On Monday, March 23, 2009, not too far from Fresno, California, a man with multiple DUI charges was running from the police in a high speed car chase, ran a red light, and crashed into another automobile. The negligent, drunk driver was Otis Lee Taylor Jr. and he attempted to flee the scene after the car accident happened. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that Taylor crashed into a car with two passengers who were young women; one pregnant 17- year old, and the other a 21 year old. The CHP chased and arrested Taylor as he tried to leave the scene of the accident.

Both victims of the car accident suffered injuries. The pregnant woman had moderate injuries and the 21-year old woman had serious injuries and was probably rushed to a local hospital where she may have been treated for deep cuts and bruises, or lacerations caused by the seat belt. She may have also suffered critical brain injuries or brain trauma and been in danger of losing her ability to walk or properly function.

The DUI offender, who was driving reckless and caused the car accident, is now awaiting trial where he is being charged with several felony accounts. He will face felony D.U.I., a felony hit and run, and finally a charge for driving with a suspended license. This negligent driver could have killed both of the passengers in the other car, not to mention an unborn child. Thankfully, he did not kill anyone, but he seriously injured them. Someone needs to prevent him from ever having the chance to do something like this again.

There are local Fresno Automobile Accident Lawyers who are trained and well equipped to fight for the rights of those who were in this car crash and any other Fresno residents who have been involved in a car crash caused by a drunk driver or negligence on the part of another driver. Contact one of our Fresno Automobile Accident Attorneys today at 800 785 9924! We offer free consultations that are confidential.

Early this morning, a truck and tractor-trailer collided with a van in a three-vehicle accident.  The California Highway Patrol reproted that paramedics and emergency personnel treated all of the seriously injured motorists at or near James Road and Central Avenue, north of Tranquility, California.

Major injuries were reported, which included brain injuries and brain trauma - including excessive bleeding.  There have been no further reports as to the stability of those parties involved in this multi-vehicle accident, but no fatalities have yet been reported.

If you were involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Fresno, California please contact one of our experienced attorneys.

On Friday night, March 27, 2009 the Fresno County Police Department (FPD)  held a memorial DUI checkpoint in remembrance of an automobile accident in 2007 where a man who was struck by a car operated by a drunk driver. The checkpoint was stationed between Tulare and Chestnut in Fresno, CA. The D.U.I. check station was successful in preventing seven potential car accidents that would have been caused by 7 different drunk drivers that were on the road that night.

In the 2007, Jesse Velez Junior was killed after a drunk driver ran a stop sign and crashed into the van that Jesse was driving.  He was a son, a husband and a father who is greatly missed by his family who will never forget this tragic event. They stand behind the county of Fresno, the Fresno Police Department, and the National Highways for Traffic Safety in a desire to stop people from driving drunk and endangering the lives of other drivers and passengers on the road.

The article did not report the kind of injuries that Jesse suffered as the result of the car accident, but it can be assumed that they were critical injuries, and that he was potentially pronounced dead at the scene. He may have suffered from extreme blood loss and bled to death, or he may have experienced severe brain trauma from the high impact auto accident and died not too long after that in the hospital.

Further details of his injuries are probably alarming and disheartening and the point is that drunk driving causes fatalities more times than not and it is usually the person who is hit by the drunk driver that is critically injured or that dies. Serious injuries change the course of someone's life forever, and carry with them life time stresses.

If you have been the victim of an auto accident where a drunk driver crashed into your motor vehicle and caused you serious injuries or you have acquired high medical bills from your injuries or your loved ones injuries you should contact a Fresno Automobile Accident Attorney today. You may have ground for a wrongful death claim against the negligent driver who caused the car accident.

On Tuesday March 24, 2009 a woman driving southbound on Highway 99 in Fresno, California was shot at by another automobile while driving her car along the 99 close to American Avenue. It was around 7pm in the evening when she noticed a Chevrolet GMC pick- truck, with several passengers, beside her on the 99 highway. She soon heard gun shots, and not long after realized that she was injured. The police are still trying to determine if her injuries are minor or severe and if they were caused from the bullets or from the broken glass fragments of her car window. The pick-up truck drove away, and is wanted by the Fresno County Sheriff's Department.

Whether it is a simple fender bender, a serious car crash, a fatal car accident, or something like a shooting while driving on the highway, it can be considered a legal issue. In Fresno, Highway 99 is the scene for many car accidents like head-on collisions, truck accidents, and motorcycle accidents.  In the case of the Fresno Highway 99 shooting reported above, a possible multiple car crash could have occurred had the driver been severely injured and lost control of her automobile.

There were no fatalities in this story, but there have been many fatalities in stories involving car accidents, head-on collisions, and motorcycle accidents on the 99 in Fresno. With this known fact, all Fresno residents, and those using the 99 highway for their travels and work commutes should be made aware of the highly educated and qualified Fresno Highway 99 Accident Lawyers.

At The Law Offices of Lee Arter, our Fresno Highway 99 Accident Attorneys are ready and available to offer you a free, confidential consultation. Our desire is to help you or your loved ones with legal needs in matters of auto accidents on Highway 99, and / or other roads in and around Fresno.

The California Highway Patrol reported that a motor vehicle and a train collided around 5:00 a.m. at a railroad crossing at Florin Road which is near 29th Street.  The train conductor was conducting a freight train with no passengers.  The driver of the motor vehicle sustained moderate to severe injuries and was transported to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento hospital for his non life-threatening injuries.  Upon the freigh train hitting the passenger automobile, the car caught on fire, where the car subsequently hit the railroad crossing arm which subsequently created a traffic backup.

Investigators at the scene of the train accident were attempting to determine whether any train safety equipment malfunctioned which could have resulted in this train / car accident.  As yet, neither alcohol nor speeding appear to be factors in this non-fatal accident.

If you or a loved one has been seriously or critically injured in a train accident or a car accident in or around Fresno, please contact our Fresno Train Accident Attorneys and / or our Fresno Auto Accident Lawyers for a free confidential consultation to discuss your injuries and the facts surrounding your accident.

On the morning of January 25, 2009, a deadly crash at Belmont and Trimmer Springs in Fresno County, California, took the life of an elderly man.  According to the California Highway Patrol, Paul Bazar, 78 years-old, died when his car crashed into a tree.

The car crash investigators determined that he lost control of his car.  Upon losing control of his vehicle, his vehicle proceeded to travel off of the roadway, at which point his car struck a tree on the side of the roadway.

The California Highway Patrol is presently investigating what caused the driver to lose control of his car.  Some potential causes may have been a product defect or a medication error which caused the driver to lose consciousness.  Such an investigation may be ongoing for awhile.  If you or a loved one was seriously injured in a fatal auto accident in Fresno, California, please contact one of our Fresno Auto Accident Attorneys for a free confidential initial consultation.