San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Alicia Slaughter

In Westminster today, a pickup truck and dirt hauler collided on the westbound 22 freeway causing significant damage to a center divider but no real injuries.  The auto accident occurred just east of the Knott Avenue off-ramp when the two vehicles struck one another, afterward the pick up truck hit the center divider knocking huge [...]

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A rollover accident in Long Beach ended in injury Monday morning when  two cars traveling on the northbound San Diego (405) freeway collided.  The collision happened at 12:45 a.m. at Palo Verde Avenue and caused one of the vehicles to overturn, after which it landed on its roof and blocked a lane of traffic.  Rescue [...]

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Emergency vehicles like fire trucks, police cars and ambulances legally have the right -of-way when they are en route to an urgent call and with good reason.  The drivers have to get to people who may be in desperate need of medical assistance or have to be rescued from potential danger. It is for this [...]

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There are numerous places where a bicycle accident can happen and why.   Of course, the most deadly often occur on our nations roadways, in fact, 716 bicyclists were killed in traffic accidents in 2008. This was a slight  increase from 2007 statistics which indicated that 698 bicyclists were among the 41,059 fatalities that happened  from [...]

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An OCTA bus vs. car collision in Fountain Valley resulted in five injured at around 1:30 Monday afternoon at the corner of  Harbor Boulevard and Heil Avenue.  The victims included four passengers and an occupant of the  BMW that was involved in the accident.  The Orange County Transit Authority bus was headed north on Harbor [...]

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In Long Beach, a 20-year-old motor scooter driver suffered moderate injuries when an SUV crashed into him early Monday morning. The motor scooter became lodged beneath the SUV after the collision which occurred at around 10 a.m. at the corner or Martin Luther King Jr. drive and 7th street.  Paramedics and firefighters responded to the [...]

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When most of us think of spinal cord injury, we envision fender benders where people complain of whiplash.  While whiplash is a verifiable form of spinal cord injury, there are many types that can be so devastating that they cause permanent paralysis and even death. Usually, people sustain more serious forms of spinal injury in [...]

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A woman that was trapped inside of her Lexus was freed with the jaw of life after a vehicular collision with a flower delivery truck early this morning. The female motorist who suffered injures, was taken to the Western Medical center-Santa Ana to be treated. The incident occurred just around 10:11 a.m. at the intersection [...]

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A three vehicle collision in Anaheim that involved  a red Montero Sport SUV, a white Volvo 4-door and a green Ford Ranger ended with few serious complaints after the Ranger rolled over.  The accident occurred at 10:17 a.m. at Gilbert Street and Lincoln Avenue but the only injury sustained was to the driver of the  [...]

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A high speed chase that ended in a horrific car crash in Fountain Valley was led by a suspected drunk driver.  The individual came to the authorities’ attention after speeding 80 mph past a patrol car and subsequently driving the wrong way on Beach Boulevard.  The pursuit began at 2:09 a.m. when a green minivan [...]

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