San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

One Person Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash in Midway District

A violent hit-and-run crash in the Midway District sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries, according to CBS 8 News in San Diego. On July 31, just after 8:30 p.m., witnesses reported seeing a speeding SUV run a red light and slam into another car at the intersection of East Drive and Sports Arena Boulevard. “He was going so fast. Hit the car. The car spun multiple times. It was such a gnarly hit. It’s kind of like the kind you see on TV that everyone’s like, ‘whoa. I’ve never seen anything like it,’” said witness Julie Lind. Police are still searching for the SUV, which fled the scene after the accident. It is described as a large, white Suburban with front end damage. At least one of the two people inside the car that was hit was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. An update on…
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New Details Emerge About Fatal Fire Truck Accident

On June 20, a 19-year-old woman, Evelyn Courtney, and her dog suffered fatal injuries when the car they were riding in collided with a fire truck, according to NBC 7 San Diego. Now new details have been released about the events leading up to the accident. Investigators have reported that they found a broken bottle of liquor in the car, and the medical examiner’s office reported that Courtney had a blood alcohol content of 0.2 or roughly three times the legal limit. However, Courtney was not driving when the accident occurred. Driving the car during the accident was 44-year-old Robbie Gillespie, who suffered only minor injuries as a result of the wreck. Gillespie, who had been released from jail just two days before the crash, picked up Courtney and her dog sometime during the night near her home. The two had known each other a little more than a year,…
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Bonnici Law Group, APC Resolves Case For Fatal Accident Victim’s Family

Attorney Joshua Bonnici recently resolved a lawsuit in which he represented the family of a victim killed in a motor scooter accident. The victim was a dentist who was struck by a van owned by VPSI, Inc., operating under the name “vRide” sometimes. VPSI refers to itself as the largest provider of van fleets in the country. The Bonnici Law Group, APC was able to secure a generous settlement for the victim’s family. “We were happy to resolve this difficult case against a driver and such a large, out-of-state company like VPSI, Inc.,” said Bonnici. “This allows the family to make significant changes in their lives.” The victim was a dentist and his entire family relied on his income. Scooter operators are particularly vulnerable when riding on the street, where motorists are passing by often using less caution than they should. With recent trends showing that traffic is congested in…
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