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Rollover crashes are both frightening and dangerous, often resulting in severe injury or death. According to experts and accident investigators, there are two different types of rollover crashes. An un-tripped rollover crash can happen when a top-heavy vehicle such as a commercial truck, for example, overturns. A tripped rollover can be triggered when a vehicle ventures off the road and the driver over-corrects, or if the vehicle hits another object...

Oakland Police Department officers were locked in a two-hour standoff with two suspects after a single-vehicle crash earlier this week. CBS Local station KPIX in San Francisco reports that the incident happened in the 4000 block of Edwards Avenue near Highway 580 on Thursday, April 16th. According to a statement given by Officer Johanna Watson, Oakland Police spokesperson, the suspects crashed their vehicle into a light pole along Edwards Avenue...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), automakers recall almost one third or 22 million or more cars every year.  The most recent recall this year was issued by Ford Motor Company and involves some 268,000 cars sold and registered in 16 US States and Mexico.  The issue involves faulty door latches on some of its vehicles that will not close properly or could open unexpectedly while the...

Recent data collected from the California Highway Patrol and analysts for NBC in Los Angeles indicate that the number of traffic crashes in Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange,  Ventura, and San Bernardino Counties dropped an estimated 73% over the past month. Officials are citing the Coronavirus and shelter in place orders being the root cause of the significant drop in accidents since Governor Newsom issued a statewide “shelter-in-place” order on March...

When traveling on foot, the freeway is not a safe place to be, even if there is an emergency. Because traffic is traveling at high speed and vehicles are often in close proximity to each other, walking or running on a freeway can end up in tragedy. This very situation appears to be what happened along the 15 Freeway in San Bernardino last week when a man was hit and...

A train engineer was arrested after he deliberately ran his train off the tracks in an effort to crash into the US Navy’s hospital ship (USNS) Mercy on Tuesday.   According to the report filed by ABC in Los Angles reporter Eileen Frere, the USNS Mercy was docked in San Pedro at the Port of Los Angeles when a train engineer for the Pacific Harbor Train Line attempted to hit...

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a man who escaped arrest for trying to run over a deputy with his pickup truck in Wildomar.  KTLA in Los Angeles reports that authorities are looking for 35-year-old Joe Sanchez of Lake Elsinore after he allegedly attempted to use his pickup truck to run over a deputy. A spokesperson for the RCSD said in a statement that the incident happened 33700...

Last week, automaker, Volvo announced a worldwide recall of more 736,000 vehicles. The recall stems from a defect in the vehicle’s automatic braking system, which may not detect objects and stop vehicles as it was designed to do. NBC in Los Angeles reported that the recall was announced on Wednesday, March 18th, and involves its  S60, V60, S90L, and V90 models for model years 2019 and 2020.  According to documents...

Getting into an accident can be frightening enough, especially when you realize you are seriously injured. However, getting into an accident where the other driver involved has fled the scene can add feelings of frustration and anger to both you and your loved ones. Fox 5 In San Diego reports that there was a car accident in the 1900 block of Rainbow Valley Boulevard east of Interstate 15, on Wednesday,...

Commercial trucks are a vital component that contributes to the economic health of our country. However, the significant loads that these big rigs carry can sometimes pose a danger to others driving on the road. At any given moment, large loads can shift and even cause these large vehicles to overturn, spilling their load onto the roadway.  According to a story appearing on the Mercury News website, a similar accident...