San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

San Diego Teen Struggles After Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injuries, depending on the location of impact, can leave victims immobilized and emotionally distraught. The trauma of the accident coupled with the grim recovery to come can be like an illness unto itself. However, dramatic recoveries are still possible and, hopefully, can inspire brain injury victims in the midst of post-accident therapy to keep striving for improvement. For example, a San Diego teen recently danced for a sold out audience at Cathedral Catholic High School; this is nothing unusual except for the fact that one year ago she was the victim of a violent car accident caused by a suspected drunk driver. The teenager, her mother and two sisters were leaving last year’s annual dance show when a suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on SR-52 collided with them head on. Moments before the impact, the mother asked the teenager to take her legs off the dashboard,…
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Can Bad Weather Be Responsible For A Car Accident?

Common factors in fatal car accidents are inclement weather and adverse road conditions. However, if a motorist loses control of his or her vehicle and injures someone else in the midst of said conditions, he or she can still be held responsible for the accident. It is the driver’s obligation to proceed with caution if the roadway is wet and uneven. Proving the negligence of a motorist who lost control amidst inclement weather or adverse road conditions is difficult to do on your own. As such, it is best to work alongside an experienced attorney to guide you through the legal proceedings. Motorists often lose control of their vehicle during light rain. Quite recently, a 36-year-old man from Oceanside died on Thursday, March 6 in a multi-car collision, according to Fox 5 San Diego. The man was driving east on State Route 76 through the Fallbrook area in a 2000…
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Who Is Liable In A Multi-Car Pileup?

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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