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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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Cars Crash Into Homes In Unrelated San Diego Car Accidents

Posted on December 23, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

According to Local 10 and NBC Local San Diego, in two separate and unrelated incidents, cars crashed into San Diego homes. First, around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, a 20-year-old motorist was driving along Eagle Valley Drive in Chula Vista. When the driver reached the 2400 block, he lost control of his car and swerved into a two-story home. The impact dented the driver’s doors such that the driver was trapped inside the automobile. Chula Vista Fire Department arrived on the scene soon after the accident and freed the driver. Thankfully, no one was present in the house at the time of the accident, but the crash still destroyed a wall and the room behind it. The Chula Vista neighborhood often has many families walking about on the sidewalks, and the driver’s parents stated that despite the destruction they were grateful that no one was walking around at the…
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19-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty To Vehicular Manslaughter In Ramona Car Accident

Posted on December 18, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, a preliminary hearing was scheduled to decide the fate of a 19-year-old Lakeside resident accused of the vehicular manslaughter of a 74-year-old man on December 10 at the El Cajon courthouse. The young man was driving south on San Vicente Road near Warnock Drive when, according to local authorities, he took his eyes off the road for a minimum of 10 seconds to recover items fallen from his passenger seat. During this 10-second period of distraction, his 2007 Ford Ranger swerved into northbound oncoming traffic going roughly 50 mph. The 19-year-old then collided with a northbound 2000 Ford Ranger driven by the 74-year-old man. The elderly driver died upon impact of blunt force injuries and the young driver was unscathed. Emergency crews arrived on the scene shortly after 7:40 pm. Local police found no compelling evidence for alcohol as a contributing factor to the…
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