San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Multi-car collisions require complicated legal proceedings because it is difficult to discern who is at fault and who is simply implicated by circumstance. Oftentimes, people injured in a pileup will simply settle with the insurance company of whoever they presume to be responsible for the incident. However, the victim could secure a much larger compensation if they worked with an experienced injury attorney who is willing to take the matter to court. For example, there was recently a horrific multi-car pileup on Interstate 8 in San Diego that resulted in the death of one 20-year-old marine, according to NBC San Diego. On Saturday, February 22 a woman driving a Honda Civic westbound was approaching the Interstate 8 exit for State Route 163 in Mission Valley when she lost control of her car. The Honda swerved into a barrier, bounced back into the road and came to a halt mid-freeway. Then,…
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It is difficult to imagine what causes someone to flee the scene of an accident, but it still happens often in San Diego. Since the beginning of the new year, there have been at least 8 hit-and-run accidents in San Diego County, 6 of which occurred in February, according to NBC San Diego. Much of the time, the perpetrators themselves are unsure why they fled the scene of an accident. One San Diego criminal defense attorney said, “I have people in my office on a regular basis saying, ‘I have no idea why I did this.’” Perhaps they are unsure why they fled due to the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the collision. Often times, the perpetrator of a hit-and-run flees the scene of an accident to avoid the prospect of getting a DUI. “The penalties for a non-injury hit-and-run are significantly less than what they…
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