San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Alicia Slaughter

Personal injury cases can get a bit confusing, especially when it comes to something like an animal related accident.  This bewilderment is often due to the fact that the lines can get a bit blurred since, unlike a car, a dog is a living breathing entity that can bite  for a number of reasons, including [...]

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An early morning Costa Mesa car accident resulted in a collision between a gold Toyota Corolla and a freeway on-ramp meter light.  The crash, which occurred at the Southbound 405 freeway near Harbor Boulevard, left the vehicle stuck on the utility pole with exposed wire hanging out of it.  The CHP called an official out [...]

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No one is thinking about safety when they decide to jaunt off for a day of fun in the sun at an amusement park—far from it!  Plans are often filled with joyous excitement as involved parties try deciding who is paying for what and who gets to ride shot gun.  This could be the main [...]

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A head on collision between a car and a passenger bus occurred in Bonsall California on State Route 76 just before 2 p.m. today.   The  accident happened when a 2002 Chrysler Sebring swerved into oncoming traffic on Olive Hill Road for reasons unknown.  23-year-old motorist Roman Mercado of Hemet was trapped in his Chrysler with [...]

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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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A construction accident in San Diego required the aid of the San Diego Fire Department in rescuing a fallen man. For nearly an hour, firefighters attended to the injured worker, who fell from a 3 story building in Hillcrest. The construction accident occurred at around 8:30 at an ongoing construction site on Fifth and Brookes [...]

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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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Two Imperial Beach deputies crashed their ATV’s into one another while performing routine patrols.  Although both were wearing helmets, one of the officers sustained a head injury and a concussion.  The accident occurred as the two officers were riding down a surface street on the way to the beach.  The deputy in the lead stopped [...]

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