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Young Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter–Accused of Inhaling Nitrous Oxide While Driving

Posted on September 9, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

Prosecutors in Santa Ana, California are claiming that the driver of a car that caused a fatal car accident in November of 2010 was under the influence of illegal drugs while driving.  Jose Luis Gomez Nava, 20, was arrested on August 23 and charged with felony vehicular manslaughter. Nava crashed his car into a pine tree while traveling 80 mph in a 45 mph zone, according to the Sacramento Bee.  15-year-old passenger Steve Gomez was killed, and Roman Gomez, 19, and Elvira Orejel, 18 were injured severely. Prosecutors claim that Nava was inhaling nitrous oxide out of balloons while driving.  He faces up to 14 years in prison.  This is a high price to pay to learn a lesson.  What likely started out as a good time resulted in a wrongful death and two others being seriously injured.  People who are under the influence of drugs and alcohol have no…
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San Diego Woman Injured in Truck Accident

Posted on September 7, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

A truck accident in San Diego on August 24 has left one woman with minor injuries, according to SignOnSanDiego.com.  The accident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Interstate 805 at Sweetwater Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident left the woman’s car wedged underneath an 18-wheeler.  According to the truck driver, he was in the right lane when the other car “came from out of nowhere” and became lodged at a 90-degree angle. The woman was freed from the car by National City Firefighters and taken to a nearby hospital.  Traffic was closed off to clean up the wreckage. This woman is certainly lucky to have lived through this accident.  Both truckers and other drivers are responsible for sharing the roadway and driving defensively.  I hope that this near miss serves as a reminder of what can happen when you are not alert behind the wheel. Bonnici Law…
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Judge Bans Woman From Ever Having Cell Phone In Car Again

Posted on September 2, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

A car accident in Glendale, California cost 80-year-old pedestrian Misak Ranjbar his life last year in Southern California.  Ranjbar was tragically killed by a distracted driver. 21-year-old Ani Voskanian was texting while driving before striking Ranjbar.  Experts ran tests on her cell phone that indicated she was sending and receiving text messages at the time, and she also admitted as much to police.  Voskanian failed to stop at a stop sign and ran into the pedestrian. Voskanian was handed down a rather interesting sentence.  On top of being required to tour area schools educating youths on the dangers of texting while driving, the judge has banned her from ever having a phone in her car ever again.  The victim’s family members agreed with the sentence and even showed support during the process. “In this particular case, there is a tragic loss of a father of a family,” said Ashraf Mankarios…
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