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A big-rig crash on the 210 freeway resulted in the death of one of the truck drivers. The Glendale Police responded to the emergency call and conducted traffic since the eastbound lanes of the 210 (the Foothill Freeway) were closed for sometime after the 4 AM crash. A semi-truck driver rear ended another tractor trailer truck which resulted in the driver's death as well as minor injuries sustained by a passenger. The accident is still under investigation, but it has been reported that the statement by the truck driver whose truck was rear ended does not match up with the actual details of the accident and the damage that was done.

The driver reported that he felt a bump from behind and thought that he may have had a flat tire. But authorities say that the accident scene implied a different story because the damage which was done to both trucks would imply that he felt more than just a bump or what he thought would end up being a flat tire. The Glendale investigators are saying that this was a huge collision, and that the damages and fatal injuries prove that there is more to this accident then meets the eye or the statement of the other driver.

Some anonymous witnesses have come forward and given statement, but the Glendale police are still hoping for more witnesses so that they can piece together the puzzle and so that whoever is at fault in this fatal trucking accident is brought to justice. This could be the case of a reckless driver who lost his life upon his own negligence, or this could be a case of the wrongful death of a man caused by negligence on the part of the driver who survived the accident.

Not all trucking accidents are cut and dry in the determination of who caused the accident and that is why legal counsel is a huge benefit to people who have been seriously injured in any kind of trucking or motor vehicle accident. If you or a loved one has been the victim of a trucking accident in Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena or the surrounding areas you may have reason to file a personal injury lawsuit.

Our Glendale Trucking Accident Attorneys are equipped and able to help you in this time of need, starting with a free, confidential case evaluation toady.

A young woman from Glendale, California was arrested after she turned herself into the Glendale Police Department (GPD) on account of there being a warrant out for her arrest in a pedestrian accident which she was the reckless driver. She failed to stop for a mother and her two children that were crossing the street in a crosswalk at Glendale and Palmer Avenues.  The police detective who investigated the scene of the accident back in December 2008 said that the victims were thrown close to 40 feet from the cross walk and suffered serious injuries.
The mother and her son were taken to a local hospital where she was treated for a fractured hip and her son for cuts and bruises he received on his left side.  Her other child, a daughter, was taken to a children's hospital in Los Angeles and treated for bruises she suffered as the result of the car accident. Witnesses of the automobile accident claim that the negligent young woman sped past an already stopped car and ended up hitting into the family of three pedestrians.

Reckless driving is a very serious offence and in situations such as a pedestrian accident, there are dire consequences. Thankfully this scenario did not end in a fatality of one of the pedestrians who were hit by the car, but they were still injured and no doubt traumatized through the whole ordeal. 

This reckless driver turned herself in, but there are many drivers who have been guilty of negligence in driving and have even committed vehicular manslaughter, who have fled the scene and run from authorities. Or in some cases the victims of the motor vehicle accidents fear that they do not know enough about the legal aspect of auto accidents to file a claim against the reckless driver.

A Glendale Automobile Accident Attorney is able to help you in your case if you have been seriously injured as the result of a negligent or reckless driver who caused a car accident in and around Glendale, California.

Please contact one of our Glendale Car Crash Lawyers today for a free consultation; it is confidential!

Glendale will be amongst several cities of the valley to receive donations from organizations like Southwest Ambulance, Phoenix Children's Hospital, and Valley public safety that have joined together in hopes of making the community more aware of drowning deaths, and how to prevent them. It has been reported that in 2009 alone, Southwest will give more than $40,000 in order than these communities can offer reduced-rate, or even free, swim lessons for families who are in need to reduce drowning deaths of children in swimming pools.

On March 24, 2009 there will be a Water Safety Day to promote drowning prevention in general and to make the community more aware of the risks in children swimming or bathing without an adult to watch them. Adult supervision is of utmost importance in issues of drowning.  For those unfortunate enough to have had a child drown, know that a split-second of unsupervised swimming could result in a fatal drowning accident in Glendale. If a fatality is not the end result, critical injuries such as brain damage  can be caused by being under the water too long. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) reported that of all the children who died between the ages of 1 and 4 in 2005, 30% of those deaths were caused by drowning.

In Southern California, and especially in Glendale, swimming is a common recreation and everyone has to bathe. As a community we should be striving for more awareness concerning drowning, and strive to provide better supervision for our children and loved ones while they are swimming or bathing in and around Glendale. Accidents happen, and when drowning is that accident, it is a horrible circumstance and in some situations legally considered a wrongful death, such as when a child drowns while under the supervision of a paid individual.

Have you or someone that you know been affected by the drowning of a loved one? Maybe you or someone you know has a family member who was the victim of a wrongful death, drowning or other fatal injury in Glendale or the surrounding areas. If so, please contact one of our Glendale Wrongful Death Lawyers for a free consultation in an attempt to find answers to the many questions you may have concerning wrongful deaths such as drowning.

A large 18-wheeler semi-tractor trailer truck was involved in a truck accident on the Golden State Freeway (I-5) in Glendale, California on March 10, 2009 at around 4:30 a.m.  The Big-Rig's cargo consisted of produce which was on its way to a produce distribution center. 

Unfortunately, the commercial truck crashed into the center divider which blocked both the fast lane and the lane next to the fast lane causing extensive backup during the morning commute.  The truck accident occurred on the northbound side of the I-5 south of Western Avenue as reported by California Highway Patrol at the scene of the truck accident.

The truck accident was so substantial that the cab of the semi-tractor trailer separated from the trailer and went over the center divider of the 5 Freeway onto the southbound side.  Before the trailer of the truck could be uprighted and towed away all of the produce had to be off-loaded for transport.  Once that was completed, after minor toxic cleanup, the I-5 Freeway was reopened.

Injured in a trucking accident on the I-5 Golden State Freeway? Contact our Glendale Trucking Accident Lawyers for a free case evaluation or consultation at 800-704-8237.