Automobile Accidents

• Preventing Auto Crashes Caused by Superspeeders

  Rick Patterson | February 09, 2007 3:58 PM | 1 CommentLancaster, CA

  What do you think of this idea? Drivers who are pulled over for going 75 mph or more on two-lane roads or more than 85 mph on any state road would be forced to pay an additional $200 in fines. It appears that is what Govenor Sonny Perdue is proposing under legislation being filed Thursday. Not a bad idea. Perdue announced the filing of his "super speeder" legislation at an event promoting...

• Hollister Man Dies in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | December 10, 2006 10:31 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A 26-year-old Hollister man was killed shortly after noon Saturday in a head-on collision on Soquel San Jose Road.According to reports, the accident occurred when a driver heading south in a 2004 Dodge Ram lost control of his truck in the rain, slid over the double yellow line and crashed into a 1991 Buick Century. The Hollister man died instantly, California Highway Patrol reported.Both...

• Minnesota Teen Drivers get Bad Rap

  Rick Patterson | May 02, 2008 11:10 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Minnesota teen drivers have been getting a bad rap, and it is undeserved. It has been widely reported that teen drivers in Minnesota have the highest teen fatality rate as a result of motor...

• California Campaign To Help Prevent Teen Deaths

  Rick Patterson | April 19, 2008 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Between the California Highway Patrol, California Teachers Association, state legislators and other groups California is working hard to bring public awareness to all in an effort to reduce the...

• Kentucky Accidents Claim Thirteen Lives

  Rick Patterson | December 07, 2007 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  One would hope at this stage of the game we are all aware of the absolute importance of wearing a seat belt while traveling in a motor vehicle. The difference it makes in an accident cannot be overstated. According to the Kentucky State Police, thirteen people died in thirteen accidents on roadways in thirteen Kentucky counties last week. Out of the thirteen victims, ten were in cars and four of...

• Automobile Crashes into Defenseless Woman

  Rick Patterson | May 04, 2007 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  An unsuspecting 41-year-old woman, was killed when a Toyota Tundra pickup drove onto the grass shoulder of the road where she just happened to be at that moment. Susan M. Evans died at the scene. She really didn't have a chance, or any way of avoiding this automobile accident. This is a horrible example of being in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time.One witness estimated that the Truck...

• Two Arrested for Staging Automobile Accidents

  Rick Patterson | March 07, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  California State Automobile Association (CSAA) Special Investigation Unit was the first to notice fraudulent activity involving Ron Ranasingh (also known as Harsh Rana Singe) 38, of Ontario, Canada; Jennifer Huynh, 52, of San Jose; Neil Forde, 41, of Hollis, New York and another individual who has yet to be named.This little group was staging automobile accidents in California and then filing...

• Car Accident - One Person Trapped in Vehicle

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  An off duty California Highway Patrol officer responded to a motor vehicle accident that took place on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert early morning. At least one person is trapped inside the vehicle according to CHP reports.At approximately 7:23 a.m., a SUV reportedly crashed in to the center divide on eastbound Interstate 10, just east of Cook Street. According to California Highway Patrol, at...

• Two Unrelated Deaths in Head-on Collisions

  Rick Patterson | December 27, 2006 7:08 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Two people died in unrelated automobile accidents in Kansas on Tuesday. Eldon L. Baily, 49 of Whitewater died due to a collision while he was driving a GMC pickup. He was driving eastbound but went left off the center of the road and collided with oncoming traffic. The driver of the other vehicle survived. Within 45 minutes of the previous accident, Joshua D. Baughn, 19 of Humboldt, lost his...

• Multi-vehicle Crash Injures 6

  Rick Patterson | June 30, 2009 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

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