Automobile Accidents

• Unforeseen and Fatal Consequences

  Greg Owen | December 26, 2006 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Instead of letting our own automobile accidents be our wake up call, we can learn from the unfortunate accidents of others. Many new drivers can identify with the freedom that is felt with the ability to drive oneself anywhere. Unfortunately that feeling is all too often accompanied with a false sense of invulnerability for many teens. Excessive speed and alcohol make tragedy more likely. What...

• Fresno's Drunken Driving Crackdown

  Greg Owen | December 21, 2006 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In order to help alleviate the chronic drunken driving problem in Fresno, police are going all out by attacking the problem from many different angles. Among other things, Fresno police are throwing up roadblocks, conducting stakeouts, using satellite tracking devices and video cameras to reduce the problem. While the police say that the 4-year crackdown has yielded a dramatic drop in deadly car...

• Planning Can Save Lives this Holiday Season

  Greg Owen | December 14, 2006 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The holiday season is upon us once again. Many of us will go to great lengths to think of the perfect gift, do a lot of shopping, and/or plan a celebration to remember. We would be well served to add one more thing to our long list: Spend some time planning transportation for holiday season. Think about the many driver's who are overburdned and may be in a hurry. Not to mention those drivers who...

• Heart Attack may be the Cause of Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident

  Christina Cole | December 09, 2006 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  An 84-year-old Vista man may have suffered a heart attack just before his motor home crashed into the rear of a big rig on a Perris freeway Friday afternoon, said authorities.The man died at the crash scene at 2:40 p.m. on northbound Interstate 215, just south of State Route 74, according to California Highway Patrol. The motorist made no attempt to slow down, stop or change lanes as the motor...