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City Heights Man Involved In Fatal Ramona Car Accident

Posted in Uncategorized, Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Many people think car accidents occur with multiple vehicles.  But more than often that is not the case.  Our car accident lawyers know that single-car crashes happen everyday and that according to car accident statistics, every 12 minutes a person will die in a car accident in the U.S. alone.

Unfortunately that was the case in recent local news when a 51-year-old City Heights man was found dead near Ramona after he crashed his car into a boulder.

The single-car accident happened on Mussey Grade Road near Kimball Valley Road in the Fernbrook area.  A Ramona woman who lives along the road where the car accident occured, discovered the wreckage and called 911 after the man in the car seemed unconscious.  When paramedics arrived they determined the man was already dead.

The man recently lost his job as a car salesman and lived with roommates in a home in City Heights.

While the cause of the car accident is not yet determined, speeding may have been a factor in the crash.  Speeding is one of the top causes of car accidents.  Studies have shown and proven that a higher speed increases the likelihood of a car accident.

Our car accident lawyers know that speeding is one of the main contributing factors to all car accidents, and according the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to be a factor in 31 percent of all fatal car accidents.  We have all too often seen the tragic effects of speeding as car accidents that are caused by speeding leave those involved with catastrophic injuries and even wrongful death.

Why not get to your destination a little late rather than not at all?

Please contact us for a free consultation with an experienced car accident lawyer — we speak both English and Spanish — at (800) 655-6585.  Click here and you may also submit your case for a Free Review.  No fee if no recovery.


7 Things Car Accident Insurance Co’s Don’t Want You To Know

Posted in Uncategorized, Sunday, May 18th, 2008

1. Car accident Insurance companies, even your own, are out to save money by paying you as little as possible.  They take in billions of dollars each year, and when a person is hurt, sometimes the injured person is treated very unfairly by an auto accident insurance company, even their own.  Why and how would they do this?  They will probably want to take your “recorded statement,” ask you all kinds of personal questions such as your social security number (private, right?).  Why?  There are many reasons, mostly to pin your story down in the event things change and perhaps you were not thinking things through when you provided a  recorded statement.  Does the statement help you?  Usually, “NO!”  The car accident insurance companies may try to use it against the injured person (for example, to show that somehow their story has changed implying you are lying).  They may even try to discourage you from even hiring an auto accident lawyer and will not tell you what you are legally entitled to recover (such as pain and suffering, loss of work, and disfigurement). Read the full article →