This morning, there was a serious big rig truck and car accident in Baldwin Park on the 10 Freeway. According to the Los Angeles Times, although ambulances responded to the scene of the three vehicle accident on the 10 Freeway, there were no immediate indications of any serious injuries. The…
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8 Car Collision on 101 Freeway Leaves Truck Driver Dead
Jose Antonio Avelar, a 48 year old dump truck driver from Sylmar, California, died in a multi-vehicle accident on the 101 freeway on Wednesday, near Camarillo Springs Road. According to witnesses, the 101 freeway accident was caused by Avelar, who allegedly was speeding and was unable to stop before colliding…
Lawsuit Filed After Big Rig Truck Crash Wrongful Death
Marcos Costa, a truck driver who is facing murder charges for a California truck accident in April of 2009, has filed suit against Los Angeles County, the California Department of Transportation and the City of La Cañada, alleging that improper maintenance of the Angeles Crest Highway caused the fatal truck…
California Truck Accident Spills Beef in the Cajon Pass
A big rig truck accident in California yesterday, in the Cajon Pass, on Highway 138, spilled 35,000 pounds of frozen beef onto the freeway. Fortunately, the driver of the 18 wheeler truck was not injured in the accident and no other vehicles were impacted by the truck. According to the…
Wind Causes Big Rig Truck Accidents in San Bernardino
According to the Los Angeles Times, The California Highway Patrol has reported that the strong winds being experienced in San Bernardino, California, today, have caused five big rig trucks to overturn this morning. The San Bernardino big rig truck accidents have caused lane closures on the 15 freeway as well…
Los Angeles Big Rig Truck Crash on 101 Freeway
A major Los Angeles truck accident occurred this morning on the 101 freeway, closing most of the freeway and causing a SigAlert until 10 a.m. It has now emerged that the Los Angeles truck crash injuries may have been caused by a drunk driver driving the big rig. The big…
Walch Selected Personal Injury Attorney of the Year 2010
We are extremely proud to announce that a member of our firm, Gary Walch, was selected Personal Injury Attorney of the Year for 2010 by the Editorial Staff of the Consumer Business Review. Gary has been an attorney since 1975, graduating from UCLA summa cum laude (with highest honors) and…
California Truck Crash Causes Serious Injury on Interstate 5
On Thursday afternoon, a California truck collision on Interstate 5, near the Grapevine, seriously injured at least one person and caused a traffic backlog. The person who suffered major injuries in this big rig truck crash in California was transported by air to a Bakersfield hospital. Investigators with the California…
California Truck Crash Injures 3, Caused by Black Ice
According to the Los Angeles Times, several big rig trucks apparently skidded on very dangerous black ice, causing the trucks to crash and overturn. Los Angeles County firefighters transported three people to hospital with currently unknown injuries, as a result of the California truck collision. The California Highway Patrol has…
Los Angeles Big Rig Accident on 101 to 110 Interchange
In an all too common occurrence, a big rig truck overturned this morning on the connector from the 101 to the 110 freeway. In a more unusual circumstance, the big rig was carrying 42,000 pounds of Christmas trees. The Los Angeles truck accident happened at about 4:30 this morning and…