Fatal Accidents to Affect California’s Traffic Safety Scorecard

Traffic Safety in the state of California has been experiencing a lot of firsts as it hit record-lows traffic fatalities for the year 2010. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has revealed that the number for California’s traffic fatalities went down in 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010, an 11.9 percent decrease. This has been the lowest level since the federal government started recording the number of traffic fatalities in 1975. However, they are not so sure if they’d still be able to keep these statistics down.

In the past few months of the year, a number of motor vehicle accidents have been recorded in the state has been quite alarming. Just like these past few days, authorities are searching for a driver who fled after being involved in a deadly motor vehicle crash in Westminster, Orange County. According to investigations held by the officials, a car was headed northbound on Magnolia Avenue. Suddenly, the car veered and drove wrong way in the southbound lane of the road. The car later on hit the wall of a mobile home park before finally hitting a light pole. Authorities denied the involvement of other vehicles in the crash.

Another Life Lost

The passenger of the car was ejected from his seat and died at the scene. He was identified as Isaias Tang, 25-years-old. Witnesses revealed that the driver fled immediately right after the crash. The driver was last seen running southbound on Magnolia Avenue. The car involved in the crash was a dark blue, four-door compact car.

Looking for Leads

Right now, investigators have been looking for the suspect to make him accountable for his action. Authorities are now appealing to the public to join them in their quest for the driver of the car. According to earlier reports, the driver is a long-haired white male. They have requested everybody to call the Wesminster Police office at (714) 898-3315.

Nurse Leaves Father to Deliver Own Child

You’d love to get to hold on your baby as soon as he or she is born. However, nobody wants to be the one to deliver your own baby. This odd event happened to one couple on a hospital in Boynton Brach Florida.

According to reports, a husband admitted his wife in the hospital since she was laboring and will be giving birth anytime soon. Their stay In the maternity turned out normal as she was given an induction drug to speed up the delivery of the baby. Not long after, they were abandoned by the hospital staff for another patient was said to be in need of an emergency C-section. This left the laboring mother with no one but her husband.

Amidst the laboring woman’s screams, all that the hospital nurse said was for them to “wait”. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said to the baby. The labor was moving along rather quickly. To stall the birth of the baby, one of the doctors stopped the induction drip so that the baby could wait until the former was back, ready to deliver the female baby.

This left the husband with no recourse but to deliver the baby himself, helping his wife in the hard and painful delivery process without the supervision of any medical professions. That is because the lone nurse who was there to look after them left as well. The obstetrician went back just in time to cut the umbilical cord of the baby girl.

A Grave Case of Medical Malpractice

What this Florida couple suffered is one notable case of medical malpractice. Despite what happened, the hospital spokeswoman claimed that the mom and baby are “doing very well” anyway. Because of what happened, the spokesperson added that they were offering “special accommodations” for the victims. However, it was not clear to her if the family was still there.

Toyota’s Recall Saga’s Not Over

Once considered as the maker of the most dependable cars, Japanese and for a time, World’s number one automaker Toyota’s reputation is once again on the line. After the holding the biggest recall of cars a couple of years ago, Toyota is once again recalling over a million units of its compact crossover RAV4, hybrid car Prius, and mid-size pick up Tacoma in the United States alone.

Total Recall Once More

260,000 Lexus RX350s, Tacomas, and RAV4s are being recalled for faulty electronics. According to Toyota’s website, this issue can possibly turn off the anti-lock brakes, traction control, as well as the Vehicle Stability Control. To fix these issues, the carmaker offers owners of the concerned models with free software updates. Owners of the affected vehicles will be receiving first class mail to notify them when the software updates are available at their local dealers.

Hybrid Problems

On the other hand, Toyota is recalling the Japan-made Toyota Prius as the car’s Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software. This problem, according to Toyota, may cause “higher thermal stress” in some of the ECU’s transistors, causing them to get damaged. This could lead to the illumination of various warning lights on the dashboard, making the vehicle go into a “failsafe” mode. Depending on the severity of the damage to the ECU, this could cause the hybrid system to suddenly shot down, making the vehicle lose power before eventually going to a complete stop. Around 713,000 units to be recalled are in North America, 130,000 from Europe, and 997,000 are in Japan.

Why Recalls Matter To You?

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, defects on the car’s various parts can cause problems that may affect one’s driving. Worse, such could lead to car accidents that would then get you hurt, injured, even dead. While you can file personal injury claims for such cases to get compensation for the pain and suffering it caused you, it would be a lot better to completely avoid these possible accidents by having your vehicle checked as soon as a recall order is released.

So be on the lookout for car recall announcements and make sure that you have your vehicle fixed as soon as these happen. This could very well make the difference and prevent you from having the need to ask for the help of a Los Angeles car accident lawyer to help you file claims for the accident that might happen.

Preventing Motor Vehicle Accident in Los Angeles

 

Los Angeles has one of the busiest streets and highways in the world. No wonder, motorists, passengers and bystanders alike are always at risk.

Motor vehicle accidents are among the major causes of death not only in Los Angeles but around the world. These accidents have claimed thousands of lives throughout these years. Injury-causing accidents are surely life-altering experience for the victims and their families.

A motor vehicle accident is a stressing predicament. The victim not only deals with the injury itself but also with its legal consequences. Hence, looking for a Los Angeles motor vehicle accident lawyer must be the fundamental step you should take in building, filing and trying your case against the offending party.

Never settle for less. Bear in mind that you are the aggrieved party. You deserve the maximum compensation there is.

Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer

It is noteworthy that in a motor vehicle accident, the offending driver is legally responsible for all bodily injuries as well as any damage to the vehicle. This is a fact that an ordinary person not familiar with the law may overlook or not know at all. Thus, hiring the best lawyer who can successfully represent his/her client is the wisest decision.

The victims and their families will be enlightened of the different alternatives they have against the offending party. Whether to file a claim against the driver of the offending vehicle, claim for any injuries sustained, claim for medical costs, claim for loss of earnings, claim for defective vehicles may be best dealt with if accompanied by a lawyer.