Articles Posted in Auto Accidents

This is not shocking news, but a recent study has show that teens who own their own cars are involved in more car accidents than teens who don’t. These findings are a result of a study performed at Children’s hospital of Philadelphia, and will be published in the October issue of Pediatrics. While getting a…

A weird and tragic car accident story was reported in the San Diego Union Tribune this morning about a fatal accident occurring last Sunday at the same intersection where a family of four lost their lives almost about a month ago. According to the article, a female teenager driving a black Ford Ranger rear ended…

The San Diego County’s Health and Human Services agency issued a report last week announcing that accidents are the leading cause of death of San Diegans under the age of 15. Approximately 25 children die each year in accidents in San Diego County, mostly by drowning, falls, or in motor vehicle accidents. Mary Beth Moran,…

A Caltrans worker and a probationer picking up trash on the side of the freeway were seriously injured today when a northbound car veered on the shoulder and struck the two. The accident occurred along the I-15 in City Heights. According to reports, a 1992 Infiniti J30, traveling northbound, swerved to the right, and collided…

A five-car accident in Carlsbad triggered by a suspected drunk driver left several people injured. The accident occurred last Thursday, when driver Juan Galvan was speeding on southbound El Camino Real and ran a red light at Tamarack Ave. Galvan broadsided one car, the collided with three others. Galvan had to be removed from the…

In what can only be describe as an unbelievable tragedy, an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer, his wife and daughter, and his brother-in-law were all killed yesterday when the accelerator on the Lexus they were in got stuck, preventing the car from stopping or slowing down. What makes this car accident tragically ironic is that…

A former lawyer for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, has alleged that the car company intentionally withheld evidence of its vehicles’ structural shortcomings in hundreds of injury and death cases arising from rollovers. Toyota counters that the former employ has an ax to grind, since he was fired for alleged misconduct on the job. The information…

A jarring public service announcement video produced by the Gwent Police Department in Wales, England is creating a bit of controversy due to its graphic enactment of a horrible car accident. The accident is caused by a girl who attempts to send a text while driving. In the 4-minute video, a car full of young…

A San Diego man died on Saturday on Del Dios Highway after the truck he was driving cross the yellow line and collided head-on into a cement truck. 33-year-old Jose Alvarez didn’t have a chance; the cement truck was loaded with cement at the time and weighed 25 tons. The auto accident occurred just before…

The Chula Vista police are looking for the driver of a silver or blue compact car that ran a red light and struck a 13-year-old girl. According to reports, the reckless driver was heading east on Palomar Street at around 11:00 p.m. on July 22. The victim was crossing in the crosswalk at the intersection…