Los Angeles - "City of Angels" and Home of Hollywood

Situated in Southern California, Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of California, with over 18 million people. Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva tribes, Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and as the cultural center of the American entertainment industry.

L.A. has the most dense traffic of the major U.S. cities, and the accidents to go along with it.  According to the LA Weekly, in 2012 ‘about 20,000 hit-and-run crashes, from fender benders to multiple fatalities, are recorded by the Los Angeles Police Department each year.’

Los Angeles, with its Mediterranean climate, is both flat and hilly with the highest point in the city proper reaching 5,074 ft. The eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains stretches from Downtown to the Pacific Ocean and separates the Los Angeles Basin from the San Fernando Valley. Other hilly parts of Los Angeles include the Mt. Washington area north of Downtown, eastern parts such as Boyle Heights, the Crenshaw district around the Baldwin Hills, and the San Pedro district. To get up-to-date road information, go to the California DOT site. And to find out current weather conditions in Los Angeles, go to Accuweather.com. The major freeways of Los Angeles include:

• Glendale Freeway
• Santa Ana Freeway
• Golden State Freeway
• Santa Monica Freeway/San Bernardino Freeway
• Antelope Valley Freeway
• Seaside Freeway
• Pomona Freeway
• Marina Freeway
• Gardena Freeway
• Hollywood Freeway
• Ventura Freeway
• Terminal Island Freeway
• Glenn M. Anderson Freeway/Century Freeway
• Harbor Freeway

Links to accidents that occur in the Los Angeles area

Here is information on the most recent accidents in the Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Car accidents
• Los Angeles Motorcycle accidents
• Los Angeles Bicycle accidents
• Los Angeles Pedestrian accidents
• Los Angeles Commercial truck accidents
• Los Angeles Boat accidents
• Los Angeles Aircraft accidents
• Los Angeles Bus accidents
• Los Angeles Train accidents

If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Los Angeles, go to the link above for the accident type you are seeking. 

If you know someone who has been injured in a Los Angeles accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center
• LA Department of Health Services
• LAC+USC Medical Center
• H Claude Hudson Comprehensive Health Center
• Hospital Association of Southern California
• Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 

Los Angeles grief support information for accident victims

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Los Angeles grief support organizations.

Los Angeles legal information for accident victims

When injury or death is the result of a motor-vehicle crash in Los Angeles, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Wausau and Rhinelander - The heartland of Wisconsin, renowned for pastoral farmland, industrial centers, and exceptional outdoor sports

Wausau is the county seat of Marathon County. As of the 2010 census, Wausau had a population of 39,106. Agriculture is an important industrial sector in Marathon County in terms of employment and economic activity. Other industries include manufacturing, insurance, home manufacturing, and tourism. 

Rhinelander is located in Oneida County - the heart of the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Rhinelander has a population of around 8000 residents and it stands as the retail hub of northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan; bringing the year-around population to around 50,000. Both the Wisconsin and Pelican rivers run through Rhinelander. Rhinelander is a commercial, industrial, and recreation hub for the Northwoods area of Wisconsin. Because of the forests, lakes, and trails in the area, it is both a summer and winter vacation destination.

The key roadways serving the Wausau and Rhinelander regions include:

Major roads in Wausau are: Grand Avenue, North 6th St/North 5th St(one way pair), East and West Bridge St, West Thomas St, 1st Ave/3rd Ave(one way pair), Stewart Ave, 17th Ave, Merrill Ave, 28th Ave, and East Wausau Ave.

Major roads in Rhinelander are: WIS 47, Business U.S. Highway 8, U.S. 8, and Wisconsin 17.

Mass transit systems in Wausau help the region's residents and visitors travel safely

In Wausau, Metro Ride operates 8 routes which run at 30 minute intervals, including a route to Rothschild and Schofield which runs at 60 minute intervals. 

Air travel to and from Wausau and Rhinelander:

Central Wisconsin Airport is owned by Marathon and Portage Counties, and operated by the Central Wisconsin Joint Airport Board located 12 miles south of Wausau, is served by American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Airlines regional carriers. CWA has two concrete runways, complete terminal services with dining and car rental, general aviation services and charter, regular jet and turbo prop commercial and private departures daily.

Wausau Downtown Airport is owned by the City of Wausau. It has two runways, hangers for lease, regular corporate and general aviation departures daily.

Rhinelander / Oneida County Airport  is a public use airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Rhinelander. The airport is owned by the city and county. It is primarily used for general aviation and is also served by one commercial airline.

Recent accidents in Wausau and Rhinelander include:

Wausau - Rhinelander car accidents; 

Wausau - Rhinelander motorcycle accidents;

Wausau - Rhinelander truck accidents; 

Wausau - Rhinelander bicycle accidents;

Wausau - Rhinelander train accidents.

Here are links to the major hospitals in Wausau and Rhinelander:

Aspirus Wausau Hospital;

Ministry St. Clare's Hospital - Wausau;

Ministry St. Mary's Hospital - Rhinelander.

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to learn more about Wausau grief support and Rhinelander grief support.

Legal information for accident victims in Wausau and Rhinelander

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Wausau or Rhinelander, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Where to find legal assistance after a Wausau and Rhinelander injury accident

After a serious accident or injury, it is crucial to get help from an experienced Wisconsin injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Wisconsin wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Wausau - Rhinelander personal injury attorney can do to help.

Syracuse - 

Syracuse the county seat of Onondaga County. It is the fourth most populous metropolitan city in the state of New York. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117.

Syracuse is the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well-provided with convention sites, with a downtown convention complex and, directly west of the city, the Empire Expo Center, which hosts the annual Great New York State Fair. Syracuse was named after the original Syracuse (Siracusa in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily.

Major Roadways in Syracuse

Four Interstate Highways run through the Syracuse area:

Interstate 81 runs north-south through Syracuse, and provides access to Canada, Pennsylvania and points south. 

Interstate 90 (Seattle to Boston), also known as the New York State Thruway, runs east-west, just north of the city. It is a toll highway that provides access to Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, and the north-south (Interstate 87) part of the Thruway which leads to New York City.

Interstate 690 runs east-west through the city, and provides access to Interstate 90, as well as to Syracuse's northwestern and eastern suburbs. A spur off I-690 directly west of the city, NY 695, provides freeway access to the southwestern suburbs. It meets Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse in a highly complex and incomplete intersection. 

Interstate 481 forms an eastern loop around the city and continues to the northwest as NY 481 to Fulton and Oswego, on the shore of Lake Ontario.

Other Transportation in Syracuse

Public transit

Syracuse is served by the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority, or CNYRTA. The CNYRTA operates bus service in Syracuse and its suburbs, as well as to outlying metropolitan area cities such as Auburn, Fulton, and Oswego.

Rail

The city lies on Amtrak's Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, and Maple Leaf lines. The Empire Service runs several times daily from Niagara Falls to New York Penn Station, with major stops in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Albany along the way.

The Lake Shore Limited connects Syracuse to the same cities as above (except Niagara Falls), but continues westward from Buffalo to Chicago via Cleveland and Toledo, and eastward to Boston. 

Also completing one roundtrip a day, the Maple Leaf follows the path of the Empire Service train, but continues to Toronto.

Bus

Greyhound Lines and Trailways provide long-distance bus service. Both also use the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center located in the northern area of the city.

Air service

Syracuse is served by the Syracuse Hancock International Airport in nearby Salina. The airport is served by 6 major airlines, which provide non-stop flights to destinations as far away as Minneapolis, as well as several daily flights to other important airline hubs and business centers such as Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, and Detroit, and 147 foreign cities from 87 different countries. Cargo carriers FedEx and UPS also serve the airport. New York City can be reached in under an hour flight.

Major Hospitals and Medical Centers in Syracuse

If you are searching for someone who was injured in an accident in Syracuse, there is a good chance they were taken to one of the following locations for medical treatment:

• Crouse Hospital;
• SUNY Upstate University Hospital;
• St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center.

Go here to read about recent accidents in Syracuse:

Syracuse pedestrian accidents;

Syracuse car accidents;

Syracuse motorcycle accidents;

Syracuse bicycle accidents;

Syracuse bus accidents;

Syracuse aircraft accidents;

Syracuse truck accidents.

Where to find legal assistance after a Syracuse injury accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a New York injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is injured or killed in a collision, a New York accident lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery.