12-Year-Old Tragically Killed in Oceanside Bicycle Accident
A 12-year-old very tragically died this morning after he was struck by a car while riding his bike, NBC San Diego News reported. The fatal accident was reported just after 7 a.m. near the intersection of Oceanside Boulevard and South Coast Highway. According to the news report, a man was pulling out of the...
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Settlements Reached in High School Principal Hypnosis Deaths
A Florida school board has agreed to pay $200,000 each to the families of three high school students who died following being hypnotized George Kenney, the former North Port High School Principal who hypnotized more than 70 students, faculty and staff, all without a state license. Following hypnosis sessions in 2011 by George Kenny,...
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Imperial Beach Man Injured in Trolley Station Fall Receives $21 Million Settlement
The San Diego Union Tribune reported a man who was seriously injured when he tripped getting off the trolley in East Village two years ago will receive $21.5 million in a settlement. The victim, David Long, was stepping off the trolley at the 12th and Imperial Transit Station on May 23, 2013, when he...
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Driver Charged with Felony Manslaughter After Crash That Killed Two Passengers
The San Diego Union Tribune reported yesterday that 20-year-old Antony Schoenle has been arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter stemming from an accident Saturday in the Bay Park area that killed Guadalupe Acosta Amado and Lizette Garcia, both from Oceanside. A dog was also killed in the crash. At the arraignment at UCSD Medical Center,...
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DUI Wrongful Death Frequently Asked Questions
Families that have lost a loved one in a fatal DUI accident may be understandably initially hesitant to pursue a legal battle. But survivors have legal avenues available to hold wrongdoers accountable for the deaths they cause. Winning a wrongful death lawsuit sends a message to others that drunk driving will not be tolerated,...
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Athens Cycling Victim Will Receive $850,000 Settlement
ATHENS, GEORGIA - A pastry chef who was run over by a car while riding her bicycle last year will receive $850,000, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. The victim, Melinda Lampbert, was riding to work when a man drove out of his drive and struck her, pinning her below his vehicle until accident responders were...
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Teenage Bicyclist Struck By Car in Newport Beach
Newport Beach Police reported a 14-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Balboa Peninsula Area. The accident occurred in the vicinity of East Bay and Anade avenues shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 11th. The victim was only identified as a 14-year-old resident of San Carlos....
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Major Injuries Reported in Oceanside Boulevard Collision
Five people were injured Monday evening in a major head-on collision on Oceanside Boulevard, 10 News and other news outlets reported. The crash involved a 2003 Chevy Impala that was traveling westbound and a 2010 Mazda heading east. The Impala veered into eastbound lanes and collided head-on with the Mazda. Following that collision, the...
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$26 Million Settlement Reached Following 2009 SUV Rollover Crash
In 2009, Scott Minear, of Marrietta Georgia, was driving a Jeep Cherokee with three friends to Glacier National Park when the vehicle was involved in a rollover accident and flipped several times. Minear was junior at the University of Georgia and part of a group of 17 Innovator missionaries who arrived at Yellowstone Park...
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San Bernardino Jury Awards Murder Plot Victim $2 Million
SAN BERNARDINO – On Friday, a jury awarded $2 million to a man who was the victim of a planned murder for hire plot by his brother and sister. According to multiple news reports, in 2006, Erik Barajas and Stacy Nunez-Barajas, along with six members of the Mexican Mafia, plotted to kill their brother,...
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