Articles Posted in Auto Accidents

North County Cities Ranked for Traffic Safety
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Car accident injury and fatality statistics from 2007 were released yesterday by the California Office of Traffic Safety, and show a wide disparity among Northern San Diego County cities. Escondido seemed to fair the worse, ranking third highest among 52 cities of similar size in alcohol-related accidents per vehicle mile. Faring better was Carlsbad, who…

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Auto Accident Victims Who Don’t Know They Are Uninsured Owners Can Recover Pain And Suffering
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A new decision by the California 3rd District Court of Appeal has held that an unknowing owner of an uninsured vehicle may recover non-economic (pain and suffering) damages following an auto accident with a school bus. Puaolele Ieremia was a passenger in a Dodge Durango which was being driven by her husband when they were…

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San Marcos Car Accident Claims Life
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San Marcos has one of the most dangerous intersections in North County at San Marcos Blvd. and Rancho Santa Fe Road. But just about a half-mile west is another dangerous intersection at San Marcos Blvd. and Acacia Rd., which sits at the bottom of both an eastbound and westbound dip, causing drivers to approach the…

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Pedestrian Accidents Frequently Fatal
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Two San Diego pedestrians died yesterday after being struck by cars in separate incidents. The first was in North Park, where a 20-year-old pedestrian suffered major head injuries and died after being struck on University Avenue. The other occurred in Paradise Hills, where a pedestrian was hit near Sky Harbor Road. According to the National…

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Trucking Accidents Frequently Caused by Medically Impaired Drivers
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Studies show that hundreds of deaths and injuries on the highway each are caused by truck drivers suffering from medical problems behind the wheel. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration admits that it hasn’t implemented any of the eight recommendations regulators proposed in 2001. The number of trucking crashes has been described as a “major…

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Hit-and-run Car Accidents on Decline in North County
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Hit-and-run auto accidents have declined in nearly all of San Diego’s North County cities over the last three years. Oceanside had the most dramatic decrease. In 2007 the city recorded 695 hit-and-run accidents, 157 fewer than were recorded in 2005. Escondido, Vista, and Encinitas also reported decreases. Only Carlsbad and San Marcos saw an increase…

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