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2/5/13
Tour Bus Accident Near Big Bear
As reported in LA Times, the bus driver (chartered by InterBus Tours & Charters) allegedly lost control of the vehicle near the town of Yucaipa as he descended down the mountain. The bus passengers were returning from a day trip to the mountain town. Other vehicles in this deadly motor vehicle accident included a small Saturn sedan, and an oncoming Ford pickup truck.
The LA Times article speculates there may have been mechanical issues with the bus, that may have played a role in the accident, as "Federal transportation records show that the bus involved in the crash had been cited as recently as October, when inspectors found a damaged windshield and noted that there was no properly installed fire extinguisher. In July, they found a faulty axle and brakes. An inspection in May revealed loose or missing wheel fasteners."
A more recent LA Times report states that, indeed, "Maintenance citations of the tour buses owned by Scapadas Magicas of National City were numerous and serious enough that the company was placed on a federal watch list that flagged its buses for increased roadside inspections. Bald tires, defective or missing axle parts, and insufficient brake linings were among 59 maintenance violations inspectors found on the firm's buses in the last two years, U.S. Department of Transportation safety records show."
My heart goes out to those involved in this gruesome crash, the victims and their families and friends.
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While many accidents cannot be prevented, there are (as in this case) many injury accidents that have foreseeable dangers. Please consider checking the safety records of the bus fleet company if you plan on traveling on a tour bus. These following links can help you do your own research:
USDT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
About.com's Senior Travel Guide
2/10/11
Bicycle vs. Automobile Accidents in California
Bike accidents are on the rise. Protect your legal rights by retaining one of our knowledgeable bike accident attorneys. Our accident lawyers have extensive experience dealing with bike accident lawsuits. For a free case evaluation for your bike accident contact us, and be sure of your legal rights.
We know how to deal with insurance agencies and compel them to compensate injured victims like you. Associates of our law practice are skilled and compassionate when it comes to representing clients. Bicycle accident injuries could be considerable, or else perilous. Our bicycle accident lawyers will take on your case, no matter if it is a minor traffic mishap or a more serious personal injury collision. Well versed in California bike accident lawsuits, our attorneys can give you advice on an individual’s protection under the law. Our law firm gives cost-free case evaluations to talk about liability matters and how to get compensation for your health care claims, regardless of who had been accountable.If you have a victim of a bicycle wreck, please call right now at 949-582-2440 for your free, confidential case assessment with an experienced lawyer at Woods Law Group.
Did you get in the middle of a bicycle collision? Do you require bike mishap lawyers to help you have an understanding of your protection under the law? Our own law firm has thorough working experience working with California bicycle accident cases and can advise you regarding settlement of the claim. If you were in the middle of a traffic accident and want advice on your legal rights in a not at fault, liability claim bicycle accident lawsuit, call our attorneys.
Our seasoned professionals focus on things like:
- Liability
- At fault
- Legal damages
- Medical compensation
- Traffic laws and regulations
If you’ve been in the middle of a bike mishap due to a negligent vehicle driver in California, you should have the bike accident attorneys with our law practice working for you. Our bike accident attorneys understand biking. We likewise know how to take care of virtually any claim on a bicycle mishap injury to the advantage of the cyclist that suffered head accidental injuries, bone fractures, spinal cord injuries, as well as many other major accidental injuries.
Keeping Proof after the Bike Accident
If you have been injured in a cycling collision, be sure to phone our bike accident attorneys just after an accident at 949-582-2440 for your free, private case review with an educated attorney at Woods Law Group. The driver of the vehicle usually is liable. One must always save evidence by simply:
- taking photos,
- noting road conditions,
- logging details about building sites, and
- getting thorough information and facts concerning property damage.
Well-conserved data will help us guarantee that the best compensation obtainable in cases of significant personal injury or wrongful death. Many of our clients restored sufficient settlements and awards just after they had sustained catastrophic injury including brain damage as well as spine injury. Our people also represent loved ones of riders using mountain bikes that have been mortally wounded during hit and run bike / car or truck collisions on account of driver negligence or dangerous roads.
2/4/11
What to do in the event of a car accident
Often times, it isn’t good enough just to obtain the insurance and driver’s license number of the other group or individual involved. The following are a handful of tips which you can use to make sure to maximize ones possibility of financial recovery:
(1) License Plate Information
• Just after a vehicle accident, the single most important thing you can do should be to write down the license plate information of the other automobile associated.
• At times the person driving the automobile doesn’t own the automobile. This is why you should also make sure to record the other entire driver’s info.
(2) Police Report
• It is in your own interest to make contact with the authorities and request that the law enforcement agency detail a police statement of the accident. Make sure to obtain the officer’s name and badge number.
(3) Photos
• Take photographs of your motor vehicle at the earliest opportunity. Many cell phones have a camera capability. Use yours to record images from the scene. Take photographs via all perspectives, not just the damaged portions. If it is possible, take photographs of the other vehicle(s) involved in the crash also.
• In cases where you or somebody inside of your car suffered an apparent injury, take photos of their injuries too.
• If you were a pedestrian get photographs of the particular crosswalk or the place that you entered the street or where you had been standing, jogging, etc. in the course of the actual accident.
(4) Witnesses
• Get the specific name, street address and cell phone numbers associated with every one of the observers and present these details to your lawyer.
(5) Don’t discuss the accident with anyone but the authorities and get in touch with a law firm as soon as possible!
Our own automobile collision lawyers at Woods Law Group manage every type of auto collisions, including, but not limited to unsafe lane changes, rear-end damages, inebriated drivers, auto rollovers, broadside accidents, turning incidents, hurrying stop signs and red lights, exceeding the speed limit, reckless motorists, bus wreck, car or truck vs. people collisions, and all additional personal injury crashes.
At The Woods Law Group, our own knowledgeable automobile wreck attorneys will certainly do anything in his or her capacity to increase your recovery. And also keep in mind, we have a zero financial recovery-zero charge guarantee, meaning you simply won’t pay a penny unless we collect for you!
Complimentary Home Consultations: As a courtesy to our clients, our automobile crash lawyers at Woods Law Group will offer residential appointments to save you time.
As a vehicle crash sufferer, you may be entitled to numerous types of damages, including these:
1. Medical related treatment methods irrespective of whether you have health care insurance coverage or not.
2. Payment for ones professional medical bills.
3. Damages to cover your upcoming medical care.
4. Restoration or replacing of your automobile.
5. Repayment on your rental-car expenditures.
6. Damages to pay for your lost wages as well as potential sacrificed earning possibility.
7. Reimbursement to one’s out of pocket bills.
8. Highest recovery for your personal pain, struggling as well as emotional hardship that has resulted as a result of your physical traumas.
If you were harmed from an automobile accident and you want legal counsel, please call us today for your free, private assessment with a knowledgeable car wreck attorney.
Woods Law Group’s professional lawyers are going to fight on your behalf and provide you with the particular powerful representation that you must have to be able to increase your potential for recovery.
Call us today at 949-582-2440 for a free consultation.
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