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John O'Quinn, a prominent lawyer who handles personal injury cases in Texas, died after a solo car accident.
O’Quinn died with his driver as the Sports Utility Vehicle they were on crashed onto a tree. Police are yet to release statement as to what might have caused the accident.
Car crashes are almost inevitable as a person has no control over the actions of other motorists around them. But in O’Quinn’s case, the accident could have been prevented only if the driver was cautious enough.
However, product malfunction can also cause single vehicle collisions. In cases of product liability, the manufacturer of the defective product will compensate for the wrongful deaths of the deceased.
Many accidents happen along intersections because drivers fail to notice approaching vehicles. If an accident does happen, it often causes both property and physical damage to the people involved.
True enough, another vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of Orangewood Avenue and Magnolia Street left two people suffering from injuries.
A blue Toyota Corolla reportedly collided with a silver Chrysler 300. It then overturned, crashing into a gutter of Orangewood’s westbound side.
The Chrysler stooped about 50 feet down the street.
According to authorities, the two people suffering from moderate and minor injuries were brought to a hospital.
The initial report revealed that a child was extracted from the overturned vehicle and another person was trapped inside. The child was unharmed in the accident.
Drivers should be extremely careful when passing an intersection where vehicles may approach them from different directions. Doing this can prevent accidents from happening, thus avoiding injuries and property damages.
A crash on I-5 blocked the traffic for several hours as authorities extinguish the big rig that had caught fire after it collided on a center divider in Burbank.
According to reports, the incident involved at least five other vehicles and one motorist was trapped for a short period of time as another sustained minor injuries.
If the big rig driver is found guilty of negligence, he is likely to be held accountable for the compensatory damages that victims of the accident must receive.
In case the fire accident could have been partly caused by the rig’s defects, victims can sue the product manufacturer as well so as to claim compensation for their damages.
Pilots are required to exert extra care in doing their job because lives may be taken if their negligence caused the vehicle to crash. When planes are already moving in the air, even sudden simple mistakes can cause the vehicle to smash onto the water or ground.
Federal officials are investigating an incident involving a Northwest Airlines jet that overshot the Minneapolis airport by about 150 miles before its crew members realized their error and went back.
Authorities are trying to find out if pilot fatigue was the cause of the accident.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the jet landed safely and none of the crew or the passengers was injured. Northwest’s parent, Delta Airlines Inc. reported that the plane was carrying five crew members and 144 passengers.
NTSB stated that Northwest flight 188, which is an Airbus A320, was traveling from San Diego to Minneapolis. The plane failed to maintain radio communication with controllers when it was at about 37,000 feet. It flew over the airport and overshot it by about 150 miles before contact was re-established.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane’s crew informed authorities that they were distracted during a heated discussion regarding airline policy and lost track of their location.
However, NTSB stated that they agency will assess if fatigue played a part in what happened.
Delta also announced that the two pilots involved were suspended from flying while an internal investigation is ongoing.
Luckily no one died in the accident even though the pilots overshot the airport. The law should impose harsher punishments regarding these accidents so that public vehicle operators will never forget that is their duty to secure the safety of their passengers.
A nine-week old baby narrowly missed injury and death while her mom broke her leg after a car plowed through their house in Simi Valley.
According to reports, the car crashed, rolled over and slid into the house.
The mother and child were brought to the hospital for medical evaluation and treatment.
The cause of the crash was not clear but the police ruled out alcohol and drugs as factors for the car accident.
Obviously, the mother can file a personal injury and property damage lawsuit against the driver of the car.
Unless there are other contributory factors in the accident (like another car, a road defect or debris, or a car defect) the driver will most likely be found liable for the injuries.
It does not matter if the driver did not mean to crash into the house; personal injury and property damage lawsuits are not criminal charges but civil lawsuits.
The main point is that if proven that he caused a car accident that caused injury and damages; he and his insurance company should compensate the victims.
The police and the prosecutors will decide whether criminal charges should be filed against the driver.
Then again, it will all depend upon the results of the investigation.
