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Sarah Rachelle Phillips, 31, was killed in a San Diego car accident after losing control of her SUV at a highway ramp and crashing. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Phillips was heading south on the I-805 in a Nissan Xterra, the morning of February 27, 2010, and had taken the connector ramp to the southbound 15 Freeway. It was then that she hit a puddle. Her SUV spun out of control, veered off the roadway and rolled over several times. Phillips was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Sarah Rachelle Phillips for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. This grieving family will certainly be in my thoughts and prayers.

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Two men, identified as 22-year-old John Kaminski and Truman Charles Switzer, 24, were killed in a Ford Bronco rollover accident in San Bernardino County the morning of January 17, 2010, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports. The driver of a 1991 Ford Bronco was going south on I Avenue in Hesperia, when he lost control near Alston Avenue. Police said the Bronco rolled over at least three times. Kaminski and Switzer, who were sitting in the back of the Bronco, died at the scene. San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said Kaminski was wearing a seatbelt, but that Switzer was not buckled up. Switzer was ejected from the vehicle. The condition or extent of injuries suffered by the driver and front passenger is not yet known.

My heart goes out to the families of Kaminski and Switzer for their tragic and untimely losses. I offer my deepest condolences to these grieving families. They will certainly be in my thoughts and prayers.

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Cuong Thach was lucky to escape injuries in an Orange County SUV rollover accident, which occurred the morning of January 12, 2010, The Orange County Register reports. The accident occurred on the northbound 57 Freeway near Tonner Canyon Road when a rear tire went flat and Thach's Toyota 4Runner rolled over several times. He was able to walk away from the crash. California Highway Patrol officials said Thach got the flat from a bald back tire.

It is indeed fortunate Cuong Thach was not seriously injured in this Toyota 4Runner rollover accident. In such cases, however, it would be in the best interests of accident victims to visit their doctor right away, for diagnostics tests. It has been my experience that not all injuries surface right after the crash. I'm relieved no one else was involved or injured in this accident.

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Nine people sustained injuries, one critically, in a Los Angeles car accident after a Toyota Sequoia SUV rolled over on the 210 Freeway. According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the crash occurred the evening of January 9, 2010 on the eastbound 210 Freeway in Irwindale when the SUV rolled over and went about 30 feet down an embankment.

California Highway Patrol officials said a 40-year-old man, who was a front passenger, was not wearing his seatbelt. He was ejected and sustained critical internal injuries. Two infants, two children and four other adults were also transported to the hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. The SUV's driver apparently told officials that she lost control of the vehicle because another driver made a sudden lane change in front of her.

My heart goes out to the critically injured victim in this case. I wish him the very best for a quick and complete recovery. I also hope and pray that the other injured victims make a full recovery.

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Ray Castro, 16, was killed in a San Diego car accident after the car in which he was a passenger went out-of-control and fell off an elevated freeway interchange in Mission Valley, 10news reports. California Highway Patrol officials said Ray was traveling in a 1993 Corolla that overturned on the connector between the 15 and 8 freeways, the night of January 5, 2010. The teenager was ejected from the sedan and died as a result of blunt-force injuries shortly after the crash. Several others were also seriously injured in this crash. CHP officials are still looking into what caused this fatal car accident.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Ray Castro for their shocking and sudden loss. Apparently, he died minutes before his 17th birthday. Tragic! Please keep this grieving family in your prayers. I also hope and pray that the other injured victims of this crash make a quick and complete recovery.

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Bert Lowell, 52, sustained fatal personal injuries after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding overturned, the San Bernardino County Sun reports. Lowell was apparently operating the ATV on a hillside near Stoddard Wells Road, in Apple Valley, the night of January 1, 2010 when it rolled over, throwing him off the vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, shortly after the accident. California Highway Patrol officials are investigating this fatal rollover accident.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Bert Lowell for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. This grieving family will certainly be in my prayers.

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Seven people sustained injuries in an SUV rollover accident on the Highway 101 the afternoon of December 31, 2009, the Ventura County Star reports. The accident occurred when Kyle Homad, 23, lost control of the SUV and crashed. A tanker truck traveling in the same direction as the SUV tried to move from the third to the second lane, causing another driver who was in the second lane to swerve into the lane where the SUV was. This sudden movement caused Homad to lose control of the SUV and crash. The other driver remained at the scene but the driver of the big rig that attempted to make the unsafe lane change, left the scene, California Highway Patrol officials said.

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Timothy Wallace, 21 and another man were killed in a Los Angeles car accident after their car rolled over, according to a CBS news report. The bodies of Wallace and the other man, also 21, were found the morning of December 30, 2009 in a field near the 6600 block of East Avenue K in Lancaster. California Highway Patrol officials determined that their deaths were the result of a traffic accident. A 2008 Nissan with side damage was found near the men and in a ditch about 100 feet off the road. CHP investigators believe the car must have rolled several times and that the men may have been ejected from the vehicle.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Timothy Wallace and the other deceased victim of this car crash. Please keep them in your prayers.

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A 29-year-old man, who was killed in a San Bernardino car accident, has been identified as Timothy Berkich. The San Bernardino Sun reports that Berkich lost control of his 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck near the intersection of Braceo and Nielsen roads and crashed. His truck overturned. Berkich was transported to a local hospital where he died. The accident occurred the morning of December 19, 2009.

I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Timothy Berkich for their tragic loss. This grieving family will certainly be in my prayers.

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Timothy Berkich, 29, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident, after he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed the morning of December 19, 2009. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, Berkich lost control of his 1991 Ford Ranger while driving near the intersection of Braceo and Nielsen roads. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after the crash.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Timothy Berkich for their tragic and untimely loss. I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Berkich. Please keep them in your prayers.

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Veronica Elizabeth Aguirre, 17 was killed in a San Diego car accident after she lost control of her SUV and crashed early morning on December 11, 2009. According to a 10news report, the fatal SUV rollover accident occurred on westbound Mountain Meadow Road at Champagne Boulevard in the Hidden Meadows area of San Diego. California Highway Patrol officials said Veronica was the driver and only person in the Kia Sportage SUV, which rolled over multiple times. Officials are looking into the possibility the deadly accident was alcohol-related.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Veronica Elizabeth Aguirre for their tragic, heartbreaking and untimely loss. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this young woman. They will certainly be in my prayers.

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A female driver was hospitalized December 8, 2009, with injuries she sustained in a Los Angeles car accident after she apparently lost control of her sedan and crashed. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the car accident occurred at Hyde Park Boulevard and Eighth Avenue. Los Angeles police are still investigating the cause of this injury crash.

I sympathize with this seriously injured driver and her family. I hope and pray that her injuries were not catastrophic and that she has a speedy and complete recovery. This injured victim will be in my prayers.

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A 4-year-old girl has been seriously injured in a car accident after the SUV she was a passenger in, crashed and rolled over on Highway 101 in Monterey County, the Monterey Herald reports. According to the news report, the girl was riding in the right rear seat of a Dodge Durango SUV that was being driven by her mother, 23-year-old Luz Acosta. The SUV was traveling on the Highway 101 near Somavia Road the morning of November 19, 2009 when the woman lost control of the SUV. The Dodge crossed the center divider and two southbound lanes, rolled over and came to rest on the west side of the roadway. The child was ejected from the vehicle and was seriously injured. The extent of the mother’s injuries is not known.

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Lisel J. Wiedemann, 17, was killed and four others sustained critical injuries in a Riverside car accident the night of November 15, 2009. According to a news report in The Desert Sun. Lisel was the rear middle passenger in a 2008 Dodge Caliber and sustained a broken neck and head injuries, that were fatal. Joseph Nichol, 18, suffered collapsed lungs, a broken back and a brain injury. Raul Gonzalez, 18, sustained facial and back injuries. Lydia Lee Emer, 18, who was driving the crossover vehicle sustained injuries to her face and arm while a fourth passenger, an unidentified 17-year-old girl, sustained arm and head injuries. All injured victims were transported to an area hospital.

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Officials say a tire defect may have caused a San Diego car accident, which killed two people on the 15 Freeway the evening of November 9, 2009. According to a 10news report, the 2002 Chevy Trailblazer SUV driver by 40-year-old Ramon Arciniega was going north near Deer Springs Road in Escondido when the tread separated from the left rear tire causing Arciniega to lose control of the SUV. The Trailblazer crossed over onto the right shoulder and rolled down an embankment flipping several times before it came to rest on its roof. Arciniega and a passenger -- 52-year-old Evangelina Quiroz – were taken to an area hospital. Two other passengers – both said to be from Mexico – were fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.

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A 23-year-old man killed in a Los Angeles car accident after he lost control of his 1999 Ford SUV, which rolled over, The Signal reports. The man, who has not yet been identified, was driving his SUV north on Highway 14 in the Antelope Valley when the SUV crashed and overturned just north of Red Rover Mine Road in Acton the night of October 30, 2009. The driver apparently drifted into the median shoulder after which the SUV continued on the dirt median, crashed into a guardrail, hit a sign off the freeway and rolled over. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. California Highway Patrol officials are still investigating the cause of this fatal car crash. No one else was injured.

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Romulus Lee Glenn, 36, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident when the sedan he was riding in rolled over in the desert near Kramer Junction. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, the driver of the Honda Accord was driving north on the Highway 395 when the vehicle rolled. Both Glenn and the driver were ejected from the Accord. A passing motorist noticed the crash and called authorities. Glenn was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, who has not been identified, was airlifted to a local hospital with major injuries.

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Hattie Kaufman, 85, was killed in an October 7, 2009 San Bernardino car accident after the car she was traveling in blew a tire and rolled over on Mojave Drive near Highway 395 in Victorville. According to a news report in the San Bernardino County Sun, the driver of the car, who has not been identified, was driving with her mother, Kaufman, and 18-year-old daughter when the tire blowout occurred. The car veered into the center divider causing the driver to overcorrect and roll off the roadway. All occupants were buckled up at the time. Kaufman, who was a passenger in the front seat, died from the injuries. The 18-year-old in the back seat was airlifted to a local hospital. The driver was injured but declined medical treatment.

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Robert Smith, 38, and Maria Del Rio, 34, were injured in a Ventura car accident the afternoon of September 7, 2009, after Smith lost control of his Jeep and crashed on the Highway 101. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, Smith was driving south on the Highway 101 near Telephone Road when he lost control. The Jeep then rolled over and ended up on its roof nearly 300 feet from the freeway. Smith suffered major head injuries. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Del Rio suffered minor injuries. Both were reportedly wearing seatbelts. Officials are still investigating the cause of the accident.

My heart goes out to Robert Smith, who suffered critical injuries in this crash. I'm relieved that Maria Del Rio did not sustain life-threatening injuries. I hope Smith pulls through his injuries soon and has a complete recovery. He will be in my prayers.

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The California personal injury lawyers of Bisnar | Chase have filed a products liability and wrongful death lawsuit against Ford Motor Corporation, Bridgestone Tire Corporation and TRW Vehicle Safety Systems.

The case stems from the April 2009 death of Milton Perry Jr. in a rollover crash. Perry was driving a 1991 Ford Ranger SUV when one of his tires blew out, causing him to lose control of his car. The SUV then rolled over several times and ejected Perry who suffered serious injuries that led to his death.

The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the SUV manufactured by Ford failed to properly protect Perry during the car crash and that Bridgestone was aware that its tires were unsafe. It also claims that the SUV's restraint system, manufactured by TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, were inadequate to protect an occupant during a rollover crash.

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