Archive for the Car Accidents Category

According to LAPD records, Los Angeles sees around 700 police chases a year which is about 2 a day. These numbers have steadily come up over the last five years with some police officers calling it an epidemic. Unfortunately, with all these chases come accidents and oftentimes,

A hit and run is a devastating thing to go through. The injuries can be serious and bring pain and can be a significant disruption in the victim’s life. Then when the driver takes off, this adds to that anguish. The victim wants to know why the

Pile-up crashes or any crash involving three or more vehicles create additional hazards and problems for those involved. According to the American Automobile Association, when several cars collide in a single accident, there is a significant risk for greater injury. Seven Injured in Multiple-Vehicle Pile-up in Palmdale

Hit and run accidents have risen a steady 7% a year over the last decade, and there is no sign that this is going to slow down any time soon. Each year, there are almost 750,000 hit and run accidents a year in the U.S., and out

School crossings are dangerous despite all the efforts to make them safe. Each year around 25,000 kids are injured and over 100 are killed walking to and from school. Most schools have designated crossing zones, which increase safety, however, the students have to reach those zones first,

Los Angeles has the most auto thefts per year of any city in the U.S. with 53,000. This makes sense because of the number of high-value cars and the high population. So what happens when someone gets injured from an accident with a stolen vehicle? Can they

Los Angeles has over 10 million people and almost 8 million vehicles. That’s a lot of cars and a lot of car accidents, and many of those accidents involve multiple cars. The higher the number of vehicles in a single accident, the bigger the headache for the

When we get into a cab, we expect that we will get to our destination safe, but sometimes that doesn’t happen. Taxicab drivers are statistically safer drivers than the average passenger car driver according to a study by Bruce Schaller of Schaller Consulting who compiled the report

Blind spots exist on all motor vehicles, and they are a factor in 840,000 accidents each year with over 300 fatalities, according to a report from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Today, many new cars are equipped with blind spot detection technology, but it will be