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Causes of Weather-Related Car Accidents and Ideas for Avoiding Them

Rain arrived earlier this week in Southern California.  As is seemingly always the case, it wreaked havoc on the freeways here.  The car accident lawyers at Gomez Trial Attorneys hope that everyone drove safely on Sunday and Monday. According to several reports hundreds of crashes occurred in the area.  Fortunately, the vast majority of these

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Sports Concussions – Troubling Concussion Rates For Different Activities

Sports concussions are a much larger problem than many of us thought 20 years ago.  Concussions affect young people as much as they do adults if not more so on a long-term basis.  Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about the dangers their children face when they play certain collision sports such as football or ice

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Child Sex Trafficking Ring Busted – 82 Juveniles Rescued

[profileleft][/profileleft]As awful as the entire concept of child sex trafficking is, it’s always good to know when law enforcement puts a stop to it.  The unfortunate reality of the situation is that child sex trafficking happens all over the world.  The United States is not free of this problem.  It’s up to everyone – law

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Drunk Driving and Energy Drinks – Could There Be a Link?

[profileleft][/profileleft]In recent years, energy drinks have gained enormous popularity, particularly with younger adults.  What used to be coffee and then soda has now become several products that most people would instantly recognize.  According to several estimates, the top 5 selling energy drinks on the market in the United States collectively exceeded $10 billion in sales

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Bullying By State – Report Ranks Jurisdictions In Terms of Bullying Problems

[profileleft][/profileleft]As we’ve discussed recently, October is National Bullying Prevention Month.  We’re going to continue to focus on this serious problem by bringing as much awareness to it as possible.  Wallethub.com recently released a report that ranks states in terms of their bullying problems.  The report contains several interesting and troubling pieces of information.  The more

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Report: US Traffic Fatalities Continue to Climb in 2016

We recently focused on the statistics regarding fatal car accidents in the United States in 2015.  Traffic fatalities climbed by 7.2 percent as compared to 2014, which represented the highest jump in nearly 50 years.  Everyone hoped that this was just an anomaly.  Unfortunately, it could have been the start of a troubling trend.  The

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Weather-Related Crashes – It’s Not Just a San Diego Problem

Those of us who live and drive in San Diego County have heard the sarcastic comments over the years.  We hear these musings regarding what must happen to motorists as soon as it starts to rain.  Recent transplants especially seem to react with utter disdain at the mayhem that can unfold on busy streets and

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Study Reveals Distracted Driving Less Probable With Others in Vehicle

[profileleft][/profileleft]No one should drive while distracted.  No one can reasonably claim that they do not understand this message.  Despite the fact that advocacy groups have spent countless hours and dollars attempting  to raise awareness with regards to distracted driving, too many people still engage in this conduct.  Many states even have laws against distracted driving.

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