SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 – Four cable car passengers were injured in a collision with a city Recreation and Park Department van, authorities said. The collision occurred about 5:15 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Street and Mason Street, according to San Francisco police. The cable car was traveling east on Washington bound for downtown, when [...]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 – A 1-year-old boy died after a neighbor backed over him in a Modesto apartment complex, authorities said. The accident was reported at 6:27 p.m. and officers from the Modesto Police Department responded to 911 Byron Lane, according to police. Investigators said the mother of the unidentified child had set him down [...]

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 – A 39-year-old mother died and her three children were injured when their minivan crashed in construction zone on Highway 101, authorities said. Elucina Moyado Guevara of Santa Rosa was driving south on Hwy 101 in a 1995 Dodge Caravan when the crash occurred about 9 p.m., just north of Shiloh Road [...]

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 – A 63-year-old man died when the prune harvester he was operating was rear-ended by another harvester in Orland, authorities said. J. Refugio Veloz Serrano of Willows was part of a caravan of six prune harvesters that were traveling from a farm in Hamilton City to one on County Road P, according [...]

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 – A 51-year-old Glendora man was killed when he fell 50 feet from a chair lift at Heavenly Lake Tahoe, authorities said. Mark Alan Dickson and his wife, 47-year-old Rebecca Gonzaga Dickson of Glendora, were riding on the Tamarack Chair Express about 2 p.m. when a rope from a zip line tangled [...]

AUGUST 27, 2009 – A Salinas electrical contractor was found partially responsible for a work-related accident that killed a man four years ago, an attorney for the plaintiffs said. A Monterey County jury awarded the children of the victim $5.3 million in damages. The verdict was announced Wednesday. Daniel Raya, 49, of Los Angeles was [...]

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 – A 27-year-old woman was killed when an explosion rocked an apartment complex in Nevada County, authorities said. Isela Minutti died in the blast, which occurred just before 4 p.m. at the Henness Flats apartment complex, according to Truckee police. A 30-year-old man also suffered serious burns in the explosion and was [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – A van carrying a group of French citizens overturned in Death Valley National Park, killing two passengers and injuring four other occupants, authorities said. The van was part of a three-vehicle caravan that was traveling on a desolate stretch of State Route 190 in Inyo County, about 100 miles west of [...]

AUGUST 18, 2009 – A 43-year-old man was injured when he was struck by a pickup truck at a gas station in Porterville. Dale Watson was transported to Sierra View District Hospital with unspecified injuries, although a friend said he was experiencing a lot of pain, authorities said. The accident began on the Olive Avenue [...]