Blog Posts in March, 2013
Posted on Mar 28, 2013 By Pete Clancy
A big-rig trucker passed out after choking on his lunch, veered into oncoming traffic and killed the driver and a passenger of a car heading in the opposite direct. The truck accident took place in ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2013 By Pete Clancy
San Francisco Police have identified 68 year-old Tania Madfes as the pedestrian who was killed in the West Portal disctrict. According to her husband (who suffered minor leg injuries), the two of them ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Every year in the U.S. 200,000 children are seriously injured on playgrounds. On average, 15 will die each year. Most of the injuries are completely preventable. The National Recreation & Park ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2013 By Pete Clancy
The man killed in a head-on car accident in Sunol on Saturday morning has been identified as 46-year-old Todd Shur. According to reports, Shur's car crossed into oncoming traffic on Highway 84 in ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2013 By Pete Clancy
A woman from San Francisco was badly injured when she was struck by a car while in a crosswalk at the intersection of Vicente and West Portal in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood. According ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Have you ever seen a school bus slam on its brakes and almost hit someone? I saw a near accident this morning, which prompts this post. Did you know that school buses may not travel over 55 miles per ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2013 By Pete Clancy
You may have heard about "dog bite" statutes. These make owners strictly liable for injuries caused when their dog bites someone. What about a bite from a poisonous snake? Although a ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Pete Clancy
When a car exits a parking lot and crosses over a sidewalk to do so, what rights does a pedestrian on that sidewalk have? What obligations does the driver have? We have seen many pedestrian accidents ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Negligence per se is a legal doctrine where a defendant is presumed to be liable for a plaintiff's damages if the defendant's violation of a statute caused the plaintiff's injuries. Think ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2013 By Pete Clancy
A 17 year-old student from Lowell High School was struck and killed by a drunk driver as she attempted to cross the intersection of Sloat Avenue and Forest View Drive. The driver has been arrested and ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2013 By Pete Clancy
You may have heard of "tort reform." If you are not familiar with this term, it refers generally to the movement (supported by insurance companies, large corporations, and large chambers of ...
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