NOVEMBER 1, 2008 - Four people were injured in an automobile accident this morning on State Route 78 near Julian, in San Diego County. The Highway 78 crash happened at about 8:40 this morning, and involved a Dodge Durango SUV and a Volkswagen Passat. The victims included two adults and two children. Two victims were transported by air to Palomar Hospital in Escondido, and two were taken by ambulance. SR-78 was blocked for several hours while the accident was investigated and cleared.
Estey & Bomberger, LLP is a San Diego personal injury law firm with all attorneys dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of automobile accidents and truck crashes. If you would like a free case evaluation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 672-1036 or in San Diego at (619)543-1391.
NOVEMBER 1, 2008 - San Diego sheriff’s deputies reported a single-vehicle crash around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday in San Marcos. The driver, Daniel Gomez, 22, of San Marcos, was driving east on Barham Drive when his Honda veered off a bend in the road, hitting a high-voltage SDG & E power pole. The Honda rolled and came to rest after slamming into a dirt embankment. The power pole was sheered off of the base, and Gomez was ejected from his car. The injured driver is expected to survive, but was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries. Authorities are investigating the cause of the San Marcos auto accident.
NOVEMBER 1, 2008 — A new study was published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which analyzed vehicle crash data and traffic-related deaths from presidential elections from eight presidential election Tuesdays from 1976 (Jimmy Carter) to 2004 (George W. Bush). The study was authored by researchers at Stanford University in California and the University of Toronto in Canada.
Interestingly, 24 more people died in motor vehicle accidents on average on presidential election day Tuesdays than any other day that the researchers examined, such as Super Bowl Sunday. Americans are 18% more likely to be involved in a collision on a presidential election Tuesday than any other Tuesday. There are several theories as to why there are more fatalities on election days, including many people driving to unfamiliar places, driver distraction, and rushing to polling places before, during, or after work.
Estey & Bomberger, LLP is a personal injury law firm with offices throughout the state of California, including San Diego, dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of auto accidents and pedestrian accidents. For more information, please visit our website. If you desire a free case evaluation with an attorney on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 672-1036.
