In the San Diego area and across the nation, law enforcement agencies know they need to be on heightened alert tonight.After all, year after year too many people drive while impaired on New Year’s Eve. This raises the risk of car accidents that claim lives and...
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Month: December 2013
Football and traumatic brain injuries, part 2: cases continue
In the first part of this post, we began discussing the issue of brain injuries suffered by pro football players. The San Diego Chargers community has been closely affected by the issue.As we noted, it has only been about a year and a half since former Charger Junior...
Football and traumatic brain injuries, part 1: the issue of CTE
The Chargers still have an outside shot at making the playoffs this year. But the teams' diehard fans are well aware that it's been nearly 19 years since the team made its only Super Bowl appearance.That game was almost two decades ago - long enough to mark a sea...
Woman charged in fatal California motorcycle accident
A California woman has been charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated concerning her reported role in a motorcycle crash that took the life of 58-year-old man. The motorcycle accident occurred on August 11th. No information was reported...
California community debates proposals concerning pit bulls
One California community is considering banning pit bulls. Pit bulls are considered by at least one authority to be the most aggressive dog. Unfortunately, certain breeds of dogs have been bred to fight.Pit bulls reportedly killed 151 Americans between the...
FMCSA shuts down 52 bus companies
The last two years have been fraught with high-profile bus accidents. Whether it is a bus careening down a ravine in the mountains of Southern California, or a bus driver falling asleep at the wheel in New York, bus crashes have certainly gained the attention of...
Adult and child struck by car in Bay Terraces
An adult and a child suffered serious injuries when they were struck by a car in a pedestrian accident in Bay Terraces earlier this week. According to NBC San Diego, the adult and 8-year-old child were walking in the area of Paradise Valley Road and Deep Dell Road on...
Federal traffic agency prepares for influx of older drivers
The number of licensed drivers over the age of 65 in California is growing rapidly as baby boomers reach retirement age. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is well aware that there are more and more senior citizens behind the wheel, and they are...
UC San Diego wants to send distracted drivers to driving school
It is no secret that law enforcement agencies across the country are struggling to keep distracted drivers off the roads. Drivers know that distracted driving is often a matter of life and death. They know that there are criminal and civil penalties for doing it, but...
Another California motorcyclist killed in a crash with patrol car
Several weeks ago, we discussed a fatal motorcycle accident that stemmed from a police pursuit in El Cajon. A little more than one week after that tragedy, a San Diego police car was involved in another fatal motorcycle accident. In the second crash, the San...