A tanker truck carrying coconut oil flipped on its side on Florin-Perkins Road and Belvedere around 2 am. 57 thousand pounds of coconut leaked across the pavement and slid into drainage ditches on both sides of the roadway. Jay Glass of the Sacramento Fire Department said, “ We need to get a vacuum truck in to suck up [...]
The CHP reported all lanes clear on the 91 freeway six hours after a crash caused a semi and a yellow Mustang to catch fire. The flames did not damage the trailer, although the cab of the semi was destroyed along with the Mustang. Nobody was apparently injured as the driver of the Mustang fled [...]
Witnesses reported that following what appeared to be an escalating road rage altercation, one of the cars rammed the other and both came to a stop. Investigators said that the “Driver got out of his vehicle and turned his gun on the other driver. The driver of the truck shot the driver of the SUV, and then [...]
Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle. It can include rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner, or making threats. Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions which result in injuries and even death. It can be considered [...]
Kicking off a program to highlight the under-recognized danger of distracted behavior behind the wheel, DOT Secretary Ray La Hood announced new research findings by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that show nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, and more than half a million were injured. [...]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated, ”We need to get to the point in society, where aggressive driving is simply not acceptable. To reduce injuries and deaths resulting from aggressive driving, public awareness must be raised. Prosecutors should develop guidelines on the uniformity and consistency in charging and disposing of cases. Law enforcement should reflect the seriousness [...]
An off-duty police officer was killed in a four-vehicle collision that occurred in Diamond Bar last Thursday. The collision was brought on by a head-on crash that occurred on Grand Avenue. One vehicle was headed north on Grand Avenue when it crashed head-on with a southbound vehicle. Two other vehicles then slammed into the vehicles [...]
Due to the sheer size, weight, and speed at which trucks and tractor-trailers travel on our nation’s highways, accidents involving trucks and trailers can be catastrophic or even fatal. Don’t “hang out” on either side of trucks or buses. They have big blind spots on both sides. If you can’t see the driver’s face in [...]