Tag Archive for: distracted driving accidents

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San Diego pedestrian in Logan Heights suffered significant injury after being hit.

California – September 6, 2022 National Avenue and 31st Street was the scene of a pedestrian accident when a man was walking southbound on the east crosswalk before he was hit by a car.  He suffered serious injuries for which he was hospitalized…
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Is distracted driving really that serious in Pittsburgh motor vehicle crashes?

Pennsylvania – July 18, 2022 The State of Pennsylvania considers anything that causes a driver to either take their attention away from driving or take their eyes off the road or hands off the steering wheel as a distraction. The law prohibits…
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A pedestrian suffered fatal injury in San Diego while walking on I-5 near Mission Bay.

California – July 8, 2022 Interstate 5 near Mission Bay was the site of a deadly accident involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian walking in the lanes of Interstate 5 north of Sea World Drive.   According to law enforcement officers,…
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Distracted driving causing fatal injury is a serious driving offense in California.

California  – August 21, 2021 The World Health Organization, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recognized distracted…
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What are West Virginia’s Cell Phone Laws?

Drivers in the State of West Virginia are required to abide by their state’s cell phone laws that aim to make roadways safer by reducing the chances of a distracted driving accident occurring. According to Chapter 17C of the West Virginia…
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Eastlake, California, Recovering Compensation for Injuries Suffered in a Distracted Driving Accident

When a motorist allows their attention to divert from driving and they instead focus on something else, they are considered to be distracted. In 2018, driver distractions were responsible for causing collisions that resulted in 2,841 deaths,…