Mike Bomberger Personal Injury Law Blog

A San Diego motorcycle accident can cause devastating injuries for which the wrongfully injured party deserves to be compensated for. When a motorcyclist is injured in an unwarranted accident, seeking compensation is especially challenging. Riders face negative stereotypes that make police officers, other drivers, insurance companies, and even lawyers to unfairly assume the motorcyclist is at-fault. In such cases, a professional San Diego motorcycle accident lawyer is crucial in de... Read More

Every year, hundreds of motor vehicle accidents occur in Ukiah causing fatalities, serious injuries, and property damage to all of the motorists involved. According to the California Highway Patrol, in 2009 alone, there were 169 motor vehicle accidents involving other cars, motorcycles, trucks, bicyclists, and even pedestrians. Driving on local streets is in many ways, far more dangerous and difficult than traveling on the freeway.... Read More

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, impaired driving is often a symptom of a much larger problem – alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse can come in many forms. Some people drink excessively regularly (all day, every day), some people drink excessively on one occasion (binge drinking) and some individuals drink excessively over an extended period of time (“benders”). Binge drinking (consuming approximately four or more drinks... Read More

Car accidents can happen at anytime and on any street, freeway or highway. Car collisions, such as head-on collisions, rear-end collisions, and T-bone accidents, are the leading cause of death for Americans between 25 and 65 years of age, reports the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Some other notable U.S. car accident statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), include:

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Serious Bakersfield car accidents can inflict severe occupant injuries, such as traumatic brain injuries, head injuries, back injuries, burn injuries, broken bone injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputation (limb loss) injuries, and internal organ injuries. Tragically, some Bakersfield car accidents inflict fatal injuries.  According to the California Highway Patrol, 23 people were tragically killed in Bakersfield car accidents in 2009.

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Car accidents happen every day across San Diego County, causing injuries ranging from minor to catastrophic. Bonsall car accidents have many causes, ranging from driving under the influence to falling asleep at the wheel.... Read More

Q. How many drunk driving accident fatalities occur each year in California?

A. According to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Statewide Integrated Traffic
Records System, approximately 1,000 people are tragically killed in drunk driving accidents every year. The CHP also reports that approximately 18,000 people are injured in drunk driving accidents every year in the state.

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San Diego car accidents generally fall into one of five types: head-on collision, rear-end collision, sideswipe collision, rollover crash, and run-off crash.

Head-on collision

Head-on collisions occur when the front ends of two vehicles collide. The speed at which both vehicles were traveling at the time of impact and the types of vehicles involved will greatly affect the severity of property and personal... Read More

Underage drunk drivers are a growing problem in the United States and although teenagers
are less likely to drive after drinking, those who do are more likely to be involved in a tragic accident. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than half of all DUI accidents that occur on weekends involve teenage drunk drivers. Some notable teenage drunk driving accident statistics are:

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Troubling statistics released by the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reveal approximately 40 percent of traffic accident deaths during the holiday season involve drunk drivers. Tragically, according to NIAAA, alcohol-related car accidents claim more lives during the month of December than any other time of the year. The NIAAA attributes the peak in drunk driving
accident related deaths to the lack of awareness on the effects of... Read More