San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

ABC 10 News San Diego recently published an article that discussed wrong-way crashes in San Diego County. According to the article, there have been multiple wrong-way crashes since the beginning of 2018. An average of 23 people per year die in wrong-way crashes in California. Caltrans data shows 13 of these deaths occurred in San Diego during 2015, the last year records were compiled on these crashes. Most recently, a wrong-way driver caused a fatal crash on Interstate 8 near Sunset Boulevard. The wrong-way driver died in the wreck and two people in another vehicle suffered serious injuries. Caltrans is taking several steps to stop wrong-way crashes. Officials with Caltrans will install millions of red reflectors on freeways across the state, far more than what is currently in use. Officials hope the reflectors can alert even the most inebriated driver that they are on the wrong side of the road….
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics show that drunk driving is responsible for more than 10,000 fatal car accidents each year. Everyone knows that drunk driving is a major public safety hazard that frequently causes injuries and deaths. However, a new study suggests drowsy driving may be almost as dangerous. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAA) published a study that argues federal statistics on drowsy driving accidents are underreported. Federal statistics claim drowsy driving is responsible for 1 to 2 percent of car accidents. AAA’s new study claims this number could be much higher. How did AAA determine that drowsy driving accidents may be underreported? More than 3,500 people were selected to participate in the study. AAA used in-vehicle cameras and other equipment to observe the participants while they were driving. Drowsiness was measured by observing the percentage of time motorists kept their eyes closed. There were…
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