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A suspect has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a 4-year-old girl in Riverside. 
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A mother and daughter who survived a deadly bus crash near Yucaipa on Super Bowl weekend filed a lawsuit Friday, alleging the bus companies involved were negligent and failed to properly maintain their vehicles.
Steven M. Sweat's insight:
The family of the victims has asserted in this lawsuit that the bus company was negligent either because the driver was traveling at an unsafe speed or because of a brake failure due to faulty maintenance. If the allegations are true, it is a sad reminder of the need for these commercial bus lines to face deeper scrutiny regarding regular, required inspections and proper training of drivers.
David Slepkow's curator insight,
August 13, 2013 9:26 PM
Rhode Island Bus Crash Attorney Resource: http://www.rhodeislandpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com/2011/06/rhode-island-bus-accident-lawyer-bus-accident-attorney-in-ri/ 
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August 20, 2013 9:44 PM
Great shots for the audience over at Ehline Law Firm PC
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Steven M. Sweat's insight:
In this blog post, Los Angeles accident attorney, Steven Sweat, discusses the potential claims that come out of car accidents and the potential persons who may be held responsible.
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Hit and run accidents in California are becoming a huge problem. This story is one of the more tragic that I have seen in that involves the death of a child. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. California law provides for criminal penalties for these types of incidents as follows:
20001.
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to any person, other than himself or herself, or in the death of any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall fulfill the requirements of Sections 20003 and 20004.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(2) If the accident described in subdivision (a) results in death or permanent, serious injury, any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. However, the court, in the interests of justice and for reasons stated in the record, may reduce or eliminate the minimum imprisonment required by this paragraph.