JANUARY 26, 2010 – A 66-year-old Gilroy woman has filed a lawsuit against Caltrans and Monterey County for major injuries she suffered in an accident on January 20, 2009, at the intersection of Highway 101 and San Juan Road, near the Red Barn. Anna Reznik of Gilroy was driving south on Hwy 101 when [...]

NOVEMBER 6, 2009 – A 51-year-old woman was seriously hurt Thursday morning when she was struck by a car at Walnut Street and Ham Lane. The victim, identified as Sharon Boyd, was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital following the pedestrian accident, which occurred around 11 a.m. Boyd, who was heading east on Walnut Street in [...]

OCTOBER 9, 2009 – A 9-year-old Chula Vista boy is in critical condition after being struck by a dark blue 2007 GMC Yukon that reportedly ran up onto the sidewalk on the Las Vegas strip. The incident occurred on the 3900 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South, across the street from the Mandalay Bay resort [...]

AUGUST 31, 2009 – The Watsonville Police Department is investigating a collision between a bicycle and a Mercedes Benz that critically injured the bicyclist. The unidentified man, who appeared to be in his 50s, was struck as he rode south in the 1400 block Main Street about 3:30 p.m., police said. The victim was hauling [...]

The laws of physics and the force of gravity can cause considerable damage. Falling objects at warehouse, mass merchandise and home improvement stores can result in catastrophic injury or death. Victims of falling merchandise may be entitled to compensation for their injuries, including medical bills, lost earnings and pain and suffering.

Falling Merchandise at Stores is [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – Two drivers were injured when they collided in the Placer County city of Penryn, authorities said. Investigators said 83-year-old Gisela Wendick-Pappas of Penryn was driving a Toyota Corolla west on Taylor Road about 8:50 a.m. when she attempted to turn left onto southbound Penryn Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. [...]

AUGUST 15, 2009 – A 19-year-old man was hospitalized with major injuries after a sports-utility vehicle apparently ran a red light and struck his vehicle, authorities said. Jared Journet of Visalia was driving a 1995 Toyota Avalon south on Burke Street just after 9 p.m. when his vehicle collided with a 2004 Chevy Avalanche that [...]

AUGUST 12, 2009 – A man and a woman were injured when their motorcycle crashed in Placer County, authorities said. The crash happened about 8:20 p.m. on Auburn Folsom Road near Fawn Creek Trail, according to Auburn police. The driver lost control while trying to avoid a deer and went down. He suffered a broken [...]

AUGUST 10, 2009 – A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized with major injuries after he was run over during a standoff in a Tehama County residential neighborhood, authorities said. A man was later arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, and his wife also faces charges in the incident. An argument among two young women over an [...]

AUGUST 10, 2009 – A 58-year-old man died of his injuries after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on Highway 1 south of Point Reyes Station, authorities said. Donald Murray of San Carlos was behind a line of cars while riding south on Hwy 1 about 4:45 p.m. He rode into northbound lanes on a [...]