Nearly five years after the initial recall, an additional 2.7 million vehicles have been added to the international recalls for vehicle airbags manufactured by Takata Corporation – many in San Diego and surrounding counties. The defective airbags have been installed on cars and trucks with model years from 2002 through 2015. Read more
The day your teenager gets a driver’s license is often one of the proudest and most frightening days in the life of a parent. As parents know, the issue is not just their teenager’s driving habits – it is the other teenagers on the road who may not be paying attention.
One of the most dangerous activities for your children is something you do with them almost every day: driving. Unintentional injuries caused by car accidents cause more child fatalities than any other factor, and most of these tragedies are entirely preventable.
Human errors are the primary causal factor in most car accidents. That means the majority of collisions—and the injuries and deaths they cause—are preventable.
It goes without saying that pedestrians are likely to suffer devastating injuries in the event of an accident. In fact, according to a report from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), one-fifth of all road fatalities in our state in 2013 were pedestrians.
When motorcycle enthusiasts get behind the wheel of a car, they are often acutely aware of any riders around them. Drivers who have never maneuvered a bike in traffic, on the other hand, are less likely to look out for riders because motorcycles are simply not on their mind.
According to the Desert Sun, police have confirmed three fatalities following two different accidents that occurred on St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Palm Springs. Officials claim the first fatal incident occurred on Friday night at the intersection of El Cielo Road and Ramon Road.
Even if you do not have any kids yourself, San Diego is a major city with a large population of children, which means you probably see them on a daily basis. According to KidsData.org, there were nearly 750,000 children residing in San Diego County in 2016, and that figure has only increased since.
Jeffrey Estes Injury Lawyers, A Professional Law Corporation, provides legal counsel, personal service and aggressive representation to people involved in truck, car and related motor vehicle accidents.
