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Worst cities for dog attacks: California hits a triple

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Animal Bites on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

California has the dubious distinction of securing three spots on the list of the 15 worst U.S. cities for dog attacks on postal carriers. The Postal Service released the list as a lead-in to National Dog Bite Prevention Week, which starts Sunday, May 19. According to the agency's statistics, dogs attack 4.7 million people every year. Almost 5,900 of those victims are postal carriers.

Sacramento tied for eighth place with 29 attacks on carriers in 2012. San Francisco, with 38 attacks, came in fourth. Los Angeles, with a disconcerting 69 attacks, was far and away the most dangerous city.

High season for proms should put parents of teens on alert

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Car Accidents on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

It is finally May, and many high school students in Sacramento and surrounding towns are gearing up for prom. This should be a time of celebration for teenagers and their parents, and to keep it that way we would like to remind families and school officials of some important safety considerations when mixing kids, a rite of passage and, importantly, cars.

Teenagers today may have different ideas about prom from what their parents had, but all generations share one thing: We all want the kids to be safe and the drivers to be sober. No prom should be marred by a car accident caused by a drunk or drugged driver.

Fatal high-speed chase: Court dismisses cops as 'state agents'

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Car Accidents on Saturday, May 4, 2013.

Although this case is not from California, it could be. A woman whose husband died as the result of a high-speed chase has suffered a setback in her wrongful death suit. The court has dismissed the officers involved in the car accident under the theory of "state agent immunity."

The accident occurred in 2008. Members of a drug crime unit were attempting to arrest a suspect somehow involved with a small drug transaction. The suspect drove away, and the officers gave chase. They followed her for 11 miles before she crashed her vehicle into the victim's, killing him.

Speeding tour bus crashes on curvy California road

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Truck Accidents on Friday, April 26, 2013.

Choosing a bus for one's transportation means can be a very practical option for tourists and California residents alike. Some of the benefits include cost savings, extra time to multitask, or simply the freedom to take in the passing scenery. Tourists, in particular, might feel more at ease opting for bus transportation, rather than navigating unfamiliar roads on their own.

However, those benefits were unrealized in the case of a recent tour bus accident. The bus had been traveling around the winding curves of Highway 41, about six miles south of Yosemite National Park, when it lost control. According to the California Highway Patrol, the bus may have been traveling too fast for the terrain. Signs posted around the curves indicate a speed limit of 35 miles per hour.

2 dead in Davis crash after trucker choked, passed out

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Truck Accidents on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

For years, drivers in California have been cautioned to avoid eating behind the wheel. Part of this comes from the fact that eating can be so distracting, while another part of the risk comes from the fact that the food most people get in their cars is not all that healthy. However a recent accident is demonstrating a third danger from eating in the car - you could choke and cause a crash.

The accident occurred in March on Interstate 80 near Davis. Police say the driver of a semi truck choked on some food, lost consciousness and crashed head-on into a BMW occupied by two elderly Petaluma residents.

Animal bites on the rise in Sutter County, California

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Animal Bites on Friday, April 12, 2013.

Animal bite prevention is a brewing topic for health officials in Sutter County, California. This is especially true as the weather warms, attracting people outdoors. Sources note that approximately 715 residents in the area reported being harmed by an animal in the year 2012. Sutter County wants to reduce that number, as the incidents cause serious injury.

Due to the surplus in animal bites, the county is developing a program, which will run around National Dog Bite Prevention Week toward the end of May. The county is connecting with schools and other local centers to increase the awareness of rabies and harm from animals.

Weeks before fatal crash, bus company had inspectors at 'hello'

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, April 11, 2013.

Following the charter bus accident in California's San Bernardino National Forest this past February, the U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would be analyzing its bus industry oversight processes. Eight people died when the vehicle's brakes failed, just a few weeks after the bus company received the FMCSA's highest rating in an audit.

The internal review is not entirely the product of leadership's own thinking. The agency has been the subject of sharp criticism from the National Transportation Safety Board and safety advocates. According to the chairman of the safety board, the FMCSA's record with the bus company, Scapadas Magicas LLC, is fairly typical: Carriers can have serious safety issues, but inspectors wave them through. Only when people die does the agency shut down the company.

So now caffeine is good for you, if you're a trucker

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Truck Accidents on Saturday, March 30, 2013.

In spite of the recent debate over the hours of service rule for truckers, a recent study shows that the problem may not be as much in the length of time behind the wheel as it is with what the truckers are consuming. The researchers found that a strong cup of Joe at a greasy spoon could actually save lives.

We may be exaggerating the findings a bit. What the study found was that truck drivers who consumed caffeine in some form were much less likely -- 63 percent, to be exact -- to be in a crash. The 1,047 drivers in the study drove semis pulling as many as three trailers. About half had been in an accident in the last year; the rest had not been.

Adoption of 'hours of service' rule for truckers may be delayed

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Truck Accidents on Thursday, March 21, 2013.

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, more than 3,900 people died in truck accidents on California roads from 2000 to 2010. More than two-thirds of those deaths were in multi-vehicle crashes. Several consumer advocacy organizations believe that reducing the number of hours that truck drivers are on the road can reduce the number of truck accidents, and those organizations support the rule change promulgated by the FMCSA in 2011.

The trucking industry, however, says the rule will not only have no measurable effect on the number and types of crashes, but it will be expensive to implement. The costs will come from training enforcement personnel and retooling trucking company safety management systems.

Fatal accident leaves car in Sacramento River

On behalf of The Kreeger Law Firm posted in Car Accidents on Friday, March 15, 2013.

On March 13, Yolo County Sheriff's officials and divers searched the Sacramento River off of Old River Road in West Sacramento for a vehicle and its driver that had been involved in an accident. The woman had called 911 and remained on the line with dispatchers for ten minutes before "becoming silent." The car was pulled from the river that day.

There are not many details known about the circumstances of the event that resulted in the car going into the river, but as the woman called 911 and the photographs of the vehicle show extensive front-end damage, there must have been some kind of accident. Unfortunately, the driver did not survive.

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