Riverside CA Personal Injury Law Blog

793,470 drivers, 12.5 billion tons, big numbers lead to be risk

Both 793,470 and 12.5 billion are big numbers, but "what do they mean to me?" a Riverside resident may ask. They are a part of a much larger industry system referred to as Intermodal, but they more personally mean an increased risk for truck accidents and a bigger need for experienced personal injury attorneys who handle those types of cases.

One might first ask "what is Intermodal?" It is a system of product movement that involves large containers being shipped by many different forms of transportation. Specifically, these large containers require the strength and size of ocean carriers, trains and trucks, and the level of container volumes is increasing every day as consumer demand for more products rises. 

Global Road Safety Week: 4,400 is way too many fatalities

The truth is that some victims are more at risk for fatal injuries than others. For example, elderly individuals with lowered bone density and other factors related to age are at a higher risk for death when involved in a collision. Motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians are another type of collision that results in an increased number of fatalities. 

This week is Global Road Safety Week, running from Monday, May 6 until Sunday, May 12. The goal of this week is to raise awareness not only about the problem, but about what drivers and pedestrians can do to help reduce the number of pedestrians killed in California and across the nation. 

Spinal cord injury prompts bike ride from California to Virginia

There is no doubt that a spinal cord injury changes the life of victims and those who are close to them. It takes an extensive amount of money, time and both mental and physical effort to recover from an injury, and in many cases recovery doesn't mean going back to before the accident occurred. And this is precisely why personal injury lawsuits are an option where negligence is involved. 

For one California dad, he wanted to do something extra special to honor the courageous journey his daughter took after suffering a spinal cord injury in a car accident. It honors not only her personal journey, but the public journey of the Awakenings Health Institute in Solana Beach -- a spinal cord institute the daughter funded. The honor will come by way of a 4,000 mile solo bike ride from Southern California across the country to Virginia. 

Riverside SUV accident takes the life of 59-year-old man

The injury risk to victims differs from one motor vehicle accident to another due to different factors such as speed, location or even type of vehicle. For example, motorcycle accidents often involve very serious injuries that result from a rider being more exposed than in other vehicles.

Just as a cyclist's exposure can increase the risk for injury, an SUV's perceived protection due to the vehicle's can actually work against the driver and passengers in a collision. These types of vehicles often rollover during a crash or become crushed, trapping a passenger inside. This week, an SUV accident took the life of a driver in Riverside.

California pools can be attractive... and attractively dangerous

Here in The Golden State, we are lucky to have some of the most consistently beautiful weather in the country. We have beautiful beaches, but for those who aren't on the ocean pools are a very popular alternative. Sometimes there is nothing like sitting by the sparkling water on a hot day or helping your children learn how to swim.

Pools provide a wealth of benefit for those who own and get to use them, but those same great benefits are also precisely why states have certain regulations regarding pools. While the specific laws differ, a pool owner can be found liable when someone is injured or killed as a result of their negligent maintenance of the pool and surrounding areas. The loss of two young children this past weekend is precisely why these regulations exist.

Child Death

Saturday by: Doreen

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