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Better late than never. That seems to be the general reaction of the commercial trucking industry to the recent announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of a proposed rule to better regulate problem drivers. Industry voices have been pushing regulators for years to come up with a system that accurately identifies and deals…

The Chevrolet Cobalt was at one time a popular vehicle choice for many consumers across the country. Although General Motors discontinued the model in 2010, there are reportedly hundreds of thousands of Cobalts still on the road. California motorists are obviously driving a fair number of them. Given the details emerging in recent media accounts…

An accident in Pinole on Interstate 80 left one woman trapped inside her car; luckily, a 24-year-old woman from Vallejo was able to rescue her. This is the second time that the Vallejo woman has responded to a truck accident in about two years. The Vallejo woman was on her way home on Jan. 22…

Sadly, the rate of auto-pedestrian accidents seems to be on the rise all across the country. The simple truth is that many of these accidents could be easily avoided if drivers were paying closer attention to their surroundings. This appears to have been the case for a recent pedestrian accident in California that killed one…

A fatal accident can easily turn what was intended to be a leisurely car ride into a tragic and fatal wreck that also causes grief for surviving family members. If the driver of a vehicle becomes distracted behind the wheel or fails to obey a traffic law or the rules of the road, this can…

Pedestrians and drivers alike need to be cautious and aware of their surroundings, particularly on busy streets. Sadly, accidents involving pedestrians often result in serious injury or fatality. This was true for a recent pedestrian accident in California involving an elderly gentlemen and a delivery truck that resulted in the loss of a life. The…

People who witnessed a hit-and-run accident involving a vehicle and an “adult tricycle” in Ramona helped officials locate the driver. The bicycle accident sent a 69-year-old man to the hospital and left police searching for the driver of who fled the scene. A California Highway Patrol officer stated that the victim is well known for…

New federal rules to tighten hours-of-service limits for truckers in order to prevent fatigued driving are finally in effect. A year and a half ago, in December 2011, federal regulators proposed more restrictive rules. After 18 months for trucking companies to adapt to them, the rules took effect today. In the Sacramento area and across…