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When you think about deadly motorcycle accidents, the first thing that comes to mind may be high-speed collisions and reckless driving. But, the truth is the majority of motorcycle accidents and injuries involve everyday crashes, such as rear-end accidents, with responsible riders. Many of these accidents and injuries can be prevented with increased driver education […]

This week, we covered the story of a Harley-Davidson rider who was involved in a Mission Viejo motorcycle accident on Alicia Parkway. The man was rushed to Mission Hospital by emergency responders and is now recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). While hospital officials say the rider’s health is improving after his head injury, […]

An accident and injury can be confusing, painful, and overwhelming. Many times, when we fall, we are so embarrassed about what has happened that we are prone to say the wrong thing: “I’m fine! I don’t need help!” “It was my fault. I’m sorry.” “I’m so clumsy—I should have seen it.” While it is natural […]

Newport Beach voters will head to the polls this month to decide whether the city should ever utilize automated traffic enforcement systems, including red light cameras. California voters in Murrieta also will contemplate a ban on red light cameras, while 73 percent of Anaheim residents voted to outlaw automated traffic ticketing in 2010. Currently, Newport […]

A little after a year following the death of a Tustin resident in a tree falling accident, the city is finishing a project to replace a large number of blue gum eucalyptus trees with alternative smarter and safer landscaping options. According to the Daily Pilot, 29-year-old Haeyoon Miller was stopped at a red light at […]

This week, we have been discussing a tragic accident in Newport Beach in which a young woman lost her life when a 10-ton blue gum eucalyptus tree fell on her car while she was stopped at a light on Irvine Avenue. The California premises liability lawsuit that followed argued that the city should have recognized […]

On the night of November 3 in Long Beach, a driver entered the 710 Freeway traveling in the wrong direction and began driving into oncoming traffic. What happened next is all too common in California wrong-way car accidents: the car, which was driving northbound in the southbound lanes, slammed into an oncoming car head-on, seriously […]

Two female cyclists were killed in separate bicycle traffic accidents in Newport Beach in September, causing the community to look for suspects and consider the issue of bike safety in the city. On Friday morning, September 14, 29-year-old Sarah Leaf was killed in a California bike accident at the intersection of East Coast Highway and […]

This week, researchers announced the results of a new study: drivers suffering from the eye condition glaucoma are twice as likely to cause a car accident than drivers who do not suffer from vision issues. While it may seem obvious that those with vision-related disabilities will have more trouble driving safely, it is vital to […]

This week, we added an article to our library about the danger of infection after a dog bite. Bacteria in a dog’s saliva can colonize in your wound and spread throughout your body. What can you do to prevent this frightening dog bite complication and recover from your dog attack as quickly and fully as […]