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 Mothers Against Drunk Driving  wants to remind us that the 100 deadliest days of the year for teen drivers have begun. Our Modesto car accident lawyers know that nine of the 10 deadliest days for teen drivers are between May and August. We know that nationally in 2009, almost 3,000 teen drivers died in car crashes and an additional 350,000 went to the hospital for injuries sustained in car crashes. It has been reported that the first year of unsupervised driving is the most dangerous for our teen drivers. Ensuring the safety of our teens on roadways is challenging. Speeding, driver error and distractions are some of the main causes of teen crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that California recorded 149 crash deaths of young drivers (ages 15 to 20) in 2009 - second only to Texas, which had 241. When it came to crashes involving young drivers, California ranked first with 476 people killed. The total includes young drivers, t...

  As we recently reported on our   Modesto Injury Lawyers Blog , teenage drivers are most likely to be involved in a car accident during the first 30 days after they get their unrestricted driver's license. Luckily, there are a few things that can help reduce the risks for these vulnerable drivers. Parents and passengers play an integral role, according to   Medical Press . According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), new drivers are prohibited from riding with passengers under the age of 20 when they have a restricted or intermediate license. It's important for parents to enforce these rules while their teen is learning to drive. It's also critically important that parents stay involved in their teen's driving habits once they've completed the graduated driver's licensing (GDL) program. The truth of the matter is that passengers greatly increase the risks of car accidents in Modesto and elsewhere among teenage drivers. A recent stud...

  A Marin Academy student was killed after the vehicle she was riding in left the roadway during a   car accident in Yosemite National Park , according to Twin Cities Times. According to Kari Cobb, a Yosemite National Park ranger, the car accident happened at about 7:15 a.m. on a stretch of Tioga Road, a well-traveled thoroughfare in the northern end of Yosemite. This area is also a popular summer destination for tourists. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the Dennison family at this very difficult and tragic time. We are here to support the family and members of the MA community in any way that we can," said Travis Brownley, Marin Academy's head of school. Our Modesto car accident attorneys would like to warn motorists about the dangers motorists can expect to face on our roadways through this rest of this month. The beginning of August kicked off the start of the deadliest month of the year for American motorists. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

  The   Modesto Bee  is reporting a disturbing trend of pedestrians being hit on Highway 108. The roadway claimed another victim last month, which now puts the total at 17 in just over a year. Our Modesto personal injury lawyers know that California leads the nation in pedestrian accidents. Law enforcement will be beefing up patrols and will issue tickets to both drivers and pedestrians. Drivers will get a $243 ticket for not stopping for people in the crosswalk and pedestrians will be issued a $203 ticket for walking in front of cars. The police plan on using pedestrian decoys to see if vehicles will stop at crosswalks. We recently reported on our Modesto Injury Lawyer Blog about the high rate of pedestrian accidents in Stockton, Modesto and the surrounding areas. The Governors Highway Safety Associations Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State reports that California had 563 pedestrian deaths in 2009. For the first 6 months of 2010 we h...

  Police will be out in full force this Memorial Day holiday weekend in an attempt to decrease risks of a   car accident in Modesto . The Modesto Police Department Traffic Unit will be out on our roadways to conduct DUI and Driver's License checkpoints at a number of undisclosed locations. There will also be a special DUI Roving Saturation patrol during the upcoming holiday weekend, according to   The City Of Modesto . Our Modesto injury attorneys urge all motorists to practice caution on our roadways over this Memorial Day weekend. The city of Modesto has seen nearly 400 drunk driving accidents that have resulted in 6 fatalities and nearly 400 injuries over the course of the last 3 years. This holiday weekend brings an increased risk of serious and fatal accidents. Overall traffic fatalities declined by more than 20 percent throughout the entire state of California during the past few years. The state saw a decrease from 3,995 fatalities in 2007 to 3,081 fatali...

  A recent article in the Sacramento Bee reported that fatal   car accidents in Modesto,  Stockton and throughout the state of California have dropped for the fifth consecutive year. According to the article, the   California Office of Traffic Safety  reported 2,715 deaths on roadways last year, a 12 percent decrease from the previous year and nearly 40 percent decrease from 2005 when an all-time high was reported. Normally we would find these statistics commendable but with the economic downturn and high unemployment rates, our Modesto car accident attorneys know that less traffic has a lot to do with it. Very little has changed in terms of the number of distracted drivers, speeders, drunk drivers, and now drivers who operate under the influence of legally prescribed medical marijuana. If you have been involved in an accident, an experienced attorney can help determine the cause of your accident and who is responsible for damages. Legal use of medical...

  In 2010, Stanislaus County recorded more than a dozen pedestrian- or bicycle-involved fatal Modesto car accidents, the Modesto Bee reports. Early morning on Jan. 13, the first pedestrian victim of 2011 was killed while crossing McHenry Avenue. He was not using the crosswalk, but investigators reported that other vehicles stopped for the man. The driver has yet to be cited or arrested, but Modesto police say it appears the 32-year-old is at fault. Such accidents frequently lead to serious or fatal injuries and should always be handled by an experienced Modesto personal injury lawyer. In an effort to make streets safer for our youngest pedestrians, school districts in Stanislaus County, across California and, literally, around the globe, participated again last October in the International Walk to School Day. About 500 area school children and their parents hit the streets and walked to school, the Modesto Bee reports. IWS is a global health-...