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Facts about Accidents in Torrance

 
 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Accidents involving other moving vehicles were most dangerous
Collision with another motor vehicle in transport was the most common first harmful event for fatal, injury and property-damage-only crashes. Collisions with fixed objects and noncollisions accounted for only 17 percent of all crashes, but they accounted for 39 percent of fatal crashes.

 

Accidents can happen anywhere at any time in Torrance. When you are at home, at work, or driving your car to the supermarket, a serious accident may result in debilitating injuries that could threaten your well-being and financial security.

 
State Accident Statistics    
 
 
Accident Fatalities in California
INTERSTATE 224
OTHER,PRINCIPAL,ARTERIAL 325
MINOR,ARTERIAL 312
MAJOR,COLLECTOR 328
LOCAL 191

Source: US Department of Transportation
 

Every year millions of people obtain personal injuries as a result of accidents. Whether it is a car accident, boating accident, or a simple slip & fall accident, others may be responsible for your injuries. Our Torrance Accident Lawyer will help you fight back at those whose negligence may be responsible for your pain. To locate Accident Lawyers nationwide click here.

Our Torrance Accident Lawyers specialize in all aspects of accident law. From researching the merits of your case to fighting for you in court, Torrance Accident Lawyers will work for you with all their expertise and legal experience.

 
Torrance Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
Verdict in California helicopter crash awards pilot killed $8,676,696 (8/22/2003)
In this wrongful death action arising from a helicopter crash, the jury awarded the widow of the pilot $8,676,696 against the manufacturer of the helicopter. Briefly, plaintiff’s decedent, Floyd Hiser, was killed when his helicopter crashed during a
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The following are the most common kinds of accidents that cause personal injury:

  • Automobile Accidents
  • Slip and Fall
  • Workplace Accidents
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Boat Accidents
  • SUV Rollovers

Contact our Torrance Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.


 
Accident Audio & Video    
 
  Coal Mining Accident
Audio, RM, 32 Kbps, 3:46, 9/25/2001

A cave-in at an Alabama coal mine led to explosions and the worst U.S. mining accident in more than 16 years. Noah Adams talks with reporter David Firestone of The New York Times.
Source: National Public Radio


The above accident video and audio will show how other accident victims are dealing with their own dangerous accident issues.

 
 
Torrance Accident Links    
 
 

California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information
Traffic Information Web Page for the California Highway Patrol.
CHP Glossary of Commonly Used Abbbreviations
Media Web Page for the California Highway Patrol. ... 20002 = MISDEMEANOR HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT 23103 = RECKLESS DRIVING 23152 = MISDEMEANOR - DRUNK D

 


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News about Accidents in Torrance and nationwide:

NTSB MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF CRASH OF TWA 800
Washington DC - With the 10th anniversary of the crash of TWA Flight 800 approaching, the National Transportation Safety Board today released a fac...
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Preventing Chronic Whiplash Pain Biobehavioral Approach
More than 1.8 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain and disability following motor vehicle accidents -MVAs- each year. ...
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Minor Injuries When Tour Boat Collides With Shore
Minor Injuries When Tour Boat Collides With Shore

Ketchikan, Alaska - Allen Marine Tours' M/V Kalinin Express was on a rou...

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More Accident Injury News >

 
 

Accident Terms

 
 


Today's Terms

Triangulation

Definition:
Technique for scene documentation where items of evidence are located by measuring the distance between two (2) reference points.

Momentum

Definition:
The mass of an object multiplied by its velocity. It is a vectored quantity with both magnitude and direction.

Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)

Definition:
Calculated based on the following equation: YPLL = Fixed Age - Age at death. Usually the fixed age is 65 or 70, or the life expectancy of the group in question.

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Accident Resources

 



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Accident Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Accidents:

  • Head Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neck Injury
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Severed Limb

More Accident Topics >

Torrance Accident Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Accident attorney you should contact our Accident Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Antioch
  • Bell
  • Hawthorne
  • Long Beach
  • Los Angeles
  • Norwalk
  • Oceanside
  • Pacoima
  • Santa Ana
  • South Gate
  • Norwalk
  • Oceanside
  • Oxnard
  • Pacoima
  • Pittsburg
  • Santa Ana
  • South Gate
  • Sylmar
  • Watsonville
  • Westminster
  • Fremont
  • Fresno
  • Hawthorne
  • Hayward
  • Hesperia
  • Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Park
  • Indio
  • La Habra
  • La Puente
  • Laguna Niguel
  • Lake Forest
  • Lancaster
  • Livermore
  • Long Beach
  • Los Angeles
  • Lynwood
  • Merced
  • Milpitas
  • Montebello
  • Moreno Valley
  • Napa
  • North Hollywood
  • Norwalk
  • Oceanside
  • Ontario
  • Oxnard
  • Pacoima
  • Palmdale
  • Panorama City
  • Pico Rivera
  • Pittsburg
  • Pomona
  • Porterville
  • Reseda
  • Rialto
  • Riverside
  • Rosemead
  • Sacramento
  • Salinas
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
  • San Pedro
  • Santa Ana
  • Simi Valley
  • South Gate
  • South San Francisco
  • Sylmar
  • Tulare
  • Union City
  • Vacaville
  • Victorville
  • Vista
  • Watsonville
  • Westminster


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