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California - Home of Hollywood, the hills of San Francisco, and the famous Golden Gate Bridge.
With a population of 38.8 million as of 2014 and covering 163,696 square miles, California has one of the most diverse terrains and climate in the United States. It has varying road conditions to consider, often depending on traffic, elevation and weather such as thick fog and heavy snow in some areas. From the fertile Central Valley, to the infamous Mojave Desert, to the grand topography of Sierra Nevada Mountains, the state has a dramatic landscape and network of roads. With the hair-pin turns of the coast and many unlit two-lane back roads, there is plenty potential for accidents.
In Accident Data Center, find information on recent California accidents here:
Where to find support to prevent or cope with accidents in California
California Office of Traffic Safety provides information related to the mission of reducing fatalities and losses through implementation of highway safety initiatives.
California WALKS advocates for walkable communities and is a member organization that helps organize and train local pedestrian advocacy groups in safety. California Bicycle Coalition The California Bicycle Coalition endorses the League's Five Rules of the Road for safety. ATV Safety Institute promotes ATV safety and awareness education.
Motorcycle Safety Foundation The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) provides information on rider training and safety.
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association effective advocacy, safety education and training for pilots.
MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving aids the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
When someone is injured in an accident in California, it is important to gather information about what happens next.
Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
What to do after a serious injury accident in California
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in California, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance from an experienced California accident lawyer to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a California personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
Accident reports by area
Bakersfield, CA -
218
Chico-Redding, CA -
97
Eureka, CA -
43
Fresno-Visalia, CA -
537
Los Angeles, CA -
1,892
Monterey-Salinas, CA -
118
Orange County, CA -
460
Riverside, CA -
509
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA -
1,034
San Bernardino, CA -
262
San Diego, CA -
1,091
Ventura, CA -
138
Legal and Other Resources and Information
Law Help CA
Legal help in California for housing, seniors, public benefits, families and children, protection from abuse, consumers, small claims, immigration, disabilities.
ABTL-Association of Business Trial Lawyers
The Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1973 to develop a better forum for the discussion of business trials. This included an aggressive effort to promote communication between the bench and bar. The ABTL is unique in providing a forum in which litigators and judges meet together to address issues important to business trial lawyers. Judicial participation in ABTL programs and events is very strong, in part, because the ABTL includes all business litigators, including both plaintiff-focused and defense-focused practices.
USC Gould School of Law
USC Gould is one of the nation's top-ranked law schools with a 115+ year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are known for our diverse student body, interdisciplinary education and our tight-knit alumni network of over 10,000 professionals throughout the globe. With entering J.D. class sizes of less than 200 the learning experience is intimate and collegial. Our location in Los Angeles provides unlimited opportunities in one of world's top legal markets. It is home to major entertainment, business and law firms, as well as a gateway to international markets.
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles opened its doors in 1920. Located in downtown Los Angeles -- a legal, financial and media capital -- Loyola Law School is home to prominent faculty, dedicated students and cutting-edge programs. The first ABA-approved law school in California with a pro bono requirement for graduation, Loyola Law is committed to legal ethics and the public interest, and has produced top attorneys for nearly a century.
UC Davis School of Law
At UC Davis School of Law, King Hall, you will find yourself in a community of students who challenge convention, champion new ideas, and embrace collaborative learning. Students are competitive with themselves, not one another. Our faculty integrate students into their work, providing enrichment opportunities inside and outside the classroom.
Cal Northern School of Law
Cal Northern School of Law is the only law school between Sacramento and the Oregon border. Students earn a J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) degree in four years of night study, which fulfills the educational requirements for admission to the State Bar of California. In addition to the traditional J.D. Degree program, Cal Northern offers a two-year (36-unit) Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) degree. Our M.L.S. allows students from varied educational and professional backgrounds to gain a sophisticated understanding of the basic tenents of legal studies, legal reasoning, and the interaction between law and society. The M.L.S. is appropriate for professionals whose work brings them into the interaction between law and their career field.
UCI Law School
UC Irvine School of Law opened its doors to students in August 2009, the first new public law school in California in more than 40 years. UCI Law seeks to create the ideal law school for the 21st century by doing the best job of training lawyers for the practice of law at the highest levels of the profession. Recruited from prestigious schools, the faculty ranked seventh in the country in scholarly impact in a recent study. The student body has admissions qualifications comparable to those of student bodies at top 20 law schools. The school’s innovative curriculum stresses hands-on learning, interdisciplinary study and public service.
Whittier Law School
Whittier Law School is strongly committed to the success of our students. We offer a Bar and Academic Support Program that works with you from Orientation through the bar examination. In our Lawyering Skills Institute, clinical and externship programs, and our Institute for Trial and Appellate Practice, you will learn the nuts and bolts of lawyering. In our study abroad programs in Spain, France, Israel, Mexico and China we expose our students to the global nature and cross-cultural demands of modern law practice. At Whittier you not only will learn the law, but you will learn how to do what lawyers actually do in practice. We are proud that Whittier Law School students graduate more “practice ready” than students from many other law schools.
UCLA Law School
UCLA School of Law has a reputation for excellence throughout the world. Consistently ranked in the top tier of law schools in the nation, ours is the premier law school in southern California. And, as judged by academic peers, the university itself consistently ranks in the top half-dozen in the country. The university boasts 13 schools and colleges, 69 departments, and 19 libraries.
Most recent accident reports
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA
Accident Date:
Mon, 02/03/2014A 25-year-old man was killed when he crashed his Lexus during a police chase in Vallejo on Tuesday night, authorities said.
A Vallejo police Lt. said officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving 10 people and someone with a gun in the 200 block of Lofas Place around 10:15 p.m.
San Diego, CA
Accident Date:
Mon, 02/03/2014A crash between a 2003 Chevrolet van and a 2013 Ford SUV caused a Kearney Mesa road to close. The two vehicles collided and then caught fire. No injuries were reported.
San Diego, CA
Benjamin Ramirez, 23, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver while walking in Escondido, California
Accident Date:
Sun, 02/02/2014A 23-year-old man was killed Monday night in a hit-and-run crash just east of Escondido.
The victim, identified as Benjamin Ramirez of Escondido, was walking on Bear Valley Parkway near Boyle Avenue about 10:15 p.m. when he was struck by a white box truck, a California Highway Patrol Officer said.
Los Angeles, CA
3 people injured, taken to hospital, after police pursuit leads to head-on crash on the 101 Freeway.
Accident Date:
Sat, 02/01/2014A wrong-way driver traveling at speeds near 100 miles per hour crashed head-on with a family of three, including a two-month-old infant in Van Nuys early Sunday, officials said.
Orange County, CA
Accident Date:
Fri, 01/31/2014A young man was killed Friday night when his vehicle crashed into a house in the private Orange County community of Coco de Caza.
The driver, identified later as Franz Nazelny, a 22-year-old resident of Coto de Caza, lost control on Cherry Hills Drive, near Vista Del Verde.
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Accident Date:
Fri, 01/31/2014A 73-year-old man was critically injured when he was hit by a car after getting off of a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus in the city’s Bayview District on Saturday evening, police said Monday.
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA
Accident Date:
Fri, 01/31/2014One man died Saturday afternoon during a fatal car accident near Sacramento State University, authorities said.
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA
Accident Date:
Fri, 01/31/2014Sacramento police are investigating an early morning traffic collision that resulted in two fatalities.
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Accident Date:
Thu, 01/30/2014A woman was struck and killed by a train at Caltrain’s Redwood City station this morning, an agency spokeswoman said.
The woman was struck at about 6:15 a.m. by Caltrain No. 305 on the northbound tracks at the station located at 1 James Ave., a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
San Diego, CA
Accident Date:
Thu, 01/30/2014The motorcyclist killed in a hit-run accident in North Park early Friday was the prop master for the Old Globe theater, officials there said.
Seamus O’Bryan, 32, who also worked at La Jolla Playhouse, died after the 12:35 a.m. collision.
San Bernardino, CA
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/29/2014Authorities are looking for a semi-truck driver they believe is behind a deadly hit-and-run crash in the Fontana area.
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/29/2014A man has been arrested this morning for his role in a fatal crash on northbound state Highway 85 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/29/2014The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred about 12:30 p.m. when a vehicle traveling on Highway 99 went off the roadway and crashed into a tree.
A CHP spokesman said one person has been confirmed dead.
San Diego, CA
Accident Date:
Wed, 01/29/2014A speeding driver crashed into a wall at a Lakeside home early Thursday morning, narrowly missing a baby sleeping in his crib.
The crash at the home on Los Coches Road near Lakeview Road was reported just after 2 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said.
Orange County, CA
Accident Date:
Tue, 01/28/2014An investigation is underway in Fullerton after a man trying to cross the 57 Freeway on foot was struck and killed.
California Highway Patrol officers say they got a call shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday about a driver who crashed his truck.