Automobile Accidents

• Motorist Killed In San Jose Crash

  Chrissie Cole | March 31, 2010 7:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  A male driver was killed in a traffic accident Sunday night near the intersection of South Bascom and Fruitdale Avenues, said San Jose police. The driver of the vehicle died as a result of...

• San Jose Teen Unconscious After Car Accident, Expected To Survive

  Chrissie Cole | August 09, 2009 7:35 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  Jessica Huse, 18, of San Jose, suffered serious injuries in a car accident Sunday morning on her way to church. According to her family, she is expected to survive, but she is still...

• Toddler Killed by Truck in San Jose

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2008 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  A 2-year-old boy was killed by a truck backing up in a parking lot last month. The car accident happened in San Jose. The boy's stepfather did not realize the child was behind his vehicle. It is believed the victim left his apartment through an open door. Nationally, there were at least 101 "backover" children deaths in 2007, according to data Kids And Cars compiles from coroners,...

• Ford Settles Lawsuit, and then Lies Again

  Brian Foley | November 29, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  Ford settled a class action lawsuit in Sacramento on Wednesday but then proceeded to lie to the public and media, claiming that the settlement ended all outstanding lawsuits against Ford stemming from Explorer rollovers.As reported in this Associated Press article, Ford spokeswoman Kristen Kinley claimed that the settlement, which will provide vouchers to Explorer owners to buy other Ford...

• SUV Rollover Fatalities Still Frequent

  Brian Foley | November 25, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  Despite what the car industry aficionados and government may claim, SUV rollovers continue to kill and maim. Take, for example, the single-vehicle SUV rollover crash last month that killed a 23-year-old man in Southern California . In another example in a case I am handling, three people were killed on July 5, 2006 in Menlo Park, Ca when the driver's 1998 Ford Explorer rolled over and killed...

• Update: Anticipated settlement with Ford delayed

  Brian Foley | November 19, 2007 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  The anticipated settlement of a multi-billion suit against Ford was delayed Monday in Sacramento Superior Court for unspecified reasons. A courthouse spokeswoman said she was awaiting word when the case would resume. One of the lawyers involved in the litigation said they would return on Dec. 3, according to the Sacramento Bee. Meanwhile, authorities are picking up the pieces of a tragic...

• Ford Explorer, SUV victims fight back, see results

  Brian Foley | November 19, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA

  Today, November 19, 2007, an expected class action settlement concerning Ford Motor Co. may impact 1 million Ford Explorer owners nationwide. SUVs, passenger vans and trucks kill 10,000 people and injure another 27,000 every year. Among them, the Ford Explorer in particular is a disaster waiting to happen for millions of Americans who drive them.Between their flawed design that makes them...

• California Fires Wreak Havoc and Frustration

  Courtney Mills | 2007-10-25T09:11:13 | 0 Comments

  The raging wildfires across California look utterly terrifying, and thus far have destroyed over 1,500 homes and damaged hundreds more. It will take years for the families who are affected by the loss of homes to take stock and rebuild. Displacement of this magnitude is always accompanied by a great deal of stress and anxiety about the future.The last great bout of wildfires in California was...

• California Man Killed in SUV Rollover Accident

  Chrissie Cole | 2007-10-06T20:00:50 | 0 Comments

  A 23-year-old man was killed and two others injured, in a SUV rollover accident, Friday, when a truck skid off Interstate 5 and overturned.For reasons still unknown, the driver lost control of the vehicle and veered off the roadway near Palm Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol reports.The vehicle struck a stand of trees, killing the man, of City Heights, at the scene according to CHP...

• Drunk Driver Injures CHP Officer in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | 2007-09-19T15:04:28 | 0 Comments

  A California Highway Patrol Officer was injured in a car accident while parked in the center divide of U.S. 101, when a suspected drunken driver struck his patrol car.The man, 19, was arrested and transported to Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of felony driving under the influence, causing injury to others and rear-ending the CHP officer's patrol car, on Monday evening. The driver also...