San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Alicia Slaughter

Driving stolen cars, two teens got into an accident on Thursday in San Diego. Both boys have now been arrested on charges of auto theft and stolen property, after engaging police in a very short police chase through San Diego. The two teenagers, both male, are aged 14 and 15. They were driving through the [...]

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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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Everyday the newspaper details an accident involving a pedestrian that is seriously injured or killed in a car accident. Little wonder, since nearly 11 percent of motor vehicle fatalities involve pedestrians.  Recent calculations also indicate that a pedestrian is injured in traffic every 8 minutes and killed ever 111 minutes.  Many of these accidents occur [...]

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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 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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Accident victims who know their rights will move quickly to pursue a personal injury claim after they have been hurt in an accident. Even so they may not know what they should do to ensure that they build a solid foundation for a strong case. Honesty is key Of course, one of the first things [...]

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2 people performing trash pick up duties were hurt when a car hit them as they were working along I-15 in City Heights Thursday.  One of the victims, a Caltrans employee and one of the probationers she was overseeing were seriously injured and taken to area hospitals. They were struck by a 1992 Infiniti J30 [...]

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At approximately 9:41 a.m. a reported smart car convertible crashed into alight pole in Irvine. The crash occurred this morning on the southbound 133 freeway and Barranca Parkway and caused the pole to fall over and expose internal wiring.  At least one person was trapped inside the car and an ambulance was called.  Head injury [...]

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