Riverside Personal Injury Risk Increased by Transportation Accidents

Residents of Riverside, California are advised by personal injury lawyers to be aware of of transportation and traffic related personal injury risks in the Inland Empire region. According to statistics collected by California Highway Patrol SWITRS, 155 people died and 1975 were injured in alcohol involved fatalities in Riverside in 2006. The 155 fatalities came in second of all California cities after Los Angeles, who saw 300 alcohol related deaths that year. Riverside has far fewer residents than Los Angeles and many other large California cities, making the death toll alarmingly high. In 2007 during the 4th of July holiday, forty-four percent of the 200 traffic-related deaths involved a driver of a car or motorcycle with a Blood Alcohol Content of.08 or higher. A year later, in 2008 during the same holiday period, 382 of fatal car accidents took which involved an intoxicated driver, showing that drunk-driving is still a huge issue. "Too many people still fail to understand that alcohol and driving don't mix," said Karen Haverkamp, Riverside Police Traffic Supervisor. In order to stop drunk-driving in the region, Haverkamp is part of AVOID the 30 program, where more DUI stops are planned to check for driver intoxication. Metrolink Accidents Bring Fatalities in Riverside Metrolink trains have been involved in two unfortunately fatal train accidents in Riverside over the last few years. In 2007 a "freak" accident occurred when 2 women found their car stuck on the train tracks as a train was approaching. The women exited the vehicle and attempted to run, but the train pushed the car into the women, crushing them. The women were wearing high-heels which may have made it hard for them to escape in time. Steve Frasher, of the Riverside Police Department, did mention that they "[didn't] know how much warning they had before the collision", exposing the possibility that the warning system for approaching trains is not good enough. Another Riverside person fell victim to a Metrolink train accident in 2009. A 15-year-old student was struck and killed by a Metrolink train as he walked to school. The barriers and bells sounded at the train-crossing, and the conductor even blew his horn, but the young man was hit by the eastbound train after the westbound train had passed. It seems that he did not know another train was crossing, and it is possible that the warning was not clear enough to denote the passing of two trains. Train accident law firms warn pedestrians, or anyone traveling by train, to be aware of safety precautions. In over three decades, BISNAR | CHASE lawyers have represented over six thousand people in car, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian and other personal injury cases. The law firm has an "AV" rating, the highest level of professional excellence, by Martindale-Hubbell. John Bisnar, who is the author of this article, and his partner Brian Chase each have a "Superb 10/10" Avvo rating, the highest possible. John was named a "Community Hero" by the United Way, while Brian was named a "Trial Lawyer of the Year" in 2004,one of the 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, and a 2009 OC METRO Top Personal Injury Lawyer. Isn't this the legal team you want representing you? For more information on Riverside personal injury lawyers, visit the BISNAR | CHASE website at http://www.BestAttorney.com where you can get a complimentary copy of the book "The Seven Fatal Mistakes That Can Wreck Your California Personal Injury Claim" ($14.99 value), or call 1-800-561-4887 for a free consultation. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/3605848