Father And Daughter Struck By San Diego Trolley

July 27, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports by bicycle accident attorneys San Diego, a 4 year old girl was killed after the bicycle they were riding was struck by a San Diego trolley.
According to police Lt. Vern Sallee the accident occurred Sunday evening when the child identified as Veronica Ramirez and her father were riding a bicycle and witnesses stated that the father passed around the lowered arms of the trolley track.

The trolley struck the bicycle and threw the man and his daughter approximately 40 feet down the tracks in vicinity west of Industrial Boulevard according to Lt. Sallee.

The little girl Veronica was transported to Rady Children’s Hospital in Kearny Mesa, where she was later pronounced dead according to the medical examiner’s office. Her father was transported to San Diego Hospital and his name has not been released.
According to reports the police, along with the Metropolitan Transit System are still investigating the accident.

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Stolen SUV Crashes Traveling Wrong Way During Police Chase

July 15, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to police a stolen vehicle was involved in a crash during a police chase.

The stolen vehicle was a Lexus SUV police were in pursuit of at approximately 9:30 a.m. when it crashed traveling in the wrong direction on La Cienega Boulevard. Police officers followed the vehicle driven by a male that his name has not been released, on freeways, surface streets and dirt roads, before he drove in the wrong direction on La Cienega Boulevard in Baldwin Hills.

After crashing the vehicle the driver fled the scene on foot and was apprehended by police, there was also a passenger in the stolen Lexus SUV that was taken into custody, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Richard French. French stated that the foot chase occurred on La Cienega and Strocker Street.

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California Nurses Association Files Complaint—Hospital Uses Faulty Narcotics Pumps

July 11, 2009 (By Horatio Algren) According to reports the California Nurses Association has filed a complaint to the Department of Public Health in connection with the use of faulty narcotics pumps.

The complaint that was filed reportedly names the UC Irvine Hospital, stating that there have been at least five incidences with faulty pain control pumps accidentally overdosing the five patients. They also stated that none of the patients died or sustained lasting injuries from the narcotics over doses. Elder abuse attorneys have been tracking this story.

The UC Irvin Hospital has admitted to several of the overdoses, but has claimed they are no longer using the faulty pumps.

The complaint filed by the California Nursing Association states the hospital was aware of the potential dangers of the pumps and is recorded in several nursing memos. This includes one stating they did not have the software for the pumps that is available to protect the patients. The complaint also alleges that the hospital was aware of the faulty pumps and continued to use them and that hospital administrators did not report the overdoses to state regulators.

These is not the only question’s that have been raised about patient safety, in May the facility was fined $50,000 by the State Department of Public Health for two violations that resulted in patient deaths.

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Rochester New York Family’s Experience With Simplicity Crib

July 10, 2009 (Horatio Algren) According to the Simplicity Baby Crib Injury Lawyer at Ehline law, at least one family from Rochester New York said they experienced the danger associated with the Simplicity cribs that have been recalled for posing the danger of suffocation.

The DeSilva family recently heard a scream from their 7-month-old infants room and upon entering the room what the mother Anna Nicotera stated she saw made her scream.

The couple’s 7-month-old daughter had become trapped between the spaces that are the reason for the recall on the crib. The parents Joe and Anna say they saw the baby’s arms and legs flailing while her head was trapped against the mattress.

Her mother freed their daughter Gabriella who was pinned upside down and when they dismantled the Simplicity crib to return it to the retail store it was purchased the other hardware broke on the drop door. This Joe Silva explains happened just from lowering the drop door.

Silva learned upon returning it to the store where it was purchased that the Simplicity crib they had purchased was one of the ones that had been recalled.

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Independence Day Dangers On The Road

Every year as Independence Day approaches 4th of July Accident attorneys will tell you that many people leave home for their vacation, which means driving and on the 4th of July many people attend picnics and parties, which mean driving.

The holiday fun can turn to disaster as statistics show each year, with the amount of accidents with injuries or fatalities from the congested holiday traffic. This does not only include travel far away from home, local traffic is also congested with people traveling to local celebrations. Then mix that with drivers that attend a picnic or party and drink while they are there, not only is it dangerous for them to be on the road with other vehicles, but their reaction time is slower.

In national statistics that have been complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over the past 25 years the 4th of July is one of the deadliest holidays of the year, with an average of 200 deaths nationwide. This also showed that approximately 44 percent of these were alcohol related accidents. While these are statistics for 25 years, the yearly rate does not go down and this includes the cities of Huntington Beach, Long Beach and other Orange County cities that have dangerous highways and freeways on Independence Day.

These accidents that occur on the holiday weekend are devastating, planning a fun weekend or day out does not include being injured or losing a member of the family to a traffic accident. Independence Day dangers on the road are in every city and town across the nation and there are a percentage of them that occur in Huntington Beach, Long Beach and other Orange County cities. One of the problems is that while everyone wants to go out and have fun for the holiday it also means more congested traffic, people drinking and people speeding that can create a dangerous scenario on the highway or freeway.

Independence Day dangers on the road mean there could be injuries, loss of work and medical bills, not to mention the other problems this can create. When there is an accident on the 4th of July that you and your family are involved in the next step is to seek the advice of an Orange County personal injury attorney. This is someone that cannot change what, happened but, they can make certain that you receive the medical care you need, and recover the maximum settlement possible.

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