Cameron Cook, 18, died early Sunday, from injuries that he sustained in an Orange, California car accident on Saturday night. Cook was standing outside a disabled 2001 Chevrolet Camaro on the 57 when a Honda Civic driven by 24-year-old Highland resident Ashley Bryan struck the disabled vehicle. The car hit Cook, pushing him over an overpass railing.
Cook fell some 50 to 60 feet before landing on a concrete embankment under the freeway. He was transported to UCI Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
Also injured was Logan Vescio, 18, who had been seated in the disabled Camaro. He sustained facial abrasions. Bryan was also hurt. She is charged with felony vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other criminal charges. Police say that her BAC was .17%, which is over twice the legal limit.
California Pedestrian Accidents
A pedestrian that gets hit by a vehicle moving at speeds of 65 mph or greater has no protection from the force of impact during this type of Orange County, California car crash. According to the CHP there were 164 California pedestrian deaths on freeways in 2009. There were 185 California pedestrian deaths on freeways in 2008.
Comparative Fault
California is a comparative fault state. Unlike comparative negligence states, where a victim has to be less than 51% at fault to recover compensation, or contributory negligence states, where if the victim is even a little at fault then he/she cannot recover anything, in this state, an injury victim who files a California personal injury complaint may be able to recover California injury damages as long as he/she isn't determined to be 100% at fault.
It is important to make sure that you or your family is represented by an experienced Orange, California personal injury law firm that knows how to prove that the other party was liable for your injuries.
Driver Charged in SoCal Freeway Overpass Death, Mercury News, April 5, 2010
Prosecutors Charge Highland Woman in JSerra Alumnus' Death, San Juan Capistrano Patch, April 5, 2011
24-year-old woman arrested in fatal crash, The OC Register, April 4, 2011
Related Web Resources:
California Department of Transportation
Pedestrians, NHTSA
More Blog Posts:
$18.3M California Traumatic Brain Injury Verdict Awarded to UC Davis Doctor Injured in Pedestrian Accident, California Injury Lawyers Blog, April 4, 2011
Latest Orange County, California Claims Filed in Baby Pedestrian Death Blame Huntington Beach for Crosswalk Deficiencies, California Injury Lawyers Blog, March 30, 2011
13-Year-Old Pedestrian is Struck in Orange County, California Car Crash by Two Vehicles, California Injury Lawyers Blog, January 14, 2011
Contact our Anaheim car accident law firm. We understand how devastating it is to have your life irrevocably altered because you or someone you love was hurt in am Orange County, California traffic crash. Howard Law helps our clients recover compensation from the liable parties.
