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One Injured in Shelter Island Boat Fire

Posted on September 24, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

An explosion on a boat at Shelter Island off the coast of San Diego sent one man to the hospital with severe burns to his hands, face and legs, according to sources. San Diego police received calls of an explosion and fire on a boat at approximately 6 a.m. on September 15. According to police reports, the 32-year-old man was backing the boat down a ramp and into the water when the small explosion occurred. Investigators suspect that the explosion was the result of fuel fumes ignited after a battery switch was turned on. A gasoline can was recovered near the boat, which possibly fueled the small fire. The majority of marina fires start on an individual boat and spread. It is fortunate this fire was quickly contained and extinguished before anyone else was hurt. Boat owners must take steps to prevent fires by having boat cords and fuel systems…
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One Injured in San Diego Motorcycle Accident

Posted on September 21, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

A San Diego motorcyclist was severely injured after losing control and sliding underneath a bus in August, according to sources. Julian Kratt, 27, was riding his motorcycle northbound on Winter Gardens Boulevard when he lost control on a turn and slid underneath a stopped transit bus on the other side of the road. Brian Pennings, a public information officer from the California Highway Patrol, said that Kratt “failed to negotiate a left-hand turn” properly, leading to the accident. “He laid the motorcycle down into the southbound lane and he was ejected and came to rest underneath a transit bus that was stopped on the west shoulder of the southbound lane,” Pennings said. “He was wedged underneath the transit bus until an emergency crew could extricate him.” Kratt was rushed to Sharp Memorial Hospital with major injuries. Alcohol and drugs were not suspected to be factors in the accident. Please visit…
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GHSA Revamps Distracted Driving Guidelines

Posted on September 17, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has strengthened and revamped its policy for distracted drivers, according to the Sacramento Bee. The GHSA has called for legislators to ban handheld phones for all drivers and a total ban on all electronic devices  for young drivers as well as school bus drivers. The Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that handheld cell phone bans have proven to be effective in New York and Connecticut, and police were able to enforce the new laws efficiently. Texting bans apart from complete handheld bans are more difficult to enforce, because a driver can claim they where dialing after being pulled over by an officer, not texting. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, California had 460,487 handheld cell phone convictions for drivers in 2011 compared to only 14,886 texting while driving convictions. Thirty-nine states and Washington D.C. have a texting ban, and ten states and…
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