San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Alicia Slaughter

Authorities now conclude that a recent car accident on State Route 67 was the result of street racing, and the driver causing the accident will be charged with manslaughter after causing the wrongful death of another driver. According to witnesses, Melvin Pearless, the driver, and another driver were racing northbound on SR 67 when the [...]

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A 40-year-old male pedestrian was struck and killed while attempting to cross a San Diego County intersection this past Sunday, authorities said. The man, who has yet to be identified, was trying to cross the intersection at Meade Avenue and 32nd Street in San Diego County when he was hit by a white hatchback car, who [...]

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Crosswalks exist at every intersection, whether they are marked of not. If, however, the crosswalk is in the middle of the block, it must be marked and traffic signs warning drivers of its upcoming existence must be posted. Pedestrians in a crosswalk have the legal right of way, and a motor vehicle must yield the [...]

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A grocery store has an obligation (“duty”) to make sure that its aisles are clean and safe for shoppers. An inspection, or “sweep,” of the aisles must be made by a store employee on a regular basis. Many injuries occur in the produce department, where a fruit has fallen out of its bin onto the [...]

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In an attempt to reduce the number of automobile accidents, California has banned the use of a hand-held cell phone while driving. Studies show, however that there is little difference in the number of accidents between drivers using a hand-held cell phone and those using a hands-free cell phone, and the driver may be unable [...]

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A motorcyclist was injured following a motorcycle accident with a pickup truck, authorities said. The motorcyclist crashed into the pickup truck as it was backing up at a location on Pepper Drive, west of Mollison Avenue in El Cajon. California Highway Patrol reported to the scene of the motorcycle accident near San Diego, which was [...]

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Students at University City High School were accused of causing a minor on-campus explosion. The explosion, made by dry ice and a plastic bottle, may possibly charge the two students, both minors of San Diego, with the felony of setting off a destructive device. The materials used in the explosion were originally part of a [...]

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An Oxnard construction site was also the site of an accident on June 9, where a worker fell and was injured while attempting to repair a hole in the roof of a building. The construction accident occurred at the 3700 block of Hemlock street just before noon, when the 36-year-old construction worker fell 25 feet [...]

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According to authorities from California Highway Patrol, a woman driving a Pontiac sped through a work zone, striking and killing a 49-year-old construction worker and then proceeding to hit a parked truck and trailer. The construction worker, a male, Arnoldo Placencia, was involved in the repair of a Sacramento County road when the accident occurred. [...]

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A Vista woman, Shannon Maureen Mahoney, was passenger in a pickup truck traveling through San Diego county when she be came victim to a fatal crash. Mahoney was not unaccompanied in the car, which was driven by Charles Lemay, 27, of Oceanside. While driving down State Route 78 in San Diego County, Lemay reportedly swerved suddenly, driving [...]

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