San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Alicia Slaughter

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 [...]

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In Fullerton, a 12-year old child was struck by an SUV on her way to school. The accident occurred just after 8:00 a.m. after the girl, who had been walking in the street to avoid getting wet by a sprinkler was hit by the sports utility vehicle.   Accompanied by a  female friend, the girls [...]

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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 [...]

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A multiple vehicle accident in Anaheim this morning prompted a temporary SigAlert after three cars collided near Lincoln avenue. The automobiles involved were a gray Chevrolet  Aveo LT, a brown  F150 Ford Pickup, and another unidentified pick up.  According to an eye witness,  the accident was instigated by a wrong way driver.  Investigators were called [...]

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A car-versus-bicycle accident in San Diego left a 9-year-old bloodied and subsequently hospitalized.  The  accident occurred when the boy, who had been riding his bike in the 1300 block of Tarbox Street, was hit by an oncoming car.  The accident itself was reported at 4:45 p.m.  in the afternoon.  When authorities arrived on the scene [...]

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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 3%) [...]

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Two suspects involved into a pursuit have been taken into custody after crashing into a another car, causing their own capture by the police and their eventual demise. At around 3:15 in the afternoon, the suspects presented a stolen check to a merchant on East Mission. The two were later spotted speeding from the parking [...]

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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 an accident [...]

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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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