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California Sees Sharp Drop in Holiday Auto Accident Fatalities

There was more than one reason to be thankful during the holiday season this year, traffic accident fatalities were markedly down across California as compared to last year. According to the California Highway Patrol, a number of counties saw a signifi... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

DUI San Jose Truck Driver Causes Series of Car Accidents

A truck driver believed to have been on medication caused a chain of mini accidents on northbound Highway 1 in San Jose. The 56-year-old motorist initially clipped a white sedan, and then kept driving, hitting several signs on the way. He eventually cam... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

CHP Report Says Driver Error and Truck Defects to Blame for Santa Clarita Truck Accident

A California Highway Patrol investigation report into the truck accident near Santa Clarita last year has concluded that the driver's speed played a major part in the crash. The report has also expressed concern over the state of the tractor-trailer at th... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

Truck Accident in San Bernardino Kills Four, Injures Many

Most California drivers will tell you they get nervous when they share the roads with a big rig, and after the semi truck accident on Sunday on Interstate-40, it seems like that nervousness is justified. According to the Orange County Register, a total of... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

Sutter County California Car Accident Injures Four

There's no confirmation about why or how Carolyn Atkins failed to notice that the signal had turned red, but her mistake resulted in a near tragic car accident in south Sutter County on Monday that has left four people injured. According to the California... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

Crescent City, California Drunk Driving Accident Kills Woman

A 29-year-old woman was killed in a suspected drunk driving accident in Crescent City, California over the weekend. On Sunday night, 38-year-old Michael Jones, and the victim Jolynda R. Peters, were in Jones' Honda Prelude, with Jones in the driver's seat... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

Modesto Resident Arrested in California Car Accident

A Modesto resident has been arrested after he made a dangerous pass, and crashed his car head-on into another vehicle, in a car accident that injured four of the other car's passengers. The Modesto Bee is reporting that on Sunday, Ray Servin was drivin... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

Gas Prices Drive Down Auto Accident Rates in Bakersfield, California

There's one happy outcome of soaring gas prices that Bakersfield traffic enforcement officials had not planned for - a corresponding drop in auto accidents in the area. The statistics speak for themselves. According to numbers released by the Californi... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

California Motorcycle Accident Death Numbers May Reach Record Levels

For the thousands of people who have opted to take to the streets in their motorcycles in an attempt to beat high gas prices, there's a sobering statistic about motorcycle accidents that might make them think twice. According to the California Highway Pat... Read >
Author: Robert Reeves

When Following-the-Leader Gets Your Business in Trouble.

On a hot summer day in the early 1990's, I was standing in the middle of a California freeway. Four cars were piled up around me, and ambulances, fire engines, and the California Highway Patrol were arriving one after the other. Our paramedic unit had ... Read >
Author: Mark Silver

Britney Spears On A Death Wish - Cat With 9 Lives

Well she has gone and done it again, how long is it going to take for this cat with nine lives see sense and get her life back on track. Britney Spears has lost her children and it is just a matter of time before losing her life or cause loss of life. Doe... Read >
Author: Kacy Carr

Tips to Help Minimize the Risk of a DUI Charge in California

Drunk driving has been a long-time issue for people in California - and across the country for that matter! If California Highway Patrol (CHP) can smell even just a tiny ounce of alcohol on your breath, it's likely that you'll be arrested for driving whi... Read >
Author: Maria Palma

California Car Seat Laws

The most precious cargo that drivers can carry in their cars are children. But statistics have shown that the careless use of child restraint systems have caused injuries for thousands of children on the road every year in California. Despite the fact tha... Read >
Author: fatalus

Stuck in mid-career? Try serendipity!

I'm always fascinated when people tell me about a careerchange that -- sometimes literally -- falls into their laps.Recently I've even seen research suggesting that change happenswithout conscious planning, more often than we know.My neighbor "Ed" found h... Read >
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The Truck Chronicles: Part I

DMA Claims Services (www.dmaclaims.com/bulletproof.shtml) is an independent claims adjusting company that handles many claims for accidents involving truck drivers. Getting into an accident with a big 18-wheeler can be a scary experience, but sometimes t... Read >
Author: Tom Reitze

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