The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave its top marks to 21 of 72 booster seats it evaluated for properly restraining children, or about 30 percent, according to results released today. Last year, the Institute only handed out its “best bet” citation to nine of the 60 seats it reviewed, or 15 percent. A 2009 […]
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4 Injured in 13 Vehicle Oakland Crash
OAKLAND — A dump truck driver lost control of his vehicle Wednesday during rush hour traffic while exiting Interstate 580 in Oakland, and set off a chain reaction of accidents that involved 13 cars and injured four people sending them to local hospitals, police said. The rush-hour accident occurred where eastbound Grand Avenue off-ramp meets […]
Watsonville Father and Son Die in Plane Crash
WATSONVILLE – Bob Joseph Ross of Santa Cruz, the owner of United Flight Services, and his son, 32-year-old Michael C. Ross, of Austin, Texas, died in a airplane crash Tuesday, the second small plane connected to the business at Watsonville Municipal Airport to crash in less than a month. The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office said […]
Thinking of Dropping Your Auto Accident Coverage? Read This First
The L.A. Times recently published an article about a California State program that helps provide low-income Californians with auto accident insurance coverage at a reduced cost. It’s almost impossible to estimate exactly the number of California drivers without insurance, but a 2008 report by the insurance industry estimated about 18% of California drivers at that time did not […]
Auto Defects Causing Personal Injury and Wrongful Death: Mazda, General Motors, and Honda Recall Vehicles
There is more news of auto safety defects prompting yet more recalls of vehicle from the nation’s largest auto manufactures. Auto defects that cause serious injuries or wrongful death maybe grounds for a personal injury case or a wrongful death complaint against a negligent automaker.
