The man was running away from a DUI stop on foot when a San Mateo County Sheriff’s vehicle plowed into him. Officers were about to take the man, identified only as a 26-year-old Hispanic male,...Read More >>
Thanks to a decades-long crackdown against drunk drivers, the number of alcohol-related crash fatalities in California has declined since the 1980s. But it is still alarmingly high. Alcohol is one of the most powerful depressants...Read More >>
A woman in a wheelchair is dead after a speeding car ran her over as she crossed the street in a crosswalk. The wreck happened at the intersection of Curtner Avenue and the Monterey Highway....Read More >>
Emergency responders rushed to the scene of an accident which involved a car that was fully engulfed in flames, but they were unable to save the driver. According to investigators, a 45-year-old woman’s car was...Read More >>
Statistically, impaired drivers cause about half of the fatal car crashes in California. Perhaps the greatest tragedy of these wrecks is that, in many cases, they need never have happened. Most impaired motorists know they...Read More >>
Comparative fault, or contributory negligence, is probably the most common insurance company defense in car wreck claims. All states recognize this defense, but it works differently in different jurisdictions. More on that below. A San Jose...Read More >>
Few details were available after a wrong-way driver caused a serious crash on a Bay Area interstate highway. The wreck happened near the off-ramp for De Anza Boulevard. Investigators believe that a wrong-way driver caused...Read More >>
An out-of-control Acura caused a multi-vehicle collision which killed one person and seriously injured two others. The wreck happened on State Highway 85 near Blossom Hill Road. According to investigators, a 26-year-old Los Banos man...Read More >>