When you are involved in a car accident, it can be life changing, especially if you suffer injuries as a result. It can be particularly difficult if you are a passenger in the vehicle, as you had no control over avoiding the accident. As a result of the accident, you…
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Lyft and Uber Passengers: What to do if You are Injured in a Rideshare Accident
Using rideshare apps like Lyft and Uber are now a typical part of people’s lives, especially in big cities like Los Angeles. Riders use the apps when they don’t have a car, don’t want to drive, or aren’t interested in trying to find parking at their destination. These rideshare apps…
Whittier to Los Angeles Motorcycle Chase Kills L.A. Pedestrian In Crosswalk
When should the police enter into a high speed chase to catch a fleeing suspect? How should the police balance trying to apprehend a fleeing suspect with the risk of injury to bystanders in cars and who are pedestrians? What should be the guidelines for police dangerous high speed car…
Dockless Electric Scooters or E-Scooters and Glendale Accidents
What is the effect of dockless eletctic scooters, also called e-scooters, in the City of Glendale? Are these e-scooters contributing to causing more accidents in Glendale, Los Angeles and elsewhere? What should cities like Glendale do in regulating the use of dockless or e-scooters? These are some of the issues…
Three-Vehicle North Hollywood Crash Results in Pedestrian Wrongful Death
A three-vehicle car accident in North Hollywood resulted in the death of a female pedestrian standing on the sidewalk. According to KTLA News, the crash occurred just after 3:00 p.m. on March 26, 2019, on Victory Boulevard. Police reported that a “BMW driven by an identified male in his 20s…
Uber & Lyft Ridesharing Cars Causing Increased Traffic in San Francisco
Are ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft taking cars and vehicles off the road, thereby helping to reduce traffic congestion and traffic accidents, or are these ride sharing services adding vehicles and congestion and traffic collisions to our streets and highways? Uber and Lyft, two of the most popular…
2 Killed, 3 Injured in Fatal Sun Valley Crash—Street Racing Likely to Blame
A recent car accident in Sun Valley resulted in the deaths of two people and injured three others. According to ABC 7 News, the incident occurred just after 7:00 p.m. at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and San Fernando Road. The driver of a Toyota Corolla was making a left-hand…
14-Year-Old Skateboarder Injured in Ventura Hit-and-Run
Over the weekend, a 14-year-old boy was injured in a hit-and-run accident in Ventura. The boy was skateboarding westbound on Darling Road just after 10 p.m. A car traveling eastbound down the road hit the teenager. A witness to the accident called 911. The teenage boy was treated at the…
Ex UFC Fighter Killed by Rideshare Driver
On Sunday, a former UFC fighter was killed when he was struck by a rideshare driver. The incident, which occurred in the city of Belém, in Brazil, allegedly occurred after the passenger, Rodrigo de Lima, exited the rideshare vehicle. According to ESPN, de Lima and the driver of the vehicle,…
One Killed in Anaheim Big Rig Crash that Closes 5 Freeway
Recently an individual was killed as a result of a big rig truck crash on the 5 Freeway in Anaheim. KTLA News reports that just before 3 a.m. the semi-truck was involved in a crash with a Toyota Camry. The big rig semi-truck overturned on the freeway which resulted in…