El Sereno Head-On Collision Kills One and Injures Another

A head-on collision in El Sereno killed one motorist and injured another the other night.

According to the LAPD’s Central Traffic Division, the 2-vehicle crash happened on Eastern Avenue, 100 yards north of Klamath Place and just south of Huntington Drive.

The police did not specify the details of the car accident so we do not know the cause of the crash.

What we do know is that one of the drivers involved died at the scene while the other sustained minor abrasions and was brought to a nearby hospital.

The important information that needs to be figured out is who between the 2 drivers drifted to the other’s lane.

With modern traffic implementing the two-direction system (southbound and northbound, westbound and eastbound) the occurrence of head-on collisions has been greatly decreased.

However because of reckless and impatient drivers, this type of accident still occurs.

According to studies, the impact of a head on collision between two cars moving at 50 mph is approximately equal to the impact of a car hitting a wall at 100 mph.

That is how dangerous it is.

Whoever drifted to the lane of the other driver can be charged both civilly and criminally.

So even if you are stuck in traffic, resist the temptation of going to the other lane.

Two People Hospitalized after Two-Car Collision

A collision is a type of road accident that often results to injuries because of the tremendous impact between moving vehicles.

At least two people were brought to Community Regional Center after being injured in a two-car collision along Grantland and Shaw avenues in west of Fresno.

According to reports, the accident caused Shaw’s eastbound lanes to be partly blocked.

The extent of the sustained injuries was not immediately available.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the collision.

2 Pedestrian Accidents Involving Government Vehicles Killed One and Seriously Injures Another

In a bizarre turn of events, two separate pedestrian accidents involving government vehicles killed one and seriously injured another at almost the same time in San Francisco.

The first vehicle accident happened in Ocean Avenue at about 1:40 pm when a water department truck struck a woman who was crossing the street.

The woman was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police are trying to find out if the woman was on a crosswalk when she was struck and why the truck was not able to see her.

The driver of the truck had worked for the city for 23 years.

At almost the same time, a second incident happened in San Bruno Avenue when a Muni Bus struck a woman who was also crossing the street.

There are no stoplights or stop signs in San Bruno but there were crosswalks for pedestrians.

The woman was hit on the right side and was thrown about 15 feet.

A witness called 911 and emergency personnel responded to the scene.

The injuries of the woman was said to be life-threatening.

Both drivers will be tested for alcohol and drugs as part of procedures involving these kinds of incidents.

The family of the first victim and the woman in the second accident could file a wrongful death and a personal injury suit against the city.

The city has a duty to take reasonable measures to keep its citizens from harm.

The claimants could argue that the drivers were not exercising the highest level of care and that the city has neglected some of its roads by failing to put adequate stop signs or stop lights.

Irvine City Blamed in Fatal Collision

Lack of road signs can cause drivers to be technically “blind” because it prevents them from seeing possible dangers they might face on the roads.

This stands as the primary reason why the family members of a motorcyclist killed in an accident last July have filed a $10 million wrongful death claim against Irvine city, alleging that inadequate road signs along a public roadway had resulted to the death of their loved one.

The absence of road warnings or signage on Walnut Avenue allegedly resulted to a deadly accident involving David Dietrich, a Mercedes-Benz driver who made an illegal left-turn in front of 23-year-old Michael Edwards.

It was reported that Edwards was driving a motorcycle along the opposite side of the road when the accident happened. He collided with the Mercedes after failing to stop his motorcycle on time, and was announced dead at the area.

The claim stated that at the time of the incident, drivers moving westbound may not have clearly understood that they are prohibited from making a proper left-hand turn going to Wisteria because of insufficient signage.

Dietrich pleaded guilty to the charges of failure to obey traffic signs and vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence.