who was pushing her young son in a stroller. The child is in critical condition and the mother suffered a broken shoulder. Police are waiting to determine the severity of the injuries suffered before citing Woodward for the car accident and for driving without a license.
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A 50-year-old man and his 18-month-old grandson were seriously injured in a San Diego car accident, which police believe, was caused by an underage drunk driver. According to a news report in The North County Times, the major injury pedestrian accident occurred in the 4100 block of Lake Boulevard in Oceanside the morning of October 18, 2010. The 50-year-old Oceanside resident was pushing his grandson in a stroller when a Chevrolet SUV driven by a 17-year-old male driver struck them. Police say the young driver was speeding and lost control as tried to pull into a driveway. The toddler is in critical condition and the grandfather suffered serious injuries. The 17-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
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A 40-year-old man from Richgrove was killed and two other men — Carlos Jimenez, 23, and Jose Espinoza, 26, were injured in a Kern County car accident, which officials say, occurred because a driver ran a stop sign. The Fresno Bee reports that the fatal car accident occurred at the intersection of Sherwood Avenue and Highway 65 near Porterville the night of October 15, 2010. Police believe that the man drove his 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe through a stop sign at a high rate of speed before colliding with a 1988 Ford 7000 flatbed truck. The driver of the Tahoe was killed at the scene. Jimenez, the driver of the Ford truck, sustained a broken leg, while his passenger, Espinoza, suffered moderate injuries.

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My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the man killed in this tragic car accident. My thoughts and prayers are also with the injured occupants of the flatbed truck. I wish them the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
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The parents of 23 year old Dayna Kempson Schacht were faced with an unimaginable nightmare. Their daughter was fatally injured in a terrible car accident after losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a tree. Even worse, one of the firefighters who was supposed to be rescuing her, filmed Schacht on his cell phone. The footage is approximately a half-minute long and became viral after it was posted and shared on the Internet.

The parents of Dayna Kempson Schacht found out about the video in a text message that told them the video had gone viral. Her father said, “It was bad enough that we lost our daughter. And now to have to deal with something like this, it’s just beyond words.”

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of the Dayna Schact. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
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One of the leading causes of Huntington Beach car accidents is speed. To reduce the number of car accidents caused by speeding cars, police have set up speed traps where they find vehicles violating posted speed limits. The following locations have all been reported as speed traps.

Heil Avenue Between Bolsa Chica and Algonquin Street

An elderly man was hospitalized in 2007 after a vehicle collided with him causing head trauma. The injured man was rushed to the UCI Medical Center a head injury and possible internal injuries.

This is not the first accident to take place at this intersection. The posted speed limit for this location is 35 MPH. Unfortunately, a number of motorists will drive at whatever speed the neighboring cars are traveling. Whenever driving, be aware of the posted speed limit. Speed limits are designed to keep vehicles moving at a safe speed.
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