Wrongful Death

Driver Killed in Santa Clarita Big Rig Truck Accident

August 29, 2011 | by Robert Walch

The driver of a big rig truck was killed after the truck overturned in a Santa Clarita truck accident. The Los Angeles Times reports that the big rig truck accident in Santa Clarita occurred on the 5 Freeway. The Santa Clarita truck crash left a fuel spill over many lanes of the 5 Freeway.

The California Highway Patrol claimed that the truck driver passed away at the scene of the Santa Clarita big rig truck accident. There were no immediate reports of what caused this California truck accident death and if any other vehicles were involved.

Two Motorcycle Riders Killed in Silverado Canyon Motorcycle Accident

August 23, 2011 | by Robert Walch

A motorcycle accident in Silverado Canyon caused the death of both the driver and passenger on the motorcycle. According to the Los Angeles Times, the motorcycle crash occurred when the motorcycle slid down an embankment and crashed into trees off the road.

The driver of the motorcycle, Donn LaVigne, was from Anaheim Hills, California. The woman passenger on the motorcycle who was also killed in the California motorcycle accident has not yet been identified by the California Highway Patrol.

Worker Crushed to Death in El Sereno, California Accident

August 15, 2011 | by Robert Walch

Rigoberto Yanez, a fifty seven year old man from Los Angeles, California, was killed today when a gate collapsed on him in a tragic work accident in Sereno. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office, Yanez was working at the Chimentis Baking Company early this morning when the gate apparently came off of the track and fell onto him, crushing him to death.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Cal/OSHA, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which strives to protect workers and the general public from dangerous conditions and safety hazards, is investigating this California wrongful death incident.

Police Officer Killed in Irvine Bike Accident

August 11, 2011 | by Robert Walch

An off duty detective with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department died Wednesday from injuries he suffered in an Irvine bike accident. The man, Detective Duane Parkison, who worked at the Rancho Cucamonga station, was hit by a sports utility vehicle in Irvine, California.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Irvine police are investigating the Irvine bicycle accident. The cause of the bicycle accident in Irvine has either not yet been determined or released.

Man Killed in Pomona Freeway Accident

August 8, 2011 | by Robert Walch

A Pomona car accident caused the death of a twenty two year old man on the Pomona Freeway early this morning. According to the Los Angeles Times and California Highway Patrol, for unknown reasons, the man crashed his vehicle, a 1991 Acura, into the center divider of the freeway. Shortly thereafter, a Toyota apparently struck the driver’s side of the Acura, killing the man inside the Acura.

The driver of the Toyota, a twenty eight year old man, apparently told the California Highway Patrol that he did not see the disabled Acura before colliding with it. The reasons for the initial Pomona freeway crash are currently unknown. It is also not known why the second driver did not see the disabled Acura before colliding with it.

Los Angeles Car Accident Kills 1, Injures 3

August 5, 2011 | by Robert Walch

A Los Angeles car accident on the 105 freeway Thursday night caused the death of one person and injuries to three others. The car accident in Los Angeles apparently happened when a Toyota Camry rear ended a tow truck that was stopped on the shoulder of the 105 freeway. The tow truck was assisting a car with a flat tire at the time.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles freeway accident did not cause injuries to the tow truck driver or to anyone from the car that was being assisted by the tow truck driver. This indicates that the tow truck driver was probably not inside the tow truck at the time of the Los Angeles freeway car accident.

Pacific Coast Highway Car Accident Kills 1, Injures 6

August 3, 2011 | by Robert Walch

Early this morning, a one car Pacific Coast Highway car accident caused the death of a 30 year old passenger in the car. Also injured in the one car accident on Pacific Coast Highway were six other people, including a 1 year old baby.

Three of the injury victims of the car accident on PCH suffered critical injuries according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The car accident critical injuries were to a women aged 27 and 18, as well as to the baby boy. A picture of the wreck on PCH, from the L.A. Times, shows a badly mangled vehicle with massive front end damage.

Pamona Car Accident Kills 2

August 2, 2011 | by Robert Walch

Two people died early Monday morning in a Pomona car accident, when a 2008 Infiniti hit a Nissan Maxima, as the Nissan was turning left. The two people who died in the car accident in Pomona were passengers in the Nissan. According to the Pomona Police Department, Lorraine Martinez, who was driving the Nissan, did not have a license and was arrested for a possible auto theft.

Martinez, who is 26 years old, sustained only minor injuries according to the police. According to the Los Angeles Times, Police also said that after the Nissan was impacted by the Infiniti, it was ripped apart and hit a light pole, then became engulfed in fire. There were no immediate reports on the well being of the driver and any passengers in the Infiniti and it is unknown if the passengers died from the Pomona burn injuries or from the impact.

1 Dead in Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident

August 1, 2011 | by Robert Walch

A Los Angeles pedestrian accident in Koreatown on Sunday caused the death of a man who was walking on the sidewalk. According to the Los Angeles Times, an unidentified 73 year old woman first swerved her vehicle into oncoming traffic, then went off the road and up a sidewalk where she struck the pedestrian, causing his death.

The pedestrian, a Los Angeles resident named Yueany Qisquina, was 27 years old. He was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital. The woman who allegedly caused this pedestrian accident in Los Angeles was not arrested and police did not find any evidence of alcohol or drugs playing a part in causing this Koreatown pedestrian wrongful death.

Driver Convicted in Truck Accident Deaths on Angeles Crest Highway

July 29, 2011 | by Robert Walch

Marcos Costa, the Brazilian truck driver who was blamed for a tragic truck accident on Angeles Crest Highway, has been convicted of vehicular manslaughter, for the death of two Palmdale residents who were in a bookstore when they were hit by the big rig truck.

In addition to the two people who died in the La Cañada Flintridge truck accident, other vehicles were also hit by the truck. The jury found Costa not guilty on the 2nd degree murder charges he faced, which would have carried much steeper prison sentences.

According to the Los Angeles Times and Glendale News Press, criminal charges were filed in the truck accident case because the driver allegedly ignored warnings about the brakes on the truck and also went down a steep path that was not appropriate for big rig trucks. Costa was also convicted of reckless driving causing injury.