SUV pedestrian accident kills woman in Newport Beach

Another senseless death occurred just before the end of last month because of a pedestrian accident caused by a reckless, negligent unmindful-of-other-person’s-life-and-limb fellow human being.

This is actually the second accident to happen in Newport Beach in the span of only a week.

The first fatality was a Redondo Beach resident Michelle Kim, 54 years of age. She was struck and killed by a minivan when she was crossing Newport Palace Drive outside pedestrian crossing. The driver, a certain Sung Van Le of Santa Ana was questioned but was later on released.

The second time around, the senseless accident which could have been prevented claimed the life of a 32 year old Costa Mesa resident, Martha Ovalle. She was reportedly struck by a sports utility vehicle while crossing the road, in a marked crosswalk. The vehicle GMC Yukon was traveling west on Westcliff Drive near Dover Drive when the accident happened.

Martha was pronounced dead by the responding paramedics at the scene of the accident shortly after she was struck. The driver was identified as Martin Kuehl, 41 years old, also of Costa Mesa. He was cited for the fatal Buckingham Lane and Westcliff Drive pedestrian accident and arrested for parole violation as well, by the police.

Martin was found to be neither speeding nor under the influence. But the accident happened nonetheless. The authorities surmised he wasn’t paying attention to the road while driving.

The family of victims must vehemently and with full strength of the law pursue these reckless drivers. We hope that they locate and employ the services of a good accident lawyer to fight and win with them. These drivers may be facing negligence charges, if not the much graver manslaughter charges.

“Checkpoints and Other Accident Preventive Measures”

I just read this article, “Southern California Checkpoints Prevent Hit And Run Accidents”, posted August 16 which recounts the unusual way undertaken by police to curb road accidents in the area of Los Angeles and several other southern California counties. The article mentioned the setting up of two to five checkpoints throughout the city to check on drunk drivers and people who drive cars without licenses.

The police chief said their program was successful as it helped reduced the incidents of road mishaps. The new system also proved to lower hit-and-run accidents. Since the program begun, police have already arrested 23 drivers without driver’s licenses, 5 under the influence if alcohol and 434 cars impounded.

Despite the success of the program, some people have reservations about it. Some of the reasons they cited is the way police handle the implementation of the law. Others said the checkpoints are only done to target illegal immigrants and Latinos. Hence, many people oppose the program.

Nevertheless, it seemed like an effective way to fight recklessness and bad driving habits. Some people may oppose this unconventional way but it gets the job done. I am sure a great number of people secretly agree with the idea of the checkpoint and support it.

There are several ways to prevent car accidents and one of them may be done in this manner. If objections over preventive measures such as this are done all the time, then we will surely need more accident lawyers to help us in the future.

Fractured Bone Personal Injury Lawyers

Millions of people sustain fractures everyday. A fracture simply put is a break in a bone. Treatments of fractures vary on the type of the fracture and the seriousness of the break of the bone.

For some, bone alignment is not affected and these bones only need splints and casts to let the broken area heal. Others who are not so lucky need realignment or reduction which can only be done by operation.

Reductions could be open or closed. Closed reduction is when surgery is not necessary. Open reduction on the other hand is more painful. It requires an operation where pins, screws and plates are used to place the bone and keep it straight. Therapy is also longer with reduction. However, in all kinds of fractures, home exercise is necessary to bring back 100% use of the limb.

If you have sustained fractured bones as a result of other person/s negligence, you can definitely claim not only medical costs but you are also entitled to claims for pain and suffering and losses. Call an accident lawyer and let these experts help you in getting you your just and reasonable claims.