In personal injury news, an Ohio medical center will pay $4.3 million to the parents of a girl who suffered a permanent brain injury during childbirth. On March 13, 2008, Crystal Rinker was admitted to Mercy Medical Center for the delivery of her baby. The center’s labor and delivery Read more »
In Tampa, F.L., a Hillsborough County jury awarded $5 million to a young man who was severely injured on a 2003 ski trip that was hosted by Idlewild Baptist Church. Although Idlewild will be responsible for paying 95 percent of the damages, the jury found the mother of the Read more »
APRIL 7, 2010 – A child was flown by medical helicopter to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego following a two vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 5 Tuesday morning, authorities reported. The accident occurred on southbound I-5, north of Highway 78, at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 7. The Read more »
OCTOBER 21, 2009 – Police reported a teenage girl was struck by a taxi Tuesday evening in Pacific Beach. The girl, who was not identified, was walking in the 2200 block of Garnet Avenue around 5:30 p.m. when she was struck. The taxi reportedly pulled into the street and struck Read more »
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 – A young boy was struck by a car Tuesday night in Clairemont, the San Diego Police reported. The accident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Idlewild Way, near the intersection of Jutland Drive. The boy, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital for treatment Read more »
AUGUST 17, 2009 – A young skateboarder was hospitalized after he was struck by a sports-utility vehicle at a San Diego County intersection, authorities said. Witnesses told investigators the skateboarder was riding east on Encinitas Boulevard about 11 p.m. when he reached the intersection with six-lane El Camino Real, according Read more »
AUGUST 17, 2009 – A woman and child were seriously injured when a tire apparently separated from its rim and their vehicle rolled over east of Imperial, authorities said. The solo-car accident happened about 7 a.m. on Highway 111 north of Harris Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Read more »
AUGUST 3, 2009 – A 9-year-old Los Angeles girl was fatally injured when the car she was riding in crashed on Interstate 5 in San Diego County, authorities said. The driver of the victim’s car, identified as 23-year-old Michael J. Wright of Commerce, was arrested on suspicion of driving under Read more »
AUGUST 3, 2009 – A 14-year-old boy was knocked unconscious when he was struck by a personal watercraft while being pulled on an inner tube off San Diego, authorities said. The unidentified boy was hospitalized with neck and back injuries and a possible broken leg, according to a San Diego Read more »
JULY 27, 2009 – A 4-year-old girl riding on a bicycle with her father was killed when they were struck by a San Diego trolley, authorities said. Veronica Ramirez of Chula Vista died while trying to cross the tracks with her father. They were riding west on L Street, just Read more »