Arianna Huffington, of the Huffington Post, is calling on drivers to take the Pledge to Not Drive Drowsy. Although we hear about the dangers of distracted driving and drunk driving all of the time, we rarely hear about just how dangerous driving while drowsy is. As Americans, we value hard work and praise those who […]
Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
Overturned Truck on I-880
Earlier this week, a truck crash on Interstate Highway 880 had traffic backed up in Oakland. NBC Bay Area News reports that at least two lanes of the connection from Westbound Highway 980 to Southbound Highway 880 were blocked due to the wreckage. Although very little information about this apparent one-vehicle crash has been released, […]
Dangerous Driving at Bay Bridge Toll Plaza
Since nearly 270,000 drivers cross the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge each day, Stanley Roberts with KRON Channel Four News wanted to report on some dangerous driving behaviors in the area. Not surprisingly, one of the most serious problems on the Bay Bridge toll plaza is distracted driving. During the report, a variety or distracted drivers […]
Fatal Greyhound Bus Crash in San Jose
Earlier this week, two people were killed and at least 18 were injured when a Greyhound bus crashed on Highway 101 in San Jose. Although very little information was released about this wreck, ABC Channel Seven News reports that the wreck happened on northbound 101 in the HOV lane at the northbound 85 carpool ramp. […]
Elderly Pedestrian Killed by Utility Truck
On Tuesday, a 90-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in a San Jose neighborhood. KRON Channel Four News reports that the incident happened sometime before 5:43 p.m., near South Boscom Avenue. The elderly man was reportedly crossing the street when a southbound utility truck struck him. Although he was rushed to the hospital, he did […]