Car accidents can happen to anyone at anytime, causing severe or life-threatening injuries. One of the safest choices to make is to buckle up. Wearing a seatbelt is the most effective way to reduce the risk of injury or death in an accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that seatbelts saved about 15,000 lives in the United States in 2017. These numbers demonstrate the importance of wearing a seatbelt when getting into a car.
Ankylosing Spondylitis, or AS, is an auto-immune disease. This category of disease is caused when a person’s immune system is hyperactive and malfunctions, attacking the body’s own tissues instead of protecting them and causing chronic inflammation. Ankylosing Spondylitis is characterized by the tissues the immune system attacks, namely all parts of the spine, sacroiliac joints, ribs, sternum, and periphery joints. Although this disease can attack any organ or joint in the body, most patients are diagnosed because of back and hip pain and stiffness. Over time the inflammation causes joint deformities, disability, and chronic pain.
On the afternoon of Thursday, March 9, 2023, crews from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD) responded to a call of a multi-vehicle accident involving a bus and injuries at Oakland Boulevard and Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek. The incident occurred shortly before 4:00 p.m. and involved four vehicles, including a county bus, according to CCCFPD.
According to the California Highway Patrol, one party suffered fatal injuries and five others were injured after a crash involving a Tesla and a parked fire truck in Contra Costa County. The incident occurred on Saturday, February 18, 2023, on northbound Interstate 680 just south of Treat Boulevard in Walnut Creek, officials said.
The Antioch Police Department reported a serious injury hit-and-run accident on Thursday, February 9, 2023. The incident was described as a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Rocky Point Drive and Deer Valley Road at around 12:45 a.m.
One of the joys of living in California is hot weather. The California heat encourages us to get in a bathing suit and take a dip at least four of the twelve months of the year. It’s no wonder that with temperatures soaring to over 100 degrees, California is one of the leading states of the installation of residential swimming pools.
Often, when the heat hits, all we can think of is cooling off. Safety and preventing injuries can be the farthest thing in mind when we jump in the pool. However, the Centers for Disease and Protection (CDC) states that the leading cause for injury death in children (ages 1-4) is drowning. The grim statistics reveal that every day approximately three children will die from an accidental drowning.
One of the First issues a personal injury lawyer in California looks at in a dogbite case, is the amount of insurance available.
The responsibility for the dogbite may be very clear, but without adequate insurance there usually isn’t a good chance for recovery.
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