Road safety study yields worrisome results for California
In California and throughout the nation, the roads are growing increasingly dangerous. Despite supposed advancements in auto safety, the number of collisions seems to be growing. Speeding, distraction, drunk driving, drugged driving and drowsy driving are just some of...
How do dog bite laws in California protect victims?
Dog bite liability in California is important for victims to understand because the damages from a dog can be so significant. Because victims can suffer extensively on physical, financial and emotional levels, following a dog attack, it is important for victims to be...
Motorcycle, car collision injures two near Yountville
When a motorcycle collides with an automobile, the motorcycle riders generally suffer more serious injuries than the driver or passengers in the automobile. This fact gives rise to the question of which driver is required to be more vigilant: the cyclist or the...
How to safely share the road with pedestrians
At some point in the day most people in Sonoma and Napa Counties are pedestrians. Of course, if you are jogging for exercise or walking to work or school, you are a pedestrian. However, even if you are simply crossing the street or walking through a parking lot you...
Driver arrested after suspected DUI crash injures child passenger
Yet another example of how driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs lands a person in trouble with the law recently played out in Napa County. According to news reports, the California Highway Patrol responded to a crash in rural Napa County. Per reports, a...
Do you know how your right to remain silent works?
Anyone who has ever watched a police drama on television knows the boilerplate language pertaining to your right to remain silent. Yet, in real life, many people misunderstand how the right to remain silent applies to them, which can leave them in a precarious...
California’s new DUI diversion law causing confusion
A new California law allows judges to grant diversion for first-time misdemeanor driving under the influence offenses. But it has caused confusion and has become the most litigated issue in the state. This law, AB 3234, took effect on Jan. 1 and falls in the state...
New brain injury treatment seeks to reduce long-term effects
Catastrophic injuries are a tragic reality of many car accidents. Victims are sometimes left with brain and spinal cord injuries that can upend their lives, making even the most mundane of tasks impossible. If you or a loved one is living with this reality, then you...
Autopilot: Convenience, or a danger to other motorists?
For decades, technological advances have steadily made cars and trucks safer to drive. Better structural engineering and safety features such as airbags have increased both driver and passenger survivability when accidents occur. But as one car accident shows,...
What are your options after an uninsured motorist crash?
Being injured in a car accident can create a level of stress that you never thought existed. You’re forced to cope with extensive physical and emotional pain and suffering, and your finances can take a hit with the incurrence of medical expenses, rehabilitation costs,...