An intersection in Cathedral City was the scene of heavy traffic and chaos the other afternoon when a dump truck hauling a trailer that was carrying a construction vehicle tipped over.
According to Cathedral City Police, the truck, hauling approximately 45,000 pounds, was riding at an unsafe speed and angle. Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors that caused this accident.
It was lucky because no one was injured. However, if you are injured because of someone else’s negligence, contact an experienced Riverside Personal Injury attorney who will investigate your case to determine if you are entitled to compensation for your injuries and expenses.
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I cannot stress enough to drive carefully when it is raining. Drivers tend to forget that since California does not get excessive rains, the roads are slippery when it does rain.
Riverside Police reported that a vehicle with several 20-year old men in it was speeding on a rain-slicked road the other afternoon. The car attempted to navigate an S-shaped curve when it began to slide, hit another vehicle going the opposite way, ran off the side of the road and stopped after it hit a post. One person sustained minor facial injuries.
The street was closed for a couple of hours while teams cleaned up the area.
If you are injured in an accident because another person was speeding on a rain-slicked road, contact an experienced Riverside Personal Injury attorney who will investigate to determine if you can be compensated for your injuries and expenses.
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According to the Riverside County Coroner’s office, the year ended fatally for a 34-year old man when he crashed his motorcycle near Lake Elsinore recently.
Motorcycle riders are exposed to the possibility of great bodily harm or death when a motorcycle collision occurs.
Apparently he hit the gas pedal too hard, causing his two friends riding behind him to lose sight of him. An off-duty firefighter saw him lose control as he drove on a sweeping curve and go over an embankment. The sudden move caused him to be thrown from his motorcycle as it struck a tree stump.
He was taken to a local hospital where he died shortly after. If you are injured in a motorcycle accident, contact an experienced Riverside Personal Injury attorney who knows how to best represent and protect your interests – who can help you obtain compensation for your losses.
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A 50-year old woman died on Interstate 15 in Riverside County after the vehicle she was traveling in overturned.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the vehicle was traveling at about 70 mph when the rear tire blew, causing the driver to lose control. The woman, who was a passenger, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead several hours later. Her husband was wearing a seat belt and sustained minor injuries.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of this fatal accident. If results determine that the tire was defective, the family of this woman should contact an experienced Riverside Personal Injury attorney who could possibly file a wrongful death lawsuit against the tire manufacturer.
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As anyone knows who lives in and around the Palm Springs area, there are too many open roads – roads which cause many to drive over the speed limit. No driver enjoys getting pulled over by an officer who issues a speeding ticket, especially one who pulls out his radar gun and presents you with his evidence.
If you are one of the unlucky ones to get a ticket for speeding thanks to a radar system, hope is not completely gone. You do not have to deal with the consequences which include fines and insurance rate increases.
A radar system that the police use to monitor traffic tells the officer how fast a vehicle is going; however, it can’t measure distance or pick out one specific vehicle from others. The officer must make that call. There are ways to fight a ticket given by a ‘radar arrest’.
If you have been given a ticket for speeding, you may be facing a complex battle. It would be wise to contact a Riverside Criminal Law attorney who is experienced with other speeding ticket cases and can represent you properly.
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A 52-year old freeway worker on a closed-for-construction on-ramp on the westbound 91 Freeway in Riverside has become the fourth highway worker in the last two months to be struck in a freeway accident. He is in critical condition at a local hospital.
CHP reported that the 21-year old driver was allegedly driving drunk when she flew past the “Road Closed” sign, running over orange cones, hitting a Caterpillar loader and hitting the man. The driver was hospitalized and will be arrested once she is discharged.
Recently Caltrans launched a “Move Over” safety campaign, placing electronic signs along the freeways that read, “Slow Down or Move Over for Workers; It’s the Law.
If you injure someone while driving under the influence of alcohol, contact an experienced Riverside Criminal Law attorney who will discuss your legal rights and options with you.
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A 49-year old Cathedral City man is facing felony charges because he allegedly was under the influence of alcohol when he lost control and crashed his SUV, killing his 55-year old passenger and critically injuring himself. He was speeding when his vehicle jumped a curb and crashed into a tree and then came to a stop in a fence.
The driver was hospitalized for about two weeks. Once he was released, police arrested him. He is being charged with DUI gross vehicular manslaughter and can face between four and ten years in prison if convicted. The driver and the passenger were not wearing seatbelts.
I hope they contact an experienced Riverside County Criminal Law attorney to discuss their options – to see if they can file a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver.
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A 71-year old man was injured by an SUV that was stolen recently. The man was driving his pickup truck on Highway 74 when a 48-year old man fled the scene of a disturbance at 100 mph in order to avoid authorities.
The 48-year old man lost control of the SUV while rounding a curve in the road, causing him to drive into oncoming traffic. He hit the pickup truck head-on. Both drivers were taken to a local hospital with injuries.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident. They believe that reckless behavior and excessive speeds contributed to it. California Vehicle Code Section 22350 states, “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a s peed which endangers the safety of persons or property”.
I urge the victim and his family to contact an experienced Riverside County Personal Injury attorney who can seek financial compensation for his injuries and expenses that resulted because of another’s reckless behavior.
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A 25-year old motorcyclist from Corona riding at 60 mph and legally passing slower moving vehicles died on Highway 79 over the weekend.
A police officer stated that as the motorcyclist attempted to pass a slow-moving vehicle, he apparently did not see a big-rig stake bed truck making a left-hand turn and crashed into the back of it. After the impact, the motorcyclist sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The police are investigating this fatal accident to determine who was at fault.
If you or a loved one has been involved in a motorcycle accident, contact a Riverside County Personal Injury attorney who has the experience and skill to handle a case involving a big-rig.
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A 27-year old Perris man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs crashed into the back of a vehicle driven by a 63-year old man on Interstate 215 in Riverside in the early morning hours. If that was not enough, he proceeded to drive the wrong way on the same freeway until he crashed head-on into another vehicle driven by a 23-year old woman. He was driving between 90 and 100mph.
California Highway Patrol officers said he was trapped in the wreckage and suffered major injuries. An emergency team transported him to a nearby hospital. The other two drivers suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital.
CHP said they will seek drunken driving charges against him.
If you are involved in an accident caused by a drunken driver, contact an experienced Riverside County Personal Injury attorney who will investigate for you and determine if you are entitled to compensation for your injuries and medical expenses.
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