Automobile Accidents

• Crazy Encinitas Car Accident is Like Law School Exam

  Walton Barber, LLP | July 10, 2008 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  All law students are required to take a class called Torts, which is basically the wrongs that can happen in society such as car accidents, assaults and batteries, malpractice, etc. As part of...

• Three Pedestrians Killed in Separate Accidents

  Walton Barber, LLP | February 08, 2008 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  It was a tragic day for pedestrians in San Diego County yesterday. In three separate incidents, all occurring within one hour, a pedestrian was hit by a car and killed.The first accident occurred on Friars Road just after 6:00 p.m. when a 54-year-old man waked into westbound traffic and was struck by a late model Mercedes. Only a half hour later an SUV struck and killed a man near the rodeo...

• Elderly Drivers a Growing Problem?

  Randy Walton | November 03, 2007 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  We're all aware that the aging baby-boomer generation is creating all kinds of societal concerns such as the solvency of social security, the increase in health care costs, and the availability of nursing home care. But what about all the elderly drivers that will be on the road?A few months about I counseled a client in her 80s who was being prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter. She had run...

• Car Strikes Good Samaritan in Carlsbad

  Walton Barber, LLP | April 08, 2008 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Early Monday morning on the I-5 in Carlsbad, the driver of Chevy Cavalier lost control of her vehicle and broadside Mitsubishi Eclipse that was disabled in the fast lane after being involved in a...

• To Prevent Accidents Palomar Mountain Fire Chief Takes Action

  Randy Walton | October 04, 2007 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Every weekend it seems there is another automobile or motorcycle accident on Palomar Mountain. Just last Sunday a motorcyclist died, and the following day two cars crashed racing up the windy mountain road. The community now wants to do something about it.Palomar Mountain Fire Chief George Lucia has asked the county's road department to install a "rumble strip" - a passive traffic and speed...

• Motorcycle Accident Fatality Caused By Negligent Driver

  Walton Barber, LLP | January 29, 2008 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  San Diego police are reporting that a van made an illegal u-turn in front of motorcyclist Robert Reed yesterday, causing the motorcycle and the van to collide. The motorcycle accident occurred on Valley Road near Plaza Bonita Center Way in the afternoon. Reed, a San Diego resident, died as a result of the accident.Accident investigators may seek vehicular manslaughter charges against the driver.

• Witnesses Sought For Escondido Auto Accident

  Randy Walton | September 26, 2007 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Auto accident in Escondido causes serious personal injury to 16-year-old boy. Police are looking for witnesses.A 16-year-old motorist suffered serious injuries in an auto accident Tuesday when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of South Centre City Parkway and South Centre City Frontage Road.According to the North County Times, the accident happened about...

• Motorcyclist Killed in San Marcos Accident, Passenger Injured

  Randy Walton | September 17, 2007 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A 20-year-old motorcyclist died early Saturday morning in San Marcos at the intersection of East Mission Road and Mulberry Drive. Motorcycle rider fatalities have been on the rise since 1997. A report card issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for 2004 states that 4008 motorcyclists died in 2004 and 76,000 were injured.A 20-year-old motorcyclist died early Saturday...

• Pregnant Woman Injured in San Diego Crash

  Shannon Weidemann | September 08, 2007 7:03 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A car accident at the intersection of Tooma and Woodman Streets has caused a woman to deliver baby by emergency c-section and left her badly injured. The woman was riding in a car when it was hit by an SUV. The baby is in good condition at a local hospital. The Aveo was going south on Woodman when a Jeep Liberty driven by a girl, 17, pulled from a stop sign into the Aveo's path, police said....

• Veteran PGA Caddie Struck and Killed in Del Mar

  Walton Barber, LLP | January 24, 2008 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Popular PGA caddie Steve Duplantis was struck and killed in a pedestrian vs. auto accident as he stepped of the center median of a Del Mar street and was struck by a taxi. Duplantis was in the area to caddie in the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines.According to reports, Duplantis was an excellent caddie with a reputation as person who liked a good party."Never want to hear anything like that...