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Fountain Valley Teenager Arrested in SUV Rollover Death
November 21, 2007
If there ever was a story to make the case against drunken driving and warn about its tragic consequences, this one would be it. Fountain Valley resident Natasha Dannov was killed in an SUV rollover in Oceanside, California on Sunday morning - her 18th birthday. The driver of the 2000 Ford Explorer, her best friend Marian Teri Kahale, was arrested on charges of felony drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter. The 2000 Ford Explorer has a history of sudden rollover accidents. The tragedy has shattered two families. One teenager is dead while the other will have to spend a lifetime with the guilt of being in some way responsible for the death of her best friend of 10 years.
Dannov, a recent graduate of Fountain Valley High School and Kahale had reportedly attended a party in Mission Viejo, California. The two began drinking and after some time decided to head home. They seem to have gotten lost somewhere along the way and found themselves in Oceanside at about 2 am. Dannov was sleeping in the passenger seat. The SUV suddenly veered off the freeway, rolled over and struck a guardrail. Dannov was ejected partially from her seat. She died on the spot. According to the Orange County Register, she was initially identified as a Huntington Beach, California resident by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Kahale was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital for treatment of her injuries before being taken to the Las Colinas Detention Center in lieu of $250,000 bail.
A candle light memorial for Dannov has been planned for this evening at 7 pm at Huntington Beach's Central Park. The California Highway Patrol and the State Alcohol Beverages Control Board is planning to delve into the 24 hour history of the teenagers prior to the SUV rollover to ascertain where they got access to alcohol.
If you have been injured or a loved-one has been killed in an SUV rollover accident or as the result of a drunk driver, contact the California wrongful death attorneys at The Reeves Law Group for a free consultation.
California Ford Explorer Rollover Lawsuit Nearing End
November 07, 2007
An epic mult-billion-dollar consumer protection suit against Ford Motor Company is winding to an end. The suit, filed on behalf of nearly 414,000 Californians who purchased 1990's model Ford Explorers, is based on the complaint that their vehicle resale values plunged after reports that the SUVs were prone to rollovers followed by some highly publicized recalls in the Bridgestone tire case. The case, which has included months of testimony and at least two delays, claims Ford violated California's false advertising laws by claiming that its SUV had no design flaws. This even as Explorers around the country were rolling over at an alarming rate, causing dozens of deaths and injuries. Ford officials, the suit claims, were well aware the popular SUV had design flaws that made them more susceptible to roll over in the event of a collision, but chose to keep this information out of the public domain. The case is only one in a series of cases still pending against Ford. The beleaguered auto giant has faced stinging criticism from consumer rights protection groups over its refusal to admit responsibility in cases that have been brought against it. If there's one thing that you can count on in a Ford Motor Company case, it's the repetition of their defense that their SUV's are "family friendly" and have been "top of their class in SUV reviews". As if a consumer review written by some one who took the car out for one spin outweighs the fact that more than 100 Americans have died from Explorer related deaths alone. As usual, the company has blamed anything and everything under the sun but its own engineering faults for the depreciation in the value of its cars, saying a recession was to blame for the sharp dip in vehicle values. If you've been involved in an SUV rollover in California and have suffered injuries, call the personal injury attorneys at The Reeves Law Group for a free consultation. You may be eligible for financial compensation for your injuries.
