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The Ellis Law Corporation, a Los Angeles personal injury law firm, has launched a new website focusing on truck accidents and the legal ramifications that are associated with those accidents. The website, www.truckcollisionlawfirm.com, discusses the various details that surround a truck accident, and offers insight into the possible causes of accidents perpetrated by large trucks. This source of information will help direct truck accident victims towards the details they need in order to find successful outcomes in their personal injury lawsuits so that parties responsible for truck accidents can be held accountable for their actions.

In Los Angeles, where the daily commute to work often involves California’s congested freeways, it is inevitable that drivers of smaller passenger vehicles will encounter large trucks on a regular basis. With such a wide array of goods needing to be shipped from one place to another, it is often imperative that large trucks travel our roads and highways. However, large trucks are a convenience that can, unfortunately, turn into a hazard in no time at all. From dangerous driving practice to faulty vehicle equipment to poor road conditions, truck accidents can occur for a variety of reasons, all of which place all other motorists and pedestrians in the way of harm.

Injuries sustained in truck accidents can range anywhere from minor to major. Damage to property can be miniscule or significant. In any event, it is extremely important that you enlist the help of a skilled truck accident attorney in the event of collision with a large truck. Whether it is the fault of a truck driver, a trucking company, or a municipality that failed to provide safe road conditions, accountability must be attributed to those who have wronged others.

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The Ellis Law Corporation and Los Angeles Personal Injury Law Firm has launched a new website concentrated on pedestrian accidents and the legal concerns involved. In such a bustling city like Los Angeles, auto accidents involving pedestrians are far too common as a result of negligent driving. The website, www.pedestrianaccidentlawfirm.com, is available as a resource for pedestrian accident news, statistics, types of injuries and accidents, and much more for those who have been injured or know someone who has suffered a similar incident.

Pedestrians are vulnerable to extreme risks when a negligent driver hits them, even if it is a small vehicle. Injures can range from broken bones, brain injury, severe cuts and bruises, and even death. Pedestrians who have endured serious injuries have rights and may qualify to receive compensation for the steep medical bills, pain and suffering, and lost wages from missing work to recover that typically ensue after such an accident.

When an automobile leaves the scene of a Los Angeles pedestrian accident, a hit-and-run case can be a daunting endeavor for someone who just nearly escaped with their life. In the most serious cases of pedestrian wrongful death, families are left not only to grieve the loss of a loved one, but must find alternate sources of income and a way to pay for a funeral and hospital bills.

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A 16-year-old girl was tragically killed in an SUV accident while she was on the way to her high school’s prom in Los Angeles, according to an LA Times report. Seven other high school students, ranging in ages of 16-18 were injured in the auto accident in LA that occurred on a 110 southbound freeway exit near 3rd street.

The 2003 Chevrolet SUV that the Taft high school students were traveling in ended up on its side. While no cause of the accident was listed in the newspaper, it is not out of the realm of possibility to speculate that this was a SUV rollover accident.

SUV rollover accidents are an all too common occurrence. Due to the fact that SUVs have a high center of gravity and a narrow track width, they are subject to rolling over. This most typically can occur when a driver is traveling at too high a rate of speed and attempts to make a corrective maneuver. SUV rollover accidents almost always result in serious injuries to the drivers and passengers involved.

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The recent tragic and deadly metro train wreck in Washington D.C. has many Los Angeles metro officials closely monitoring the news lately. According to a report in the LA Times Online, MTA officials say the automated train control system that is believed to have malfunctioned in the DC crash is very similar to the system that controls LA’s subway system.

"There is a lot of similarity between the system employed [in Washington] and the system we have on the Metro Red Line and Purple Line," said Michael Harris Gifford, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's chief engineer.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have began to focus their investigation on the control system after investigators found what they described only as an "anomaly" in part of the network -- a track signal circuit near the site of the crash.

This crash follows last year’s Chatsworth Metrolink train crash in Los Angeles that killed 25 people. That head on collision was a tragedy that has marred the local Metrolink system and is still the subject of an ongoing investigation.

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A cyclist was tragically killed when an Oxnard man hit him with his truck and left the scene of the accident on the Pacific Coast Highway, according to a published report on LA Times online. The man also struck the cyclist’s 14-year-old son, who was also on the bicycle.

After the accident, the man allegedly ditched his truck about a mile south of the incident. He was found a short distance away and arrested, still displaying symptoms of alcohol intoxication, authorities said.

The father and son bicycle riders were driving on the shoulder of the 34000 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu when they were struck. The son, who survived the crash, was taken to UCLA Medical Center and was in stable condition with numerous broken bones.

Truck accidents in Los Angeles like these are a common occurrence on our local highways. Our city streets are some of the most overcrowded and well traversed in the nation. With so many pedestrians, autos, trucks, and bicycles in such close proximity, accidents are bound to occur. When you add driving under the influence of alcohol to the mix, the likelihood of accidents resulting in death or injury increases exponentially.

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The Los Angeles Personal Injury Law Firm, the Ellis Law Corporation, is pleased to announce the launching of its new website focused on the many types of traffic accidents and the legal hurdles victims can overcome when involved in a collision. In providing valuable information regarding Los Angeles traffic accident news and accident causes, www.trafficaccidentlawfirm.com is available as a tool and source for anyone who has suffered minor to serious injuries in an auto accident.

In such a vast city where thousands of people depend on private vehicles and public transportation to and from work and other destinations, Los Angeles vehicle accidents are caused for a variety of reasons and come in a diversity of forms. Whether you have been injured or a loved one has been killed in a traffic accident, the aftermath of a motorcycle, truck, intersection, bus, pedestrian, or cell phone related accident all create a challenge of recovery and healing to establish common ground and well-being again.

Anyone involved in a traffic accident in Los Angeles faces the possibility of encountering a wide range of injuries such as significant limb, back, brain, and neck injury, as well as suffering from burns, lacerations, and high-speed impact. Even when injuries are minor, it is crucial to seek medical attention to ensure that nothing goes undetected. Although victims of traffic accidents often face high medical bills and other expenses related to their injury, compensation may be attained from negligent parties.

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South Pasadena police launched a sting operation to catch those motorists who were not stopping for school buses when the bus’s red lights were flashing. The sting was successful, with police officers issuing over 150 tickets, each of them with a hefty $500 fine.

According to a report in the Los Angeles times online, however, many citizens in South Pasadena were upset with the way the operation was conducted, claiming it was inadequately coordinated and unfair. The report stated that the bus was parked on a six lane road that school buses do not typically operate on and what seemed odd was that no schoolchildren were on the bus at the time.

In an update to this story, the Los Angeles Times has reported that the South Pasadena police department has asked a judge to declare these citations invalid. The article explains that the sting operation was conducted with cadets exiting the school bus, which had its red lights flashing, but the penal code specifically explains that schoolchildren must be exiting the bus. In these instances, no school bus was present.

The reason for this sting operation was the danger of pedestrian accidents occurring in South Pasadena. Citizens had reported that vehicles were not stopping for school buses as they were supposed to, increasing the possibility of dangerous pedestrian accidents. These types of accidents are among the most dangerous of all accidents that occur on our roads.

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A 16-year-old girl was killed while crossing Highway 395 on June 13, 2009. According to a report, the pedestrian was struck by a 2008 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by a 28-year-old woman who did not see the pedestrian because of a tractor-trailer that was driving north in the lane next to her.

Los Angeles pedestrian accident victims not only suffer from catastrophic injuries, they also face huge medical bills from spending weeks or months in the hospital recovering from the accident. The cost of a lengthy hospital stay can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.

In accidents involving pedestrians and autos, such as this one, the end result is almost always death or catastrophic injury. When a vehicle traveling at high speeds collides with a pedestrian with little or no protection, the result is predictably severe.

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According to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Journal, a 23-year-old man was killed and seven people were injured in a boating accident on the Colorado River. The accident occurred when one of the boats attempted to pass another, and then collided with a 3rd powerboat. The chain reaction resulted in several injuries and the death of the driver of the boat.

Across the country hundreds of people die in boating accidents every year and thousands more are injured. These accidents may also result in severe catastrophic injuries, unpaid medical bills, lost wages, and permanent disabilities. In countless numbers of these boating accident cases, alcohol is a contributing factor. Authorities believe that this was the case in this accident.

Boating and watercraft accidents can be devastating. Boats do not have safety restraints, and in instances where high-speed collisions occur, passengers and drivers can be thrown from the boats at high speeds. Deep and rough waters can also be extremely hazardous to individuals who are thrown from watercraft during boating accidents. While it is generally required that individuals riding in boats wear life jackets, not all passengers and drivers do.

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A van and a city bus collided on July 6th, according to an online report on the Pasadena Star News online. The bus was carrying approximately 40 people, 14 of which were injured in the bus accident, which occurred at Whittier Boulevard and Concourse Avenue, police said.

Montebello’s police traffic unit is investigating the details of what caused the crash of Bus line 10, which goes down Whittier Boulevard as its regular route. The line was delayed for hours following the bus crash in Los Angeles.

According to the Federal Transit Authority, the total number of bus accidents in the United States has risen dramatically in recent years with a corresponding rise in injuries. Los Angeles does not appear to be exempt from these increased bus accidents, as recent news accounts of bus accidents appear to be more and more common.

Municipal bus accidents have special legal ramifications. If the driver of the bus is found to be negligent, or the bus was not cared for properly and the accident is proven to be caused because of this fact, all of those individuals injured in the accident may be able to hold the city responsible for the accident. Obviously, in this case, extensive investigating will be required to determine the real cause of the crash. The operator of the van may be found to be responsible for the accident, in which case he may be able to be sued for the damages his negligent driving caused.

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The dailynews.com website.com reported in an account on April 24, 2009 that no indications of tampering were found in bottles of water from a vending machine. Principal Pete Fries stated that apparently about a dozen students at La Mesa Junior High School in Santa Clarita said they drank the water bottles and later complained of nausea or discomfort. They were taken to hospitals were they were examined for foodborne illness in California and released.

Cody Commons, eighth grader, said, “It was kind of cloudy and it tasted kind of funny. A couple hours later I started feeling cramps.”

Laura Eimiller, FBI spokeswoman, said, “At this time, there’s no evidence that the product was deliberately tampered with.”

The incident began when two students independently came to the school office with bottles of Aquafina brand water. The Los Angeles County Fire Department hazardous materials team examined the water and found no trace of ammonia, chlorine, or other contaminants. Further tests will carried out at a county lab looking for traces of chemicals, toxic agents and bacteria.
Spokesman for the Pepsi Bottling Group, Jeff Dahncke, which manufactures Aquafina, stated that there was no evidence any contamination was caused by the company’s manufacturing process. He added that Pepsi believes it was an isolated incident.

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An article reported on June 3, 2009 that authorities announced that a 55 year old man was killed when he was hit by a car in Lancaster. Lt. Stefanie Fredericks, Lancaster Station, said the pedestrian accident happened in the 2600 block of West Avenue K close to 27th Street West at approximately 11 p.m. A preliminary investigation showed that the man was walking west on the south side of Avenue K and was hit as soon as he stepped onto the street.

Alea Adams, 41, the driver from Lancaster, stated that she hit the man with the front side of her vehicle. According to Fredericks, the Los Angeles County Fire paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. His name was not released pending family notification.

The tragic crash is still being investigated and authorities ask that anyone with information on the accident call Sgt. Brian Dunn or Deputy Jon White of the sheriff’s traffic detail at 661-948-8466.

The latest figures from the National Transportation Safety Board indicate that 40,000 people overall are killed in auto accidents each year in the U.S. with many thousands more suffering life-threatening injuries which require expensive medical care. Even small cars can weigh well over a ton and when someone is hit by a vehicle in a Los Angeles pedestrian accident, accident victims often suffer from serious injuries such as fractured skulls, ruptured internal organs, broken arms and legs, and horrible brain injuries, which change a victim’s life forever.

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