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Taking a Closer Look at Dog Bite Laws

Posted on August 3, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

According to John Wilkens of SignOnSanDiego.com, the number of dog attacks in the area has been increasing steadily over the last four years.  One of the more recent was an attack last month on a 75-year-old woman in Paradise Hills by two pit bulls. The dog attack sparked an ongoing debate—how much is being done to prevent these attacks.  The dogs involved in the attack on the woman in Paradise Hills had bitten a neighbor six months prior, and the only was only issued a warning. “Minor bites happen all the time,” said Dawn Danielson, director of animal services.  “Declaring a dog dangerous based on a singular incident would be analogous to putting someone in state prison based on the first minor infraction.” This is an ongoing debate in which there are no easy answers, but by holding dog owners more accountable for the actions of their pets, people will…
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Young Man Killed in Tragic Bicycle Accident

Posted on August 1, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

The California Highway Patrol is examining a fatal bicycle accident that occurred on July 18, according to BigBearGrizzly.net.  23-year-old Christopher Sop of Big Bear Lake was found unconscious along the side of Mill Creek Road, one mile south of Tulip Lane. The CHP responded to the report of a man lying down by the side of the road—the jurisdiction fell to the CHP because the bicycle accident occurred in an unincorporated part of Big Bear.  Sop was pronounced dead at the scene.  Investigators believe that Sop was riding north on Mill Creek Road at an undetermined speed when he lost control and went off the side of the road, striking a rock and then falling down a hillside. There is no suspicion of foul play at this time, but the California Highway Patrol and the San Bernardino County Coroner’s office are still conducting an investigation. Bonnici Law Group—San Diego bicycle…
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Hit-and-Run Suspect Apprehended Thanks to Good Samaritan

Posted on July 29, 2011 by bonnicilawgroup

Officials were able to apprehend a woman suspected of a hit-and-run and drunken driving on July 20, according to Redding.com.  According to a witness, 27-year-old Aimee Nadine Brown rear-ended a motorcycle on south-bound Interstate 5 that was stopped at a red light.  The witness followed Brown after she fled and phoned police. The California Highway Patrol used the information gathered from the witness report to apprehend Brown at a traffic stop just south of Cottonwood.  Brown was then later identified by the witness as the driver of the Honda Accord that read-ended Gerald Long, 68, who was stopped on his Harley-Davidson when he was hit. Gerald was wearing a helmet at the time of the motorcycle accident and suffered minor scrapes and bruises before refusing medical attention, according to the police report. Brown is being charged with fleeing the scene of an accident with an injury, as well as drinking…
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