Eight spectators who came to watch a popular off-road race were killed in Lucerne Valley in the Mojave Desert outside Victorville. More than a dozen spectators sustained serious injuries in this tragic truck crash. The racing accident occurred soon after the race started when a participating truck lost control and plowed into the spectators. The 200-mile race involved a variety of off-road vehicles scheduled to race 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Seven of the spectators who were killed in this fatal crash were identified as Brian Wolfin, 27, of Escondido; Aaron Farkas, 25, of Escondido; Andrew Therrin, 22, of Riverside; Zachary Freeman, 24, of Fillmore; Danica Frantzich, 20, of Las Vegas; and Dustin C. Malcos, 24, of Ventura. The name of the eighth victim has not been released by the authorities yet.

Were the authorities ready for such a mishap? Was the safety of viewers kept on mind? Was driving ability of participants checked? These and several more questions that remain unanswered. The pending investigation will shed light on all the parties  responsible for this accident. The victims should consult an aggressive California personal injury attorney who can advise them of their legal rights and options. The lawyer may also help the victims claim their fair share of compensation from the insurance companies of those responsible for causing the death and injury they caused to cover cost of hospitalization and treatment of injuries.

We express our sincere condolences to the family members of all those who lost their lives. We know that nothing we can say will help their pain, but we hope that eventually they find peace.

Ross Jurewitz is a San Bernardino car accident attorney and the managing lawyer of the Jurewitz Law Group, a California law firm dedicated to representing families of people killed in a wrongful death accident.  If you or a loved one has been killed or injured in a truck accident in California, please order your free copy of Mr. Jurewitz’s book, The Ten Biggest Mistakes that can Destroy Your California Accident Case. It is full of helpful information that will help you protect your legal rights and it is free to all California residents.

Date: August 14, 2009

Location: Southbound I-15 north of Limonite Avenue, Corona, CA

Type: SUV Rollover Accident

Outcome: Teenage girl killed

A young girl from the Inland Empire city of Corona died last week when the SUV she had been traveling in rolled over while driving along the Interstate 15, a popular stretch that has a large presence in San Diego and travels northward and eastward through Riverside and San Bernardino Counties towards Nevada and Las Vegas. The girl was 16 years old.

The Riverside County coroner’s office identified the victim as Alexis Victoria Vega.  She died at the scene of the accident, which took place north of Limonite Avenue on southbound Interstate 15 on August 14, 2009.

While the accident is still under investigation, the CHP noted that Joshua Daugherty, 19, of Corona, drove onto the dirt shoulder and veered back to the freeway at much too fast a speed. The SUV then spun and hit a metal call box before overturning, sliding on its side and rolling onto the roof. Daugherty, along with front-seat passenger Issac Ball, 18, of Corona, were able to exit the vehicle, but Vega was trapped in the back seat.

If you or a loved one has ever been injured or killed in a car accident on I-15, contact Riverside, CA auto accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the other Riverside, CA personal injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (888) 233-5020. You may also contact these California injury accident lawyers online here.

Date: August 14, 2009

Location: Northeast Indiana

Type: Bus vs. car accident

Outcome: Several people injured, one person hospitalized, two people killed

A popular Christian band called MercyMe canceled a show from their summer tour in St. Louis after their tour bus collided with a vehicle in northeastern Indiana, leaving two passengers dead, including the pregnant driver’s unborn baby.

None of the band members was seriously injured and only suffered “minor bumps and bruises”.  A news story on the bus crash and a photo of the damaged front end of the bus were put up on the band’s Web site last Saturday.

According to a police officer from Fort Wayne, Indiana, witnesses reported that the bus had been going through a green light at 1:15 a.m. when the car made a left-hand turn in front of it. The Dallas-based band had been in the midwest for a concert on August 14.

Unfortunately, two passengers in the car, a male and a female, were pronounced dead. The driver, Kara Klinker, 18 of Fort Wayne, was in the third trimester of her pregnancy and lost her baby. Klinker was hospitalized  in critical condition. The names of the other victims had not yet been released pending notification of their families.

If you or a loved one has ever been injured or killed in a California bus accident, contact a California car accident lawyer with experience handling serious injury cases in California.  Ross Jurewitz and his team of aggressive California injury accident lawyers at the Jurewitz Law Group are ready to provide you with information and help about your options.   You may contact these San Diego, CA personal injury lawyers at (888) 233-5020 or online here.

Date: August 8, 2009

Location: Dinuba, California

Type: Truck vs. auto accident, police chase

Outcome: 7 people killed, including four children

The California Highway Patrol reported that a car fleeing a routine traffic stop struck a pickup truck, killing three people in the car and four young children in the truck.  The accident happened in Dinuba, CA, just southeast of Fresno, when the police tried to stop the car for folling through a stop sign.  The adults in the truck were identified as Carlos Salazar, Jr. and Jennifer Salazar of Orange Cove, CA.  They were travelling with their fifth children.  Four of the children were ejected and died at the scene.  The fifth child was taken to a hospital with his parents.  The three men in the car being chased were killed.

This is a tragic accident and we wish the best to the Salazar family.  Unfortunately, the men in the car will not be held accountable for their reckless actions.

If you or a loved one has been involved in a Freno car accident, please call Fresno car accident attorney Ross Jurewitz at 888-233-5020.  He and the other personal injury lawyers in the California law firm, the Jurewitz Law Group, are experienced attorneys who will provide free, helpful information to California injury accident victims.  You may also contact these California injury lawyers online here.

Date: August 3, 2009

Location: Oakland and Lassen, near Five Points, Fresno County, CA

Type: Hit-and-run commercial truck vs. car accident

Outcome: Four people killed, one person injured

Concepcion Lopez, the sole survivor of a hit-and-run car accident in Fresno County, has filed a lawsuit against truck driver Hernesto Escalante of Modesto and his employer.  Escalante was driving a commercial tomato truck when it crashed into the car carrying Lopez, her husband, and three other men.  The impact was so severe that it caused the Honda Civic that Lopez was travelling in to go underneath one of the trailers.  The four men were killed instantly, but Lopez survived.

Escalante is facing four counts of vehicular manslaughter and a charge for leaving the scene of an injury accident.

This is truly a tragic set of events, made all the worse by Escalante fleeing the scene.  Our prayers go out to the families of the victims and we hope that they can get the peace and compensation they deserve.

If you or a loved one has been killed or injured in a Fresno commercial truck accident, pleace contact Fresno car accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the Fresno personal injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (888) 233-5020.  You may also contact these experienced Fresno accident lawyers online here.

Date: August 6, 2009

Location: River Boulevard, Bakersfield, CA

Type: DUI car accident vs. pedestrian

Outcome: One woman dead

Mother of eight and grandmother of fifteen, Maria Esperanza Rodriguez, was struck by a drunk driver and killed while she was crossing the street on River Boulevard just north of Height Street in Bakersfield on August 6, 2009.  The Bakersfield drunk driving car accident took place less than a block from her home.  According to the CHP, the drunk driver was stopped at the intersection, became impatient, and ran through the intersection running over Ms. Rodriguez.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ms. Rodriguez’s family for their tragic loss.  By all account, Ms. Rodriguez was an amazing woman.  She moved from Jalisco, Mexico to the United States, raised her family, and became a citizen in 2004.  She also helped her younger children become citizens.  She was loved and she will be missed.

If you or anyone you know has ever been injured or killed in a Bakersfield pedestrian accident, please contact Bakersfield personal injury lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the Bakersfield injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (888) 233-5020. You may also contact these personal injury lawyers in Bakersfield online here.