California Car Accident and Injury Attorney News

This accident occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m.  The early morning hours are particularly prone to car accidents.  Many things factor in to this including driver fatigue and sometimes alcohol impaired driving.    The article notes that further investigation and toxicology screenings will follow to determine the cause of this particular crash.  As a California car accident attorney and wrongful death lawyer, I have seen many similar accidents occurring in the early morning time frame on southland freeways.  It is always important to remain alert and focused when driving at night or in the early morning.

Yes, even Super Models get in car wrecks in Los Angeles.  In fact, statistics show that there is an accident about every minute thirty seconds in the City of Angels.  Most of them occur on freeways like this incident.  Most freeway accidents are attributable to one of two legal causes as follows:

1. Following too closely (also known as "tail gating"): In violation of CA Vehicle Code section 21703, which is usually implicated in most all rear end collisions;
2. Making and unsafe lane change abruptly or without signaling: A violation of CA Vehicular Code sec. 22107.

In this case there is some indication as well that the driver who hit Ms. Kerr was under the influence of alcohol or drugs ( a violation of section 23152 of the CA Veh. Code).