TheCalifornian.com released news that the California Highway Patrol has determined driver error as the cause of a bus accident that killed the driver and four French tourists on April 28, 2009. According to the report, bus driver John Egnew failed to properly negotiate a curving section of Highway 101, causing the bus to strike one […]
According to the DailyBreeze.com, on April 29, 2009, a tanker truck carrying over 8,000 gallons of flammable butane overturned on the San Diego Freeway. The accident occurred in the southbound lanes of the freeway shortly before midnight. Officials say that none of the butane carried by the tanker spilled, and clean-up crews have safely cleared […]
YahooNews.com reports that the driver of a tour bus who plunged over the side of a central California highway overpass had been involved in a previous injury accident while behind the wheel of a bus.According to the story, bus driver John Egnew struck a pedestrian while operating a bus for Weeks Enterprises in 2005. The […]
The Los Angeles Times reports that Los Angeles County has reached a settlement agreement with the family of Edith Rodriguez for three million dollars. The settlement resulted from the medical malpractice lawsuit for the tragic 2007 death of Rodriguez at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital. In May 2007, Rodriguez died on the floor of the […]
The Orange County Register reports that Dieu Vu, a 72-year-old Westminster cyclist has been killed in an accident involving a raised pick-up truck and an adult tricycle. On Monday, March 23, 2009, a pick-up truck driven by Michael Sindar turned right at a green light and collided with Mr. Vu, who was riding an adult […]
