One person was killed and four were injured in a crash involving a Monterey-Salinas Transit bus and pickup truck in Salinas last Friday, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said. The accident was reported at about 5:15 a.m. at the intersection of Blanco and Davis roads in Salinas. The driver of the pickup truck, the lone […]
Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
Motorcyclist dies after driving off cliff
A motorcyclist died Saturday afternoon after driving off a cliff in unincorporated Santa Clara County near Milpitas a California Highway Patrol officer said. The accident was reported at about 12:30 p.m. on Calaveras Road near Felter Road, CHP Officer Eric Anderson said. For reasons yet unknown, the motorcyclist went off the roadway and died after […]
One dead in four car accident in Sunnyvale
One person was killed and another arrested this morning following a multi-car accident that occurred on eastbound Highway 237 in Sunnyvale, according to the CHP. The accident happened near the Lawrence Expressway exit and was reported after 2 a.m. Ffour cars were involved in the accident, according to CHP officer John Short. No information as […]
Woman struck by auto in Livermore
A 33-year-old woman was seriously injured Thursday evening when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle as she crossed a street Thursday evening, Livermore police said. The unidentified woman, who lives in Livermore, was crossing Fourth Street in the intersection at South K Street when she was struck by an eastbound Toyota Sequoia. An […]
Preventing Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths: Maxwell’s Pledge Hopelessly Inadequate
On March 25, 2008, the San Jose Mercury News featured the grief of Jo and Martin Harding, whose son Maxwell, age 18, was killed as a passenger in a crash at outrageous speeds. The story, “Maxwell’s Pledge Would Urge Teens to Drive Safely,” brought back all the grief and anguish my clients Puja and Mala […]
