admin October 26th, 2007
The wildfires sweeping across the state continue to rage on, burning down houses and forest alike. The area burned by the fires is now twice the size of New York City, notes one news source. Hundreds of thousands of Californians have been affected thus far, and that statistic will only continue to rise.
The number of California burn injury victims is yet unknown, but at least 7 people have died in the California fires. Sgt. Mike Radovich of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said, “I imagine we will be finding bodies into next year,” a grim estimation that will probably ring true in the next several months.
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admin October 23rd, 2007
At least 270,000 residents of California have been forced to flee from their homes, fearing severe California burn injuries. The fires have burned more than 700 homes and razed 384 square miles of Southern California.
We may only be seeing the beginning of the destruction of the fires; Tuesday’s forecast predicts even hotter temperatures and strong Santa Ana gusts of wind, which will only serve to exacerbate the spread of the blaze.
A California burn injury sustained in a wildfire can be life-threatening, as wildfires often start out as small blazes but then spread to into bigger ones that spread through the surrounding landscapes unpredictably and extremely quickly.
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admin October 19th, 2007
This week marked the first ever annual Teen Driver Safety Week. The week was acknowledged by teens and adults in California, who learned facts such as this: auto accidents are the number 1 killer of teens across the country—by far.
Teen Driver Safety Week was unanimously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and will occur every third week in October. The goal of National Teen Driver Safety Week is to focus on the development and communication of effective methods to help reduce crashes involving teen drivers, which will hopefully help reduce California auto accidents in the future.
A leading supporter of teen driver safety, says, “The week is dedicated and intended to inspire dialogue within communities—among teenagers, between teens and their parents, among parents, and among civic leaders—about the causes of and solutions to crashes.”
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admin October 16th, 2007
The Mercury News reported that police have identified two women killed Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 101 in a California car accident. The women were passengers in a vehicle driven by a 29-year-old allegedly under the influence.
The California drunk driving victims were ejected from the vehicle after the driver lost control while speeding into a right turn and launched off an overpass onto the southbound lanes of the highway, where the car was struck by a Honda carrying a family of five. The driver was taken to Santa Barbara College Hospital to be treated for severe auto accident injuries, including head and internal trauma.
Four of the five passengers in the Honda suffered minor injuries from the drunk driving accident and were taken to College Hospital for treatment.
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admin October 12th, 2007
A car thief led the California Highway Patrol on a wild chase that resulted in a car catching fire, a California dog bite injury, and a traffic jam on the Interstate that lasted for several hours.
The suspect stole a Mercedes-Benz, was spotted by the police, and a highway chase ensued. Thankfully, there were no California auto accidents that resulted. When the car began smoking, he abandoned the car and started running from authorities.
The search continued with police dogs, one of which found the man and bit him on the shoulder before he was arrested. The suspect was taken to the hospital to be treated for his California dog bite injury before going to jail.
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