Complete Santa Cruz, CA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Santa Cruz result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Santa Cruz crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Santa Cruz accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Santa Cruz crash

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

When someone is seriously injured or killed in an accident, it is important to get help from an experienced personal injury attorney. A good accident lawyer works with injured folks to get financial compensation for accidents and injuries. Learn more about:

  • Santa Cruz car accidents;
  • Santa Cruz pedestrian accidents;
  • Santa Cruz motorcycle accidents;
  • Santa Cruz commercial truck accidents;
  • Santa Cruz bicycle accidents;
  • Santa Cruz taxi and Uber/Lyft accidents;
  • Santa Cruz bus accidents;
  • Santa Cruz boating accidents;
  • Santa Cruz train accidents;
  • Santa Cruz plane accidents;
  • Santa Cruz drunk driving accidents;
  • Santa Cruz distracted driving accidents;
  • Santa Cruz rear-end accidents;
  • Santa Cruz T-bone side collision accidents;
  • Santa Cruz rollover accidents;
  • Santa Cruz multi-vehicle pileup accidents;
  • Santa Cruz fatigued driver accidents;
  • Santa Cruz aggressive driving accidents;
  • Santa Cruz hit-and-run accidents;
  • Santa Cruz leased car accident accidents;
  • Santa Cruz uninsured driver accidents;
  • Santa Cruz head-on accidents;
  • Santa Cruz reckless driving accidents;
  • Santa Cruz speeding driver accidents;
  • Santa Cruz partial fault accidents;
  • Santa Cruz wrongful death claims;
  • Santa Cruz spinal cord injuries;
  • Santa Cruz whiplash injuries;
  • Santa Cruz brain injuries.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Santa Cruz accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a Santa Cruz personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an experienced Santa Cruz accident lawyer helps injured victims.

 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Wed, 12/20/2023 Car Accident Cesar Ramirez Garcia, 27, died in a single-vehicle collision in heavy rain on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, California
Sat, 07/08/2023 Truck Accident Semi truck crash reported on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, California
Sun, 06/25/2023 Car Accident 50-year-old driver injured after a truck went over a cliff and landed in the Pacific Ocean near East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, California
Wed, 06/07/2023 Motorcycle Accident Juan Manuel Maldonado Carranza, 34, killed in motorcycle collision on Highway 1 near Santa Cruz, California
Thu, 08/04/2022 Pedestrian Accident Midori Montalvo, 23, dies and her 4-year-old daughter gets hurt when they're struck by car while crossing street on Highway 1 at River Street in Santa Cruz, California
Sun, 03/27/2022 Car Accident Passenger Mike Toledo, 48, killed, 38-year-old driver critically injured after high-speed crash into utility pole at Cayuga Street and Effey Street in Santa Cruz, California
Thu, 01/20/2022 Truck Accident Freightliner driver causes hit-and-run crash, arrested after evading police on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, California
Wed, 04/14/2021 Car Accident One person killed and suspected DUI driver Richard Quihuis arrested after police chase and crash on State Route 1 in Santa Cruz, California
Thu, 02/18/2021 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist killed in multi-vehicle crash onMission Street at Fair Ave. in Santa Cruz, California
Fri, 07/20/2018 Pedestrian Accident McKenzie Gilbert, 23, killed and driver Kelsey Knoll, 24, arrested in pedestrian collision on Modesto Avenue in Santa Cruz, California
Sat, 04/21/2018 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist killed in collision at Empire Grade Road and Smith Grade Road in Santa Cruz, California
Thu, 02/15/2018 Car Accident Woman killed in two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz, California
Sun, 04/09/2017 Pedestrian Accident Child seriously injured in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run motorcyclist on Mission Street at Van Ness Avenue in Santa Cruz, California
Tue, 02/28/2017 Car Accident Luis Martinez-Escobar, 20, and two people killed in head-on crash on Highway 1 just north of Santa Cruz, California
Thu, 02/09/2017 Pedestrian Accident 1 Caltrans worker killed, 1 injured when dump truck strikes them while clearing Santa Cruz Mountains landslide south of San Jose, California