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San Diego Car Accident Lawyer Warns of ‘Stunt” Motorists on Roads

Posted on February 4, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers are searching for a group of young motorists that caused a disturbance and shut down four northbound lanes of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Reports state that the motorists were performing “doughnuts” in their cars and burning the rubber off their tires, creating a large cloud of smoke. Several witnesses recorded the disturbance using cell phone cameras. “In my 35 years in the department, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said CHP Sgt. Diana McDermott. “It looks like something you would see in a video game or something, but these are real-life incidents, and it takes seconds—seconds—for a fatal collision to happen.” The group dispersed when officers arrived and no arrests have been made. If you are driving and witness a motorist or group of motorists driving recklessly, pull over and call 911. Do not attempt to confront the…
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San Diego Wrongful Death Attorney Looks at First Toyota Lawsuit Settlement Details

Posted on February 1, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

The Toyota Motor Corp. has begun settling lawsuits stemming from an alleged design error in its vehicles that caused them to unexpectedly accelerate. The vehicles were involved in numerous accidents, and some plaintiffs claim a design flaw is to blame for the incidents. Toyota agreed to settle one of these lawsuits filed by the family of a victim of a fatal crash in Utah in 2010. At least two other wrongful death lawsuits are still pending against the company. “We can confirm that the case has been settled,” said attorney Mark Robinson, representing the plaintiffs in the Utah lawsuit. “We’ve agreed with Toyota in the settlement agreement that we will not discuss terms of the settlement.” Toyota might want to keep the details of the settlement under wraps so a precedent is not set for future and pending claims. Toyota recalled more than 10 million vehicles from 2009 to 2010…
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San Diego Wrongful Death Attorney Has Questions Following Small Plane Crash

Posted on January 30, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

Three people were killed in a small plane crash in San Diego on December 29, 2012, according to ABC News. The plane crashed in the Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve just north of Santee. The pilot and both passengers were pronounced dead on the scene. The plane departed from a small airfield near Phoenix. “The plane was in some type of spin coming out of the sky,” said San Diego County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Hale. “We don’t know much more than that.” A hiker in the area reported hearing an explosion from the sky and seeing the plane go down. “He attempted to hike to where it was but couldn’t reach it,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Catano. “The hiker said it looked like the plane may have been doing stunts, and never came out of it.” The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the accident. If the pilot was…
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