The main artery between Las Vegas and Los Angeles was closed for almost 24 hours after a tractor-trailer, which was carrying lithium batteries, overturned and caught fire on July 26th, 2024. The crash and resulting fire happened near the Afton Road exit just off the 15 Freeway between Barstow and Baker. One witness said she…
Category: Car accidents
Interstate 5 is One of California’s Most Dangerous Roads in California
Despite California’s population decline from 2018 to 2022, deaths from car crashes rose in 2022, 17 percent up from pre-pandemic levels in 2018, according to a Consumer Affairs report. Estimates for 2023 show car crash fatalities declining in California alongside its population, but those fatalities are still above pre-pandemic levels, clocking in at 10.3 deaths…
Car Overturns at Gas Station in Oceanside, CA 92003
A vehicle left the road and wound up in pieces in the back parking lot of a convenience store. One person was killed and another person was injured. The crash occurred after the College Boulevard exit. San Diego County HazMat was called to the scene to monitor for any hazardous materials release since the crash…
Near-Fatal Two-Vehicle Collision in El Cajon, CA
Investigators believe that speed was the primary factor in a freeway crash that sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries. One car rear-ended the other, prompting one of the cars to lose control. That car went down a slope before landing upside down in a backyard in El Cajon, CA which is a…
Hit-and-Run Driver Nearly Kills Bicyclist in Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego County
San Diego, CA. On July 15th 2024 few details were available after a beige or tan midsize SUV struck a 60-year-old man riding a bicycle in Rancho Penasquitos, in San Diego County, CA. The driver did not stop at the scene. Rancho Penasquitos in a small quiet city off the of I-15 freeway in San…
Head-on Accident Kills Two People
A driver on westbound Highway 46 dangerously passed a tractor-trailer and smacked into an eastbound pickup in San Luis Obispo County. The driver and passenger in the Hyundai, the wrong-way vehicle, both died in the crash, the California Highway Patrol said. Head On Accidents in California The accident in the above story was an unavoidable…
Deadly Alcohol-Fueled Wreck in San Diego Kearny Mesa 92123
Authorities arrested two people and charged them with DUI after a pileup wreck on State Road 163 killed four people. The victims were in a Toyota Prius sedan that was rear-ended by a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck on the southbound side of the freeway at Interstate 805. The force of the impact caused the car…
Cruise Control Glitch and Fiat Chrysler now the Worst in Auto Recalls
Making it to #1 on any list is normally a good thing, but not when you top the list of the most number of recalls for an automotive brand. Fiat Chrysler has recently earned this dubious honor with the recent discovery of a new cruise control problem. The New Fiat Chrysler Recall The Wall Street…
Defective Airbags and Half a Million Kia cars recalled
Kia Motors has issued a vehicle defect recall due to an electronic defect that may prevent the proper deployment of the vehicle’s airbags. According to a Reuters news report, this recall will involve at least 507,000 Kia vehicles. Auto Recalls The recall may also have resulted after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the…
Failure to Yield while Driving: How Much Can It Cost You
Intersections are common locations for road accidents and vehicle collisions. In many of these cases, the accidents were caused by the driver who failed to yield to incoming traffic while turning left at an intersection. The case of Jessica Berrones v. Hailey Andrews and AndrewsAG, Inc. shows that such a mistake is much more serious…