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Sacramento Has Fatal Traffic Accident Hotspots Despite Overall Accident Decline
Sacramento has seen a decline in fatal traffic accidents in recent years. However, areas throughout the city are known as fatal accident hotspots, because residents are more likely to perish from drunk driving, speeding, or car-and-pedestrian accidents in these locations. Over the past twenty years, Sacramento’s population has grown by over one-hundred thousand residents, yet […]
Victims Family Says Deadly Pedestrian Accident Could Have Been Prevented
A 74-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a pedestrian accident after she was struck by a car at the intersection of Fruitridge Road and Lawrence Drive in Sacramento in December of last year. The woman, a beloved grandmother and great-grandmother, had the right-of-way and proper signal to walk when she began crossing the street. […]
New Year Brings New Laws for California Motorists
In an effort to ring in the safest New Year possible, legislators have announced several traffic laws that go into effect in California, beginning Jan. 1, 2016. The new laws, which were signed by Governor Jerry Brown during the 2015 legislative session, are designed to address numerous concerns regarding hit-and-run fatalities, drunk driving accidents, and […]
United Effort Announced Against Holiday Drunk Driving
This holiday season, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and California law enforcement agencies have a stern message for drivers: Drive sober or get pulled over. In December 2013, drunk driving accidents claimed the lives of 98 California motorists and caused serious injury to more than 1,800 drivers and passengers. In December of the […]
NHTSA Says Semi-Trailer Truck Underride Collision Guards Wont Prevent Deaths in High-Speed Crashes
In an effort to decrease severe injuries and fatalities related to truck underride collisions, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently proposed a new safety rule which would require all semi-trailer trucks to have stronger rear-impact protection guards. Also known as an underride collision guard, a rear-impact protection guard is a rigid assembly […]
NHTSA Announces New Stricter Vehicle Crash Test Safety Ratings
On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced plans to overhaul current vehicle safety ratings. An increase in car accidents and traffic fatalities on U.S. highways has prompted this change. NHTSA safety regulators believe stricter standards are needed regarding vehicle front-end crash performance, pedestrian accident avoidance, and a vehicle ability to avoid crashes […]
NHTSA Announces New Vehicle Crash Test Safety Ratings
On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced plans to overhaul current vehicle safety ratings. An increase in car accidents and traffic fatalities on U.S. highways has prompted this change. NHTSA safety regulators believe stricter standards are needed regarding vehicle front-end crash performance, pedestrian accident avoidance, and a vehicle ability to avoid crashes […]
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
The Arnold Law Firm is again collecting for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Please start gathering those toys and make it a great Christmas for the needy children in the Sacramento area. The Marines will arrive at the Arnold Law Firm on December 17th to pick up our boxes of toys. Lets make sure […]
Most Dangerous Intersections in Sacramento
Intersections can be deadly places. While car collisions can be caused by negligent drivers anywhere, dangerous intersections are common locations for accidents. Crossing collisions are the most typical type of intersection accident. These collisions happen when a vehicle navigates through or makes a turn across an intersection. Poor intersection design can contribute to collisions. If […]
15-Year-Old Sacramento Dancer Killed in Highway Truck Accident
A member of the El Camino High School varsity dance team was killed last April in a tragic Sacramento County truck accident after a pickup truck slammed into the back of a car in which she was a passenger. The out-of-control pickup truck forced the car underneath a semi-truck that had applied its brakes just […]