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Elderly Woman Mysteriously Dies In Cruise Ship Accident

Posted on January 15, 2014 by bonnicilawgroup

The FBI has begun an investigation into the cause of death of an 88-year-old Canadian passenger of Holland America’s MS Veendam cruise ship, according to ABC 10 News. The vessel was 300 miles off the coast of San Diego, California when passengers witnessed the elderly woman fall into the water. A search was conducted and the woman was found dead, face down in the water. The ship’s medical examiner inspected the corpse and ruled the death a suicide. Cruise lines often rule man-overboard deaths as suicide because it absolves them of the responsibility of investigation and liability. However, eyewitness accounts of the woman’s fall tell a very different story. The Veendam was returning to San Diego after seven days touring Mexico to celebrate the New Year. One passenger noted that they could “hear that the ship was stopping and turned about so you knew it was serious.” Then, an alarm…
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Vehicle Ripped In Half In Chula Vista Car Accident

Posted on January 8, 2014 by bonnicilawgroup

The holiday period after Christmas until New Years Eve is a dangerous time to be on the road as there is a much higher risk of sharing the road with a drunk driver. For example, a teenager, believed to be under the influence of alcohol, collided with a light pole which ripped his vehicle in half, according to a report by NBC San Diego. The 17-year-old was driving east on San Miguel Ranch Road near State Route 125 around 1 a.m. on December 28 in his Honda S2000. The young driver then lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a light pole. The pole collided with the car just behind the seats and bisected the vehicle. The front half of the vehicle went over the edge of the overpass and landed upside down on State Route 125, and the back half remained on San Miguel Ranch Road. Amazingly, the…
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One Dead And 20 Injured In Fallbrook Bus Accident

Posted on January 1, 2014 by bonnicilawgroup

According to NBC San Diego, a tour bus headed to Valley View Casino rolled onto its side on the afternoon of December 19. The bus was headed south on Interstate-15 near Route 76 in the Fallbrook area when, according to police reports, the bus began to swerve at 55 mph. The driver could not correct the motion, and the bus flipped on its side. The California Highway Patrol reported that rain in Fallbrook area may have resulted in slick roads which contributed to the accident. Six passengers were seriously injured, 14 sustained minor injuries, and a 64-year-old woman died. The force of the swerving bus launched the victim partially outside of the bus, which then crushed her once it flipped on its side. Emergency crews arrived at the scene and shuttled injured passengers to the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside and Fallbrook Hospital. One passenger…
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