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Police chases can often end in accidents, which are a lot more common than most people think. When a criminal is trying to escape, and the police are in pursuit, there is often little thought for other innocent drivers or pedestrians – or even pets. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time shouldn’t cost lives. NBC News reports that a woman with a dog-walking business and the six...

People tend to hold those who rise up and overcome life’s challenges in the face of adversity with great admiration. Throughout history, some of our greatest heroes have refused to give up, even in the face of great personal loss.That kind of determination is being exhibited by a San Anselmo teen who suffered a grave injury in a construction site accident that cost him the use of his right hand....

Traffic signals, street signs, and road markings all play an essential role in maintaining the safe flow of traffic on our streets and roadways. White lines marked on pavement indicates that traffic flows in a single direction, while dotted yellow lines show that traffic flows in both directions. Solid yellow lines indicate that passing slower moving vehicles is considered unsafe and that drivers should wait to pass. Passing other vehicles...

During police chases, accidents are far more common than you might think. When someone is attempting to escape with law enforcement officers in pursuit, innocent drivers or pedestrians often get hurt. Serious and even fatal accidents have happened during the course of a police chase. Patch.com recently reported on such a chase which left two officers with the Los Angeles Police Department and two other drivers injured on Wednesday, May...

Anyone can be in an accident at any time. It doesn’t matter what you do for a living, how much experience you have around safety, or even how careful you are. Even law enforcement officers and officials that are here to protect and to serve us can find themselves in an accident when they least expect it. ABC News in Los Angeles reported that such an accident happened at approximately...

Almost as long as there have been automobiles on the road, street racing has been glamorized in both literature and film. Most states in the country have laws prohibiting street racing, and yet every year, motorists, passengers and innocent bystanders lose their lives in dangerous games. KTLA in Los Angeles reports on a multi-vehicle wreck in Sun Valley on Friday, April 12th left two people dead and three others seriously...

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), one in four women and one in nine men experience severe domestic violence at the hands of an intimate partner every minute of every day. An even more alarming statistic is that each year in the United States, one out of every three murder victims are women killed by their domestic partner, family member, or someone they knew well. Fox News...

GPS or Global Positioning System devices are now fully integrated into smartphones and vehicles. Using these devices has made it possible to get to far away destinations without the use of a road map or atlas. However, they aren’t perfect. Like any other form of distracted driving, GPS devices can take your eyes off the road and cause accidents.One such accident along Pacific Coast Highway was reported on the Patch.com...

An accident can be considered a chain reaction crash when three or more vehicles are involved. The momentum of one vehicle hitting another can cause a reaction with each additional vehicle in sequence. When it comes to chain reaction crashes, it can sometimes be difficult for investigators to determine exactly who may have been at fault. The Press-Enterprise in Riverside reported on a series of crashes on the 91 Freeway...

The data is in: Pets do make our lives better. They provide companionship and comfort in our day to day lives and have even been shown to reduce stress. Many pet owners or owners of comfort animals cannot imagine going anywhere without their beloved furry friends, so they take them in the car. Traveling with an unrestrained pet can be dangerous and cause an accident if they interfere with your...