San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Two drivers were injured in a car accident in Duarte, California on September 14, according to The San Gabriel Valley Tribune. According to officials, one car drove off a freeway on-ramp and landed on top of another vehicle. The crash occurred early in the morning on the 210 freeway just west of Mount Olive. The driver of a 1998 Toyota Camry—described as a 23-year-old male—lost control and ran off the ramp and fell 15 to 20 feet onto the top of a 2007 Toyota Camry, driven by a 57-year-old man. Amazingly, both of these drivers avoided major injury in this case. Investigators are still looking into the cause of the accident. Bonnici Law Group—San Diego personal injury attorney.

A nationwide study of teenage drivers has produced some interesting results.  States have made stricter laws and regulations for teenagers who are in the process of getting their driver’s license, whether its requiring more classroom time, more driving time with an instructor or putting limits on the hours young teens can drive from or how many passengers they are allowed to have in the car. Initially the states were seeing a decrease in the number of fatalities of teenagers involved in a car accident.  They initially decreased in the mid 90’s by as much as 30% in some states, according to The New York Times.  However, if you take a step back, the stats can be a little misleading. “Most of the prior studies on graduated driver licensing have only looked at 16-year-olds,” said Scott Masten of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the lead author on the study.  “When…
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