According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), truck crashes kill and injure thousands of Americans each year, many of them in California. Truck accidents happen because of a wide variety of factors, some preventable, some not. But whenever and wherever they occur, these accidents have the potential to destroy property and inflict catastrophic
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A man was sentenced to decades in prison for a drunk driving accident that he caused nearly two years earlier, when the man chose to drive his Mustang while intoxicated. Traveling at more than 100 miles per hour on Interstate 15, the man slammed his car into a Toyota Corolla. An SUV driven by an
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Every vehicle has blind spots: that area that you just cannot see from the driver’s seat, especially with the quick glance most drivers use to make sure the space beside them has nothing in it before changing lanes or making a turn. Big trucks, however, have larger blind spots than smaller passenger vehicles. If you
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A person was killed in an accident on an HOV lane ramp along I-15 in Escondido allegedly caused by a speeding driver. The accident occurred during the afternoon, when the driver of a Jaguar XK6 allegedly ran a red light while traveling at freeway speeds and smashed into a Toyota Avalon broadside. A female front-seat
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No matter how tough you are, a truck accident can be so frightening you might refuse to look if you pass one on a California highway. Trucks cause extensive damage and horrific injuries. It’s understandable if you refuse to acknowledge the destruction and carnage… but perhaps you shouldn’t. When you witness the after-effects of a
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Table of Contents When you get behind the wheel, there is a responsibility on your shoulders — not just toward yourself and your passengers but also to fellow motorists and pedestrians. One of these obligations involves avoiding reckless driving, which can have grave implications for road safety. Not only does reckless driving jeopardize lives and
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How Calling a Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Can Help You Recover Compensation for Them At Gomez Trial Attorneys, we routinely represent Californians who have sustained severe injuries in motorcycle accidents. A motorcycle rider or passenger can suffer a wide range of harm in an accident. Below, we review some of the most common injuries for which
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Traffic accidents are an everyday occurrence in California, with more than 3,000 people killed in car accidents and more than 250,000 injured each year. The Insurance Information Institute reported that, in one year, 36,750 people died due to traffic-related accidents. Although this number of fatalities represented the second year in a row of declines, the
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What is Gadolinium Gadolinium is a rare earth metal that has magnetic properties. While it is a naturally occurring metal, it does not occur naturally in the human body. Gadolinium belongs to a classifications of metals that are called Lanthanides. Lanthanides have a propensity toward bone, and have a tendency to deposit in the bone
