North County Injury Blog

Authorities in Vista are looking for public help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who struck a 15-year-old boy, and left him with serious injuries. The pedestrian accident occurred on December 28th at E. Vista Way near Arcadia. At approximate 9:30 p.m. the boy attempted to cross the street, inside the crosswalk and on a green…

A 66-year-old man was killed while eating breakfast at his local Carl’s Jr. when an SUV plowed into the building, striking the man. According to employees, the man, whose name has not been release but is said to have been a college professor, ate breakfast at the same table every morning. What instigated the accident…

Instead of planning a baby shower, the family and friends of Elaina Luquis-Ortiz are planning a funeral. The 21-year-old Lemon Grove woman was killed during the early morning hours of News Year Day when she pulled over on the shoulder of I-805 to help a friend change a flat tire, and a drunk driver named…

Looking for a personal injury lawyer? Don’t grab the phone book (who uses phone books anymore?), grab the laptop and hit Google. Avvo.com is national lawyer directory founded by Mark Britton, an attorney for 16 years and formerly the top lawyer at Expedia.com, and Sendi Widjaja, a veteran of Microsoft. Together they launched Avvo.com as…

A major injury can cause major financial burdens, particularly at Christmas time. In San Diego County, there are a few non-profit charitable organizations founded by injured individuals and their families that are there to help. The Can’t Keep Me Down foundation, founded by Bobby DuCharme of Mira Mesa who was paralyzed in a surfing accident,…

A 33-foot Coast Guard boat slammed into a 24-foot pleasure boat during the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights show on Sunday night killing an 8-year-old boy and injuring five others, some seriously. Apparently no one was injured on the Coast Guard boat. According to the new reports, the 24-foot vessel had 13 people on…

Every year we get two or three phone calls from dog owners whose dog has been killed in an accident, or by another dog. These callers are understandably upset, and sometimes distraught, and want those who caused the death punished to the fullest extent of the law. Without exception, these animal lovers are aghast when…

An off-duty Orange County firefighter suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Saturday (12/12/09) while crossing in a crosswalk on South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach. Luke Perisin, 38, left the Sandpiper Bar just before 1:00 a.m. and was walking within the crosswalk when the suspect, for reasons unknown, crossed…

A cab driver and his passenger were nearly crushed this morning when a 25-ton steel pipe rolled of a commercial truck and fell off a freeway overpass, landing on the unsuspecting taxi driver and his passenger. According to news reports, the large pipe, which measured 25-feet long and 8 feet in diameter, was being transported…

There has been a lot of news lately about the Toyota recall, and specifically about the family that was killed in San Diego when the accelerator on their Lexus got stuck, causing them to barrel down the road at speeds in excess of 100 mph, and ultimately run a red light and clip a law…