Medical malpractice is defined as a professional negligence by a health care professional or provider which resulted in harm, injury, or death to a patient. Medical malpractice can occur in the diagnosis, medication dosage, treatment, or aftercare stage. It is quite common, with diagnoses errors causing up to 160,000 deaths annually in the United States…
The public is well aware of the dangers of traditional cigarettes. According to the CDC, cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States and causes about 90% of lung cancer deaths. E-cigarettes have been posed as the innovative, less hazardous alternative for those who still crave their nicotine fix. Since…
The California Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed in a suspected DUI crash early Tuesday morning as Felicita Lockaton, 36, of Atascadero. The crash happened at about 12:38 a.m. north of Templeton Road near Atascadero. According to the California Highway Patrol, Manuel Trejo, Jr., 33, of Atascadero was driving a 2005 Chevrolet when he…
Two women and a little girl were killed in a car crash near Lancaster Sunday night. Authorities said the crash happened around 9:18 p.m. near Avenue D and the southbound 14 Freeway on ramp. California Highway Patrol officers said a 2016 Ford Escape was heading westbound on Avenue D near the on-ramp when it turned…
Two people were killed following a small plane crash into an apartment building in Hawthorne. The apartment building in located in the 4900 block of Broadway, not far from Hawthorne Airport. The two dead were both on the plane. Reports said residents of the building were all accounted for. It was also not known if the plane…
A car crash that occurred at the intersection of Carson Street and San Anseline Avenue resulted in the death of one male and minor injuries of a female, according to the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD). According to a release issued Monday by the LBPD, officers were dispatched at 12:01AM Saturday morning regarding an injury…
A woman suspected of being under the influence of drugs was arrested Friday after she drove her SUV onto a Costa Mesa sidewalk, killing a man, police said. Anna Marie McPherson, 45, of Irvine, was driving with two children southbound in the 1900 block of Newport Boulevard in a Mercedes SUV, Costa Mesa police Lt.…