A vehicle with five minors crashed into a wall in the 1000 block of Carmel Drive around 11:15 p.m. sending all of them to the hospital in Fullerton on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Warn, Contributing Photographer)
Distracted driving has been a major problem for many automobile users. Distracted driving has caused serious injuries like head trauma, broken bones, and deep tissue lacerations. And in some cases, even death. In 2014, 3,179 people were killed and 431,000 were injured in motor vehicles crashes involving distracted drivers. The three main types of distractions…
Since its release in July 2016, players have really been having a ball with the new game Pokémon Go. The game allows players to capture, battle, and train Pokémon in real-world locations. Using the smartphone’s camera and GPS, the little monsters can appear on the screen as if they are right in front of you.…
Lawyers for a man with permanent brain damage are suing a driver and Snapchat after they say the speed tracker on the social media platform caused the car crash that injured him. Christal McGee, of Spalding County, Georgia, was driving a Mercedes Benz at about 11:15 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2015, while using a filter…
The number of motorcycle accidents in the U.S. has risen in recent years — and California is no exception. In fact, California has one of the highest motorcycle accident fatality rates. In 2009, 385 motorcycle riders were killed; only two states in the U.S. had a higher number of deaths that year. Nationwide, statistics from…
How often do we have the urge to check our phones for missed calls, unread text messages, or browse through social media while stuck in traffic? How often do we see drivers using their cell phones at a stop light? We know it happens, but how dangerous is it really? The numbers illustrating the dangers…