It seems like a no-brainer. If you're hit by a drunk driver, you think they'd be automatically at-fault. If they've gotten a DUI, they were clearly under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident. Your car has been totaled. You're hurt. You're missing work. The person who got behind the [...]
An automobile accident can happen at any speed. And people can be hurt in a low-speed or high-speed collision. But the potential for serious injury or even death is higher in a high-speed accident than a collision at 35 mph or less. A human body sustains substantial trauma in a high-speed crash. Trauma that can [...]
For decades, drunk drivers have been what many of us fear the most on our roads. The dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is well-publicized. But according to a 2018 Cambridge Mobile Telematics survey, distracted driving is a bigger concern to motorists today than drunk driving. Especially in this era of [...]
On January 23, 2019, 65-year-old Yong Do Kim was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk on 6th Street near Westlake's MacArthur Park when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. The collision's impact threw his body 30 to 40 feet. Police confirmed that the driver - Rosario Valdezinda, 38, of Los Angeles - [...]
