Riverside CA Personal Injury Law Blog

Every time we get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle in California, a duty of reasonable care is owed to others in or near the roadway. While all of us have a responsibility to remain alert and drive with care, few of us expect to encounter a vehicle headed the wrong way on one of our highways. Yet, these types of accidents occur more often than many might think, and the results are often devastating. Recently, an SUV accident victim lost his life when a Land Rover unexpectedly came barreling toward his vehicle on a San Diego area freeway.

The fatal accident happened in mid-May on Highway 56 in San Diego. Specific details of the crash remain scarce, though it was reported that the 22-year-old man that lost his life was struck by the SUV headed in the wrong direction. The SUV driver, an 18-year-old man, was critically injured in the collision. Further word on the nature and extent of his injuries was not disclosed.

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. 

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. 

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.