San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

According to the Los Angeles Times, police have charged a woman with driving while intoxicated after she injured herself and six children in a car accident in her SUV.   31-year-old Stanesha Allen was driving a 2002 Toyota Sequoia on Avenue I at 5:15 a.m. when she lost control, according to the California Highway Patrol. One of the young boys in the car required a foot amputation.  According to reports, he is two years old and was riding in a car seat.  A 1-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl were both airlifted to the hospital.  Allen was also rushed to the hospital.  All six children were hospitalized, and three were Allen’s children, according to CHP Officer Joshua Wupperfeld.  Allen was returning from a wedding and had just picked up the children and was on her way home. “These are six innocent children,” Wupperfel said.  “They were harmed because of somebody’s selfish…
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California Highway Patrol arrested a drunk driver who was responsible for injuring three people in a car accident on the early morning of September 22.  Three people, including the driver, were injured and four vehicles were damaged.  The driver was identified as 30-year-old Adam Duncan of Auburn, California. Duncan was arrested of suspicion of DUI and released after being hospitalized.  According to eyewitnesses in the police report, Duncan was was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe erratically down Highway 49.  He drifted into oncoming traffic and swiped a truck before continuing to drift into oncoming traffic, causing two other cars to collide.  All three injured parties were hospitalized with minor injuries. Authorities also cited Duncan for possession of drug paraphernalia. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs continues to injure and kill people despite increased penalties. Bonnici Law Group—San Diego personal injury attorney.