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Alcohol Suspected in Fatal Car Crash in San Diego


October 01, 2007
Topic: Drunk Driving Accidents

Authorities believe alcohol may have been a factor in the fatal car accident that occurred on September 27 on Interstate 8, west of Lake Jennings, San Diego, California. Sign-on San Diego last week reported on the crash that involved a Ford Taurus that caught fire after spinning off the freeway. One passenger was killed and another was injured in the accident.

Now witness accounts report seeing the driver of theTaurus driving recklessly around 12:10am, just before the accident took place. The car struck another vehicle, an oncoming BMW, and skidded off the freeway. It then slid down an embankment and into a backyard, where it caught fire. According to the California Highway Patrol, two of the passengers, who were not wearing seatbelts, were ejected from their seats. One suffered moderate injuries and was taken to hospital, while the other passenger died. The driver who was wearing a seatbelt suffered a mild head injury. Officials were not able to confirm immediately if the driver of the BMW sustained any injuries.

Every year thousands of people suffer severe personal injuries or are killed by drunk drivers on American roads. Fortunately, there are a number of websites and organizations out there that offer support to the families of victims of wrongful death or personal injuries caused by DUI drivers. Being forced to pay monetary compensation can also hold a person who's been stupid enough to get behind the wheel drunk accountable for these actions, thereby offering families some semblance of closure.

At The Reeves Law Group, our California personal injury attorneys can help you obtain monetary compensation for personal injury or wrongful death arising out of a drunk driving accident.


The California personal injury attorneys at The Reeves Law Group represent victims of accidents, injuries and wrongful death throughout California from our offices in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County, Fresno County, Kern County, Sacramento County, San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, Antelope Valley, Torrance, Glendale, Bakersfield, Santa Ana, San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Ontario, and Victorville.