San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

A cab driver lost control of his vehicle last Saturday night, striking a crowd of 36 and leaving them with various injuries according to XETV 6 News San Diego.  The single car accident occurred early Saturday morning outside of a nightclub in the Gaslamp District. Dominique Gamble, a mother of two from Encinitas, suffered the most severe injuries.  The cab crushed her leg and she had surgery on Monday at UC San Diego Medical Center.  Initial reports were that the car accident severed her leg, which turned out to be not entirely true. “Mrs. Gambale experienced an extreme crushing injury to her right leg, which was still attached at the time of her injury,” said UCSD surgeon Dr. Paul Girard. “To clarify, her leg was never severed.  In addition to a tibia fracture, she has a large open wound, which will require the care of a multidisciplinary team of orthopedic,…
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A pack of dogs attacked 5 year-old Destiny Colon, from San Bernardino County, leaving her in the hospital on a ventilator. The dogs escaped from their owner’s fenced-in yard before attacking Destiny and her mother, Josie Arellano, as well as 3 of her other siblings.  The other three children received treatment for minor bite injuries. The dogs, described as a pack of pit bulls by The Press Enterprise, attacked Arellano and her children while they were walking to a nearby park.  Several witnesses to the dog attack rushed to help, including a neighborhood boy who chased the dogs off by throwing rocks. Destiny received treatment at nearby Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, where she was reportedly in critical condition and on a ventilator.  Dr. James Eguchi, who was treating Destiny, said, “She is doing quite well, but still needs a lot of support.” Destiny suffered from broken ribs, punctured lungs and…
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