By: Christopher C. Walton, Attorney at Law
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Wednesday morning’s rush hour was made much worse when a wrong-way driver caused a serious crash. The accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. when the driver went in the wrong direction on a southbound ramp on Interstate 5 to eastbound state Route 94. The wrong-way driver [...]
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By: Harlan J. Zaback, Law Clerk/Clinical Intern
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA – A Union Pacific freight train collided with a big rig’s trailer in an industrial area of eastern Los Angeles County. Fortunately no one involved in the accident was injured. Officials investigating the accident believe that the driver underestimated the length of his rig because [...]
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CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA – Another accident involving an Amtrak train occurred in the Chatsworth pass on Sunday, January 11, 2009, this time leaving one woman dead. The woman, who was hiking with her husband and her two sisters inside a railroad tunnel was struck by a grab bar protruding from the side of the train. Her [...]
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By: Natalie DeClusin, Attorney at Law
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - As of December 16, 2008, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (”FMCSA”) implemented a new rule, entitled the New Entrant Safety Assurance Process, with which all newly registered trucking and bus companies must comply. Under this rule, all safety deficiencies must be corrected before a company [...]
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