San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Alicia Slaughter

A Lake Forest car accident prompted authorities to arrest a 20-year-old man  for suspicion of drunk driving after the motorist  emerged from a crashed  car  holding a 12-pack of beer. Police arrived at the scene of the accident  near Serrano Road and Lake Vista after a 911 call came in at around 12:18 a.m.  The [...]

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Some 120,o0o bottles of  Vicks Sinex nasal spray  was recalled after the company discovered  B. cepacia bacteria  in primary test batches.   The bacteria can cause illness in people with lung problems or weakened immune systems. Proctor and Gamble, a Cincinnati based company, voluntarily alerted the proper authorities in  the United States, Germany and the Untied [...]

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A 46-year-old woman was rushed to the UCSD medical center after she was struck by a van in a Chula Vista parking lot this past Thursday. She suffered a skull fracture and was stated to be in critical condition late Thursday night. The woman was hit by a 43-year-old man who was driving a van that [...]

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A bicycle accident in Costa Mesa left a boy hurt after a collision with a motor vehicle.,  The  12-year-old boy was riding westbound on Dallas Street when a car  heading northbound  on San Angelo Avenue   struck him at  around 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Paramedics took the boy to Sharp Grossmont Hospital for treatment of minor abrasions [...]

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A recent roller coaster accident involving the popular Xcelerator  ride  at the Knott’s Berry farm amusement park has raised a bit of awareness in regards to recreational park injuries. In 2007, some 1,309 ride related injuries occurred at fixed ride parks like Knott’s Berry Farm.   While a fraction of those required serious hospitalization ( roughly [...]

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A San Diego car accident involving a 2-year-old boy has left the toddler brain dead.  Victim Christopher Chavez was struck by a mini Cooper around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday at the 3300 block of Idlewild Way in Clairemont Tuesday evening and was taken to a Rady’s children’s Hospital.  The child is currently on life support pending [...]

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A Santa Ana traffic accident resulted in multiple car collisions that involved a taxi cab and three other automobiles. The incident occurred on the southbound lanes of the 55 freeway just north of MacArthur Boulevard at 12: 38 p.m. blocking several lanes of traffic.  The accident ensnared a yellow taxi, a black SUV and two [...]

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Three-year-old Anthony Amaya was ejected from a car following a rollover accident that happened when the 2005 Chevy Malibu he was riding in  flipped on the Colton freeway exchange.  Police are still investigating the accident but it appears that the child was sitting in the rear seat when the car rolled over at around 8:18 [...]

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