Archive for the ‘Catastrophic Injuries’ Category
Posted by vashton on July 2nd, 2009 under Catastrophic Injuries, Diving accidents, Nevada County accidents, Spinal Cord Injuries Tags: June 28 Yuba River diving accident, Oroville firefighter paralyzed, South Yuba River State Park neck injury •
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JULY 2, 2009 – A fire captain with the Forest Service in Oroville was critically injured after diving into shallow water near South Yuba River State Park, authorities said. Mark Davis was with a group of friends who had been jumping feet-first into the river near Bridgeport. Davis then dove in head first, witnesses said. [...]
Posted by vashton on June 26th, 2009 under Auto Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Mendocino County accidents, Pedestrian Accidents Tags: June 25 Ukiah accident, Mendocino man injured, South State Street emergency •
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JUNE 26, 2009 – A Ukiah man was airlifted to a hospital after nearly severing his arm in a car window, authorities said. Paramedics responded to an emergency call in the early afternoon regarding a man bleeding profusely from his arm, according to a captain with the Ukiah Fire Department. They arrived to find a [...]
Posted by vashton on May 25th, 2009 under Auto Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Children's Injuries, Drunk Driving Accidents, I-880 Freeway Accidents Tags: fatal I-880 crash, fatal Oakland crash, I-880 crash, I-880 DUI accident, Nimitz Freeway Crash •
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MAY 25, 2009 – The California Highway Patrol has reported three people died, including a pregnant woman and a 3-year-old boy, following a solo vehicle crash on I-880 Monday morning. The 3-year-old boy’s twin brother suffered critical injuries in the crash. The fatal I-880 accident occurred on northbound 800, near the Oakland Coliseum, just south [...]
Posted by vashton on April 17th, 2009 under Amputation Injuries, Bus Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Lawsuits and Settlements Tags: New York City bus accident, New York City Transit verdict •
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APRIL 17, 2009 – The New York Times reported yesterday that a Manhattan jury has awarded $27.5 million to a woman run over by a New York City Transit bus in 2005. Gloria Auiglar, 45, had her leg amputated at Bellevue Hospital Center after he leg was crushed between the ankle and the knee by [...]
Posted by vashton on April 4th, 2009 under Bus Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Wrongful Death Tags: I-80 bus accident, Lake Tahoe bus crash, Squaw Valley bus crash •
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APRIL 4, 2009 – At least one passenger was killed Saturday morning when a mountain ski resort employee shuttle bus went off Interstate 80 and rolled several times, the CHP has reported. The cause of the bus accident is under investigation. The bus, operated by the Resort at Squaw Creek, was taking employees from the [...]
Posted by vashton on March 27th, 2009 under Catastrophic Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Passenger Injuries Tags: Marin County motorcycle accident •
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MARCH 27, 2009 – A man and woman suffered critical injures Thursday night in a motorcycle crash on the connector ramp from Manuel T. Freitas Parkway in Terra Linda onto southbound Highway 101. The accident happened just before 9:30 p.m. The driver, John Morton Butt, 35, lost control of his 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle on the [...]
Posted by vashton on March 20th, 2009 under Catastrophic Injuries, Lawsuits and Settlements, Truck Accidents Tags: car accident lawsuit, car accident trial, car accident verdict •
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MARCH 20, 2009 – A jury in Polk County, Florida awarded a $65 million verdict to a 21-year-old Wauchula, Florida woman permanently disabled as a result of a 2007 car accident involving a tractor trailer truck. The verdict was reached on Wednesday, and is one of the largest verdicts in Polk County history.
Kendra Lymon [...]
Posted by vashton on March 14th, 2009 under Auto Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Passenger Injuries, Wrongful Death Tags: Cottonwood pickup truck crash, Cottonwood rollover accident, Cottonwood rollover crash, fatal accident in Cottonwood, Main Street crash, Tehama County crash, Tehama County fatality •
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MARCH 14, 2009 – A man died Thursday night in a rollover accident in Cottonwood, in Tehama County, the CHP has reported. The deadly accident happened at about 6:45 p.m. on Main Street. According to witnesses’ reports, the driver of a Nissan pickup was speeding north of Bowman Road when he lost control [...]
Posted by vashton on March 14th, 2009 under Catastrophic Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents Tags: Santa Cruz Accident, Santa Cruz motorcycle accident •
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MARCH 13, 2009 – A motorcyclist was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a crash with a pickup truck on Soquel Avenue in Santa Clara County, police reported. The accident happened at about 2:30 p.m. The unidentified motorcyclist was riding his bike at more than 50 mph when he struck the truck from behind. He [...]
Posted by vashton on March 12th, 2009 under Bicycle Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries Tags: Alameda County bicycle accident, Alameda County bicycle crash, Hayward bicycle accident •
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MARCH 12, 2009 – A bicyclist was struck by a car Thursday morning on West Winton Avenue in Hayward, authorities have reported. The accident happened at about 6:35 a.m., on the Interstate 880 overcrossing on westbound West Winton Avenue. The 37-year-old man, whose identity was not released, was struck by a Saturn. [...]