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Fatal accidents involving trucks increased last year

Truck accidents can be very dangerous for motorists in California and across the country. Truck accidents often cause serious injuries and fatalities for those involved due to the large size of the trucks involved. Heavy commercial trucks can cause serious damage to other vehicles, especially smaller ones, even in low-speed car accidents. The dangers of truck accidents are well-known, and many organizations, including the government and trucking groups, have tried to improve trucking safety and reduce crashes involving large trucks. Unfortunately, these efforts may not be paying off. […]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:55:05-07:00December 14th, 2013|Truck Accidents|Comments Off

Holiday season brings increased risk of car crashes

It doesn’t take a scientist to know that the roads are a little hectic and crazy during the holiday season. Anyone who has been out driving in the days surrounding a major holiday can attest to the fact that previously held laws of decency can sometimes fly out the window in the midst of the holiday rush. Still, the extent to which roads become more dangerous around certain holidays may be surprising. Researchers found that in the six-day period surrounding Christmas, there are 27 percent more car crashes than New Years Eve. The days around Christmas also outpace Thanksgiving in terms of car accidents by 17 [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:56:03-07:00December 13th, 2013|Car Accidents|Comments Off

Safety board postpones hearing on California airliner crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has rescheduled a hearing about the fatal crash-landing of an Asiana jet that took place earlier this year at the international airport in San Francisco, California. The aviation accident resulted in three deaths. The safety board is looking specifically at whether the pilots had relied too heavily on computer equipment, causing them not to notice in time when the aircraft began approaching the airport at too low of an altitude, eventually leading the plane to crash into a seawall and tumble across the runway. […]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:56:31-07:00December 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Vititoe Law Group and Erin Brockovich Investigating Moorpark Cancer Cluster

Consumer advocates Vititoe Law Group along with Erin Brockovich are investigating the continuing concerns around the potential cancer cluster in Moorpark, California. Numerous reported cases of brain cancer have surfaced within close proximity of each other which have families and those who live in the Moorpark community concerned. Recently CBS News reported that Julie Miller, a Moorpark resident whose son has a brain tumor has begun collecting information of others in the area who have any information regarding the matter. "I just collected names, numbers and addresses and they kind of were in the same proximity, even though Moorpark's a small town," Miller said in the [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:57:02-07:00December 11th, 2013|Firm News|Comments Off

What To Do If You Get Into a Car Accident

As the fall weather turns to winter, an increased level of rainfall is expected to happen. With that rain comes more traffic accidents, as rain is especially dangerous in dry weather states like California. Rain makes the roads slippery, rain tends to decrease drivers visibility and many people in dry weather states who aren't used to driving in rainy weather tend to drive either excessively cautiously or recklessly, both of which are dangerous and can unfortunately cause auto accidents. While we hope that you first and foremost drive more carefully, accidents will occur. Below are a few things we hope you remember if you or someone [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:57:27-07:00December 10th, 2013|Car Accidents|Comments Off

California woman says she was not distracted by Google Glass

A California woman has entered a not-guilty plea in the case of a traffic ticket that has gained national attention. The woman’s unprecedented fight to be able to wear her Google Glass while she is behind the wheel will continue to wind its way through the court system as she challenges a traffic law that prohibits drivers from viewing a screen of any kind while they are behind the wheel. The traffic law is designed to curb distracted driving, which now causes a significant number of car accidents in the United States each year, many of them fatal. Safety officials have compared distracted driving and its [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:57:59-07:00December 6th, 2013|Car Accidents|Comments Off

Uninsured drivers remain common problem in California

The experience of being involved in a major motor vehicle accident can be a shock to the system, to say the least. Accident victims often have just a spilt second to brace themselves for an impact before a rapid chain of events goes into motion. Eventually the victim and their family must deal with medical bills, property damage, and other costs that arise from the accident. At this point victims turn to the insurance coverage for the at-fault driver to help cover costs. However, a recent study found that nationwide, as many as 14 percent of drivers do not have car insurance even though it is [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:58:26-07:00December 5th, 2013|Car Accidents|Comments Off

Rain-slicked roads create hazards for California drivers

As the winter begins to set in here in southern California, our conditions might not be quite as icy as elsewhere in the country, but that doesn’t mean the changing weather isn’t dangerous for drivers. A storm this week caused many car accidents around the state as drivers struggled to adapt to rain-slicked roads. A California High Patrol officer told reporters that many drivers involved in accidents were simply driving too fast for the road conditions. This serves as an important reminder that speed limits are intended for “ideal” conditions, which means clear and dry. When rain hits the roads and highways the speed limit may [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:58:58-07:00November 22nd, 2013|Car Accidents|Comments Off

Data shows increase in deadly hit-and-run car accidents

It is probably hard to imagine a situation in which is seems acceptable to flee from the scene of an accident that you have caused. Yet that is what thousands of people do every year when they are involved in a car accident in which someone is injured. In fact, while overall traffic accidents have been decreasing in recent years, the number of fatal hit-and-run accidents has increased. A spokesperson from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety told reporters that the public isn’t really aware of the magnitude of this problem. Alcohol is often a factor in drunk driving accidents, according to experts on the topic. [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:59:31-07:00November 16th, 2013|Car Accidents|Comments Off

Safety Board says lack of oversight led to bus crashes

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a statement saying that the federal Transportation Department has not done enough to protect consumers from fatal bus accidents. The statements came after a review of the Transportation Department stemming from four fatal bus accidents within the last year which killed a total of 25 people and injured 83. While overall traffic accidents have decreased and the number of heavy truck crashes have decreased, safety regulators remain concerned that the number of bus fatalities is stagnant. This indicates that there is something more dangerous about the way the bus industry operates. […]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:59:56-07:00November 14th, 2013|Bus Accidents|Comments Off

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