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Infant drowns in tragic car accident

Posted by stever on September 7th, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Auto Safety, Drunk Driving, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A 1-year-old boy drowned Monday evening when his 23 year-old drunken father drove an off-road vehicle into a river near Hesperia. The Suzuki Samurai plunged into the Mojave River around 9:30 p.m. and quickly sank in the water which was around 9 feet high.  The father and a 19-year-old passenger were able to escape but [...]

Man fatally injured after truck broke down on freeway

Posted by stever on September 1st, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Auto Safety, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A 50 year old man was fatally injured when a van veered off the 210 freeway in Glendora.  Kevin Payne of Los Angeles was driving a Toyota truck which had broken down on the freeway earlier that day.  Mr. Payne was returned in a Mercedes-Benz to have the vehicle towed. Around 6:50 p.m., a van driven by [...]

3 killed by teenager driving a stolen car

Posted by stever on August 23rd, 2010 under Auto Accidents, Auto Safety, Car theft, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

3 people were tragically killed Sunday morning after the stolen car which they were riding in crashed into a concrete sign.  The accident was caused when the driver of the stolen Ford Mustang lost control of the car after colliding with another car that they were street racing against.  A fourth male passenger was hospitalized in [...]

Oil slick spreads from sunken rig

Posted by stever on April 27th, 2010 under Boating Accidents, Injuries, Wrongful Death  •  1 Comment

Authorities still don’t know if it’s fuel or oil that is leaking from the Deepwater Horizon rig that sank Thursday, but what they know is that there is a 1-by-5 mile slick of crude oil mix on the surface of the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. BP Vice President David Rainey said “it certainly [...]

Coast Guard sued for fatal boat crash

Posted by stever on February 23rd, 2010 under Boating Accidents, Wrongful Death  •  No Comments

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the Coast Guard for a boat crash ending in a fatality.  The crash occurred during the San Diego Parade of Lights when a 33-foot Coast Guard rammed into a 24-foot Sea Ray. All the passengers of the Sea Ray were injured, with an 8-year-old boy being fatally wounded.  [...]