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A man from San Jose who was hit by a car late Tuesday night and driven to the hospital has perished. The coroner’s office identified the man as Ronald Ceglio, age 55.
According to police, the accident occurred 9:50 p.m. when he tried to walk across Bascom Avenue adjacent to Pamlar Avenue and just north of [...]

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A traffic collision occurred near Kaiser Permanente Hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. Three adults and one child were injured when a 67-year-old man from Union City, CA fell asleep at the wheel. His Kia collided with an SUV travelling in the opposite direction. The SUV rolled over and the Kia then crashed to [...]

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A Contra Costa County jury found Jordan Taitano, responsbile for the October fatality of Mary Shepard, a 76-year-old woman from Arkansas. The accident occurred in El Sobrante after Mr. Taitano was released from prison and led police on a car chase.
The jury ruled out an accident as a cause of death.Ms. Shepard died at the [...]

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There are approximately 700,000 hit-and-run accidents each year in the United States. California perennially ranks at or near the top of all states for having the highest number of hit-and-run accidents, including hit-and-run accidents that result in death. It is estimated that over 11 percent of all traffic accidents in California involve hit-and-run drivers. The [...]

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Section 27315 of the California Vehicle Code requires that all persons 16 years of age or older be “properly restrained by a safety belt” when riding in a motor vehicle. The law was passed by the Legislature based on its findings that a mandatory seatbelt law would contribute to reducing highway deaths and injuries by [...]

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California recently passed a ban on the use of cell phones while driving.  In Earlier this year, text-messaging was also banned.  These additions and changes to the law come at a time where it is becoming more clear that the use of cell phone (whether texting or just talking) is a major distraction and a [...]

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