Santa Rosa Personal Injury Law Blog

There are time periods where increased police patrols occur with a primary objective of being able to monitor the safety of the roads more closely. Holiday weekends often draw such a police presence, especially when there is an elevated risk of people driving under the influence of alcohol that can increase the risk of a car accident occurring. California police say that one of their officers out on patrol witnessed a collision that involved a motorcycle, and that the driver of the motorcycle was transported to the hospital as a result.

The officer who is said to have witnessed the accident stated that the motorcycle was attempting to make a left hand turn when the collision occurred. The driver of another vehicle, who has not been identified at this time, struck the rear end of the bike. Rescue officials responded to the scene and took the motorcyclist to the hospital. The nature and extent of the biker's injuries was not described.

Although not as common as other incidents, there are numerous reports each year of people being viciously attacked by animals. In California, the number of people suffering from a dog attack has been increasing in the last few years, giving rise to further concern as to why these attacks occur. In a recent incident just outside Los Angeles, a woman was killed after she was attacked by several pit bulls, making it the third fatality as a result of a dog attack this year in California.

The 63-year-old woman was jogging when the attack occurred. A driver of a passing vehicle stated that they saw the woman being attacked by several dogs and honked their horn to try and scare the dogs away. Law enforcement was notified and a sheriff arrived while one of the dogs was still attacking the woman. The sheriff shot at one of the dogs that charged, but missed the animal and it left the scene.

On our blog, we talk about personal injury and wrongful death settlements regularly. Some happen in California and others occur in different parts of the country, but the purpose of us bringing attention to them is so accident victims know that they do not have to pick up the pieces of a serious car accident alone. A successful personal injury lawsuit can help a victim pay for medical expenses and other damages related to a car accident. It is an option that accident victims in the Santa Rosa area may want to keep in mind.

Unfortunately, a morning car accident resulted in injuries to one person earlier this week. The crash occurred Wednesday on Highway 12. According to a report from The Press-Democrat, traffic was backed up near Oakmont due to a broken traffic light. One driver, however, failed to notice the jam and crashed into a slowed vehicle. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver was likely distracted in some way.

On Wednesday we wrote about the life-changing consequences of a fatal car accident. As we all know, however, non-fatal car accidents can have catastrophic effects of their own. Unfortunately, one San Jose man will likely have to live with the effects of a recent car accident for the rest of his life.

On Saturday night, two men were driving on Highway 101 near Windsor when they noticed a tarp lying in the road. The driver attempted to avoid hitting it but lost control of the car in the process. After racing off the road, the car came to a halt when the passenger side struck a tree. The 27-year-old passenger lost his arm in the crash.