When we came across the headline “Escondido Boy Dies In Highway 78 Accident,” it gave us a moment for pause. Here at the Brod Law Firm, we never like to read about anyone dying for any reason, but we especially don’t like to read about children dying in tragic car…
July 1, 2008 has arrived and the new cell phone laws in California are now in effect. It is now against the law to use a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle. A friend recently asked me if it would be considered a violation of the law to…
Over this past 4th of July holiday, a 65 year old San Jose woman, Verna File and her friend, Royce McFadden were killed in a rollover crash as they were returning home to California from a dog show in Missouri. Verna File and husband, Bill, were traveling with their their…
Last Saturday, (6/14/08), a San Francisco MUNI train crashed into another train in San Francisco, injuring 16 people, including the drivers of the two trains. It has been reported that at the time of the crash, a rear-end collision, the driver of the rear train was traveling nearly six times…
In my last posting, entitled “California Cell Phones While Driving – New Laws”, I noted the new cell phone laws that will affect drivers throughout the State of California, beginning in July of 2008. Currently, there are only 5 states in the entire country that have enacted state-wide laws that…
In 1997, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted a study regarding the safety implications of driving an automobile while using a cell phone. In the past ten years, the increase in cell phone usage has increased dramatically, resulting in distractions to more drivers than ever before. The dangers…