March 3, 2010

Woman Killed in San Diego SUV Rollover Accident

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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February 28, 2010

Man Killed in San Diego SUV Rollover Accident

A 49-year-old man was killed in a San Diego car accident the afternoon of February 21, 2010 after his SUV went off the roadway, crashed and rolled over on State Route 67. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the man was driving a 1994 Jeep Cherokee near Slaughterhouse Canyon Road, when he lost control of the vehicle. The driver overcorrected the SUV and it rolled over before coming to rest on its wheels, California Highway Patrol officials said. The man had his seatbelt on, but was killed as the Jeep's roof caved in, resulting in massive and fatal head injuries.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this deceased victim for their tragic and devastating loss. Please keep this grieving family in your thoughts and prayers.

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February 26, 2010

Woman Killed in Orange County Rollover Accident

A woman who was fatally injured in an Orange County car accident after her SUV was struck by another vehicle on the freeway, has been identified as 30-year-old Lorena Mancinas. The Orange County Register reports that this fatal car accident occurred the afternoon of February 24, 2010 on the 22 Freeway near Glassell Street. Mancinas' 2003 Chevy Tahoe SUV was struck by a Toyota driven by 26-year-oldYoung Woo Lee. The crash occurred when Lee's car struck the back of the Chevy while making a lane change. The Tahoe then rolled over several times. No arrests have been made yet and an investigation is ongoing.

My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved Lorena Mancinas for their tragic loss. Please keep this family in your prayers.

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January 13, 2010

Orange County SUV Rollover Accident

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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January 11, 2010

SUV Rollover Accident in Los Angeles Injures Nine

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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January 7, 2010

Fatal San Diego Rollover Car Accident

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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January 5, 2010

SUV Rollover Accident Injures Seven

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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January 4, 2010

Two Killed in Los Angeles Car Accident

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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December 11, 2009

San Diego Fatal SUV Rollover Accident

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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December 4, 2009

Supreme Court Upholds Award in Ford Auto Products Liability Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has not changed an $82.6 million award to a California woman, who was paralyzed due to a Ford Explorer SUV rollover accident. According to an Associated Press news report, the Supreme Court rejected the auto maker's challenge to a portion of the Benetta Buell-Wilson's award -- $55 million -- intended as punitive damages. Attorneys for Ford apparently argued that the company should not be punished because the Explorer SUV's design met federal safety standards.

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November 20, 2009

California Rollover Car Accident Seriously Injures Toddler

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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November 11, 2009

Tire Tread Separation Causes San Diego SUV Rollover Accident

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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November 9, 2009

Los Angeles Fatal Rollover Car Accident

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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August 7, 2009

Orange County Ford Explorer Rollover Car Accident

One person was injured in an Orange County car accident after the SUV that person was in rolled over and crashed on the 57 Freeway in Anaheim, California. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the car crash was reported the morning of August 6, 2009 in the northbound lanes of the freeway near Wagner Avenue. California Highway Patrol officials said four people were in the Explorer at the time of the car crash and that one man was taken to the hospital with injuries.

I'm relieved that this car accident did not result in catastrophic injuries or death. It certainly had the potential to be a lot worse. I wish the injured victim the very best for a quick and complete recovery.

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June 22, 2009

Orange County Fatal Ford Explorer Rollover Accident

Michael Hill, 24, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was killed in an Irvine SUV rollover car accidentthe afternoon of June 20, 2009. Hill was identified later by the Orange County Coroner's Department. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Hill died after his Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle went airborne for 200 feet landing on the dirt and rock embankment off the 241 toll road at the 133 in Irvine.

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June 18, 2009

Ventura County Rollover Car Accident Kills Brother and Sister

Luis Guzman, 27, and his sister Cecilia Guzman, 22, were killed in a Ventura County rollover car accident as they were returning from the Los Angeles Lakers victory parade in downtown Los Angeles the afternoon of June 17, 2009. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, five people were traveling in a grey Hummer when the driver, Anthony Borrello, 24, lost control and the Hummer rolled over several times before coming to rest in the center median of Pacific Coast Highway near Hueneme Road. California Highway Patrol officials said the Hummer appeared to have drifted off the right shoulder of the road before coming back on the highway and the median where it overturned several times.

CHP officials say they do not know why the Hummer went off the road in the first place. Authorities say the Guzman siblings, may not have been wearing seatbelts when they were ejected from the vehicle as it overturned. Luis died at the scene while Cecilia was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. She died a few hours after the crash. Borrello, and two of the other occupants, Peter Aguilar, 26, of Carpinteria, and Oxnard resident, Pedro Ramirez, 24 apparently had had their seat belts on and suffered only minor injuries. Alcohol or drugs were not factors in this fatal car accident, officials said.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the Guzman brother and sister for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Here was a group of good friends out cheering the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA title and having a good time. This is a horrible end to what probably started out as a great day of celebration! I wish the injured victims the very best for a quick and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.

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June 15, 2009

San Diego Car Accident Involves DUI Driver And Injures Two In Rollover Crash

Two people -- 61-year-old Josh Vera and 50-year-old Maria Torres -- were injured after a drunk driver caused a head-on San Diego car accidenton State Route 76 in San Diego County on June 7, 2009. According to a news report in the Village News, 44-year-old Cristoforo Colin and Vera were in a Nissan 200 heading eastbound when Colin crossed the double line and onto oncoming traffic east near Gird Road. The Nissan crashed head-on with a Ford Explorer driven by Torres. The Explorer rolled over upon impact. Both Colin and Vera were pinned inside their vehicle, California Highway Patrol officials said.

Officials determined Colin was driving under the influence of alcohol and has a history of DUIs. He was also driving on a suspended license. Although he sustained injuries, Colin will be arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence when released. Vera suffered a skull fracture and Torres also suffered injuries.

I'm relieved that no one was seriously injured in this car accident. I wish the injured victims -- Vera and Torres -- the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol's 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were 268 deaths and 14,641 injuries involving car accidents in San Diego County. Also during the same period in San Diego County, there were 116 deaths and 2,068 injuries attributed to alcohol-related car accidents.

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June 2, 2009

San Bernardino Rollover Accident Fatally Injuries Highland Resident

Rene Preciado, 26, of Highland was killed in a San Bernardino rollover accident the evening of May 31, 2009, the San Bernardino Sun reports. Preciado was pronounced dead at the scene on the southbound 215 Freeway near University Parkway, San Bernardino County coroner's officials said. Preciado was apparently driving at a high rate of speed in a 2001 Chevy Tahoe when he veered off the freeway and his truck overturned. California Highway Patrol officials are investigating the cause of the fatal SUV rollover accidents.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Rene Preciado for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA), there are on an average about 40,000 traffic accident fatalities each year in the United States. The federal agency estimates that about 25 percent of these accidents are rollover accidents. With rollover accidents, the chance of fatal injuries is much higher because of the intensity of the crash.

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June 1, 2009

Los Angeles SUV Rollover Kills Teen Headed to Prom

Jennifer Perla, 16, a cheerleader from Taft High School, died in a Los Angeles SUV rollover accident on the way to her high school prom at the California Science Center the evening of May 30, 2009. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, the driver of the 2003 Chevrolet sport utility vehicle, 18-year-old Kenneth Mullen, lost control of the SUV on the 110 Freeway near 3rd Street. The SUV rolled over and ended up on its side. Perla, the only passenger not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the SUV and died on the scene. Seven other passengers -- ages 16 through 18 -- were treated for minor to moderate personal injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Jennifer Perla, especially her older sister Janet Perla, who was in the SUV and saw her little sister get fatally injured in this horrible SUV rollover accident. I offer my deepest sympathies to everyone who knew and loved Jennifer, who was a popular cheerleader in school and had ambitions of becoming an FBI agent to serve and protect her country. A young life tragically cut short! Please keep Jennifer's family and friends in your prayers. I wish the other victims the very best for a quick and complete recovery -- physically and emotionally.

It is heartbreaking to think that Jennifer may have been alive today if only she had been wearing her seatbelt like the others. She may not have made it to the prom, but she would have still been here! Statistics have consistently shown over the years that seatbelts save lives. A U.S. Department of Transportation study released earlier this month estimates that 1,652 lives could be saved and 22,372 injuries avoided each year on America's roadways if seat belt use rates went up 90 percent in every state. Nationwide, average seatbelt use is at 83 percent. In 2007 alone, seatbelts saved an estimated 15,147 lives.

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May 20, 2009

Orange County Rollover Accident Kills One

Sheri Byars, 48, of Garden Grove was killed in a Westminster rollover car accident on the 405 Freeway in Westminster the night of May 16, 2009 after she was rear-ended by another driver, The Orange County Register reports. California Highway Patrol officials say Byars was driving a Chevy Astro van and had not yet merged into the 405 lanes when a Nissan Sentra driven by Nancy Marie Carels struck the van from behind.

Byars suffered major personal injuries including a skull fracture. She died in the hospital two days after the car accident. CHP officials say alcohol or drugs were not involved. They are still looking into how or why the car collision occurred and who is at fault. Byars' van that was struck from behind, hit a raised median and then rolled several times before coming to rest on its wheels in the northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway. Carels was not personally injured in the car accident. Two passengers in Byars' van ages 17 and 22 suffered injuries, but they were not life-threatening.

I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Sheri Byars. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this woman. Please keep them in your prayers.

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