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Posted on Feb 14, 2013 By Pete Clancy
According to a recent report, 23% of the car accident fatalities in Alameda County involved pedestrians. It is not all that surprising given that a pedestrian has far less protection than a passenger ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Why are there so many car accidents on 880 in Oakland ? It is flat and straight, and there are no big roads entering/exiting the freeway. So why is it that there are always so many rear-end accidents ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Since the 49ers are in the Super Bowl tomorrow (and will win by a final of 38-21), there will be a lot of drinking tomorrow, and probably also a lot of drunk driving. Drunk drivers cause car ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2013 By Clancy & Diaz, LLP
Want to learn more about what's happening at Clancy & Diaz, LLP and the world of personal injury law? Our firm has made it easy for clients and others who want to get the latest ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Black ice is being blamed for a number of car accidents this week, including a 7-car pileup in the Oakland hills. Car accidents and personal injury claims in this instance are governed by ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Ever heard of an " eggshell plaintiff ?" I only heard of it in law school - but it is a very simple personal injury concept illustrated by an simple example - a rear-end car accident. In ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2013 By Pete Clancy
I recenlty wrote about the availability of punitive damages against drunk drivers The bad news is that people are still killed on a regular basis in Oakland by drunk drivers (34 fatalities in Alameda ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2013 By Pete Clancy
Tragically, another person has been killed in an Oakland car accident Oakland police have identified Brianna Ford as the woman who was killed in a serious car accident last week at on 98th between ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2012 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian was struck by a car near the intersection of 7th and Madison near Lake Merritt BART in Oakland this morning. According to a KTVU report, she was transported to the hospital with ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2012 By Pete Clancy
I get this question a lot: How long will it take to get my personal injury claim finished in Oakland The answer depends in part on part on whether you want to get "some" of the compensation ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012 By Pete Clancy
A man who stole a car and then fled from Oakland Police crashed his car and injured a pedestrian on December 10. The pedestrian was struck near hte 4200 block of Bond Street. The pedestrian was taken ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Last year I put up a blog post about the most dangerous intersections in Oakland for pedestrian accidents and bike accidents. It an be found here. I have now taken that information and placed it on a ...
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Posted on May 29, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Pedestrian accidents can have grave consequences for the a pedestrian hit by a car. Oakland is particularly dangerous for pedestrians. On average, there are between 200-350 pedestrian accidents in ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Pete Clancy
I have written in the past about the importance of uninsured motorist coverage. It protects you from the myriad drivers out there who choose to drive without insurance. It is also pretty cheap. I got ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A 25-year old Pacifica pedestrian was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver early Sunday morning. Scott Garrigan was walking along Skyline Boulevard near Sharp Park Road when he was struck by ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian in Oakland's Grand Lake district was injured in a hit and run accident on Wednesday afternoon. The pedestrian accident was at the intersection of Lake Park and Walker in Oakland. The ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Pete Clancy
According to NHTSA statistics, a pedestrian is struck by a car roughly every 9 minutes. In the year 2009, there were 59,000 pedestrians injured by cars or trucks. Of those 59,000 pedestrian accidents, ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A multi-car hit-and-run car accident on southbound 880 in Oakland sent one person to the Highland Hospital with injuries and snarled traffic for hours. Highway Patrol officers were unable to say what ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Pete Clancy
An Oakland toddler was killed outside of her home last night when a relative backed over her in the driveway. The girl was rushed to Children's Hospital Oakland, where she was pronounced dead. Her ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A man driving a Honda in Oakland early Sunday morning first struck the center divide, then ran twice across lanes of traffic before being struck by a car and killed. It is unclear why the man first ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2011 By Pete Clancy
According to the CHP, 22 Californians were killed in auto accidents during the 2009, and more than half of them were not wearing their seat belts at the time. (During that same time, the CHP made ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Almost 1 year ago, I wrote a post about dangerous intersections in San Francisco, as well as dangerous intersections in Oakland. The group Walk Oakland Bike Oakland recenlty referred to 40th and ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Police in Petaluma are seeking a hit and run driver who left a left another motorist seriously injured this weekend. The driver has been identified as 38-year old Celestino Cruz Gonzalez, and he fled ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A 27 year-old San Lorenzo resident was killed in Oakland early Sunday morning when he lost control of his car, struck the center divide and was thrown from his car. He was in the road when he was ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Although I do not practice criminal law, the Marjorie Knoller/Diane Whipple case is interesting, and back in the news. Hence, this post. Normally, a person whose dog attacks another person is strictly ...
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