2009 May | San Diego Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Man Who Caused Motorist’s Death Sentenced to Seven Years

May 31, 2009 – 8:06 pm

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Orange County man who got drunk and caused the death of a motorcyclist has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Hugo Israel Lopez, 30, was convicted of hit and run vehicular manslaughter last month for causing the death of Graham Green.
Lopez was hung over from the night before [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Wrongful Death

Daughter Killed, Father Seriously Injured By Drunk Motorcyclist

May 31, 2009 – 8:02 pm

NOVATO, CALIFORNIA – 43-year-old Edward John Schaefer has been charged in the death of a 9-year-old. Schaefer was driving his motorcycle while drunk. 9-year-old Melody Osheroff and her father, Aaron Osheroff, were in a crosswalk when Schaefer hit them. Melody died Thursday afternoon. Aaron is in the hospital in serious condition after having a leg [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Personal Injury

Two Year Old Boy Trapped Under Car That Crashed Into Childcare Center

May 29, 2009 – 6:50 pm

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA – A car drove through the wall of a child care center on Thursday, pinning a 2-year-old boy underneath it and injuring four other children. Around 7:45 a.m., the mother of one of the children enrolled at the school crashed into the childcare center for unknown reasons. There were 14 children inside [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in In the News

Bus Returning From Third Grade Field Trip Spins Off Road

May 29, 2009 – 6:46 pm

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA – A bus carrying 56 third grade students spun off a road and landed in a ditch just north of Salinas. The children, from Castroville Elementary school, were returning from a field trip sponsored by a youth golf program when the bus driver lost control. One girl was sent to Salinas Valley Memorial [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Recent Events

Information For Those Injured in Slip and Fall Accidents

May 29, 2009 – 6:42 pm

Many thousands of people are injured each year when they slip or trip and fall on a dangerous floor, a wet floor, an icy sidewalk, a flight of stairs, or many other common surfaces. The injuries sustained in slip and fall accidents can be very painful and severe. Sometimes the property owner is responsible for [...]