Jason Austin Joseph Lundberg Personal Injury Law Blog

    Learning how to drive is a cherished, almost traditional aspect of growing up in the United States.  Young people wait very anxiously until their 16th birthday so that they can get a driver’s license and hit the open road.  However, in an age where technology is pervasive and communication is instantaneous, driving for teenagers can be very different than what it was for teens decades ago.  By and large, the root cause of this change is widespread cell... Read More

    The Bay Area is fortunate in that it has a variety of very well developed public transportation networks.  Between BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit, people can go from San Jose to San Francisco as far out as Pittsburg using just public transportation.
    However, for many people, the convenience of having a car and being able to run on your own schedule, as opposed to the posted arrival and departure times of buses and trains, is a luxury that... Read More

    One of the faster ways to get around San Francisco using public transportation is to take one of the Muni Metro lines.  These trains can often get from one side of the City to another faster than would take a bus.  Given that there is less traffic and that they ride on underground rails for parts of their journeys, they can travel much quicker about town than their wheeled counterparts.  However, these trains have a huge disadvantage when compared to the bus... Read More

    Driving at high speeds is common on the roadways in the Bay Area.  Very often you can walk on the streets even in San Francisco and see drivers barreling down the avenues at high velocities.  The problem, of course, is when these fast moving cars collide with unprotected pedestrians.  Given the speed and force, the impact is usually disastrous for the pedestrian, and can cause significant serious injury or even death.
    Such is the... Read More

    A man accused of striking and killing a college student was charged in court today for manslaughter and driving while under the influence of alcohol.  The driver, Mr. Dennis Leffew, allegedly killed 19 year old Andrel Gaines while driving in Millbrae on November 6, 2011.
    The incident happened in the early morning.  Mr. Gaines was traveling in a Cadillac with some friends when the driver swerved to avoid a tire that was stuck... Read More

    Drunk driving in a crowded urban environment can be greatly risky, due to the potential for damage to other cars, pedestrians, and others that move along the bustling streets.  Sometimes, during big events, large crowds can leave and take to the streets at the same time, making already congested roadways even worse.  Such was the case for one individual from Hayward that drove to San Francisco after already having had a few drinks.
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    Drinking and driving are never a good combination.  Between driving in an impaired state and the potential for massive damage, the risks far outweigh any benefits to getting behind the wheel after a few drinks.  However, every year numerous drivers are arrested and convicted in the Bay Area every year for DUIs.  But some of them may soon be getting those convictions reversed.
    According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco... Read More

    Driving while distracted can easily be one of the most dangerous things anyone can do.  There are already many things that a driver needs to be conscious of while driving: traffic, potential hazards, weather, the condition of their own vehicle, just to name a few.  Some distractions, like cell phones, can absorb a person’s attention entirely and put them and the entire roadway at risk.  This is, of course, amplified when the driver is drunk.  An... Read More

    One of the most important things a driver can do if they are involved in an accident is to pull over to make sure that the other people involved in the collision are not in danger.  This is so important that leaving the scene of an accident without first checking on the other party is considered a felony- hit and run.  While most drivers on the road would like to think that if they were hit the person who hit them would come to see how they were, it is obvious... Read More

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