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Victims Escape Serious Injury After Car Crashes Into San Diego Restaurant

Diners in a San Diego restaurant were shaken after a car crashed into the dining room as they ate, according to ABC News. A female driving a 2000 Honda lost control and crashed into a window at the Surait Farsan Mart in Mira Mesa. Owner Raj Patel was working in the kitchen at the time of the car accident. “There were another two ladies sitting right in the middle,” said Patel. “When the car hit that table, the table went up high and the two people went flying. Three people suffered minor injuries. The driver was shaken up but unharmed. The other injured victim was a man walking out the door from the restaurant. “I heard the noise of the tire,” said witness Amir Eslami. “And I immediately saw broken glass and heard the scream of the ladies.” The accident remains under investigation, the cause was not immediately clear. The…
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Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash Near Los Angeles

A motorcycle crash killed a motorcyclist after he collided head on with a pickup truck in Los Angeles County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The 56-year-old man’s name is withheld. The accident occurred on the Ronald Reagan Freeway, on a transition road to the Golden State Freeway, according to the Half Moon Bay Review. The motorcyclist swerved into oncoming traffic lanes near the southern entrance of a tunnel. The pickup truck driver suffered no injury. Respondents from the Coastside Fire Protection District, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol pronounced the motorcyclist dead on the scene. In 2009 there were 4,595 fatal motorcycle crashes. 84,000 others were injured in accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that helmets are 37% effective in preventing fatalities and saved 1,483 lives in 2009. Have you or a loved one been injured in a motorcycle accident? Bonnici Law…
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10 Injured In Los Angeles Car Accident

A Los Angeles car accident injured 10 on December 18, according to the L.A. Times. The multi-car wreck occurred at Crenshaw Boulevard and Vernon Avenue in Leimert Park. Two of those injured, a man and a woman, were in critical condition. The names of the victims were not available. When emergency responders arrived on the scene they had to “strategically disassemble” a vehicle to rescue one of the victims, according to Brian Humphrey, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. One of the victims is a child, who suffered minor injuries. More than two dozen firefighters responded to the accident. “The Colorado pickup truck collided into the back of a small Chevy sedan and a Ford SUV, which caused a chain reaction collision with the other vehicles, nine to be exact,” says Los Angeles Police Sgt. Rodney Carter. The accident remains under investigation. Have you or a loved one been…
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