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April 2, 2012 – According to reports a woman was found critically injured and authorities suspect she was a hit and run victim. According to Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Bob Dunn, police were alerted at approximately 5:50 a.m. that a woman was lying in the street on the eastbound side of Stanton Avenue. The woman was found in the vicinity north of Beach Boulevard in Anaheim.

Sgt. Dunn said that the woman was found by police officers lying in the street, suffering from traumatic injuries. The woman has been identified as being between 45 to 50 years old, Anaheim Police said. According to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Marc Stone, the woman was transported to UCI Medical Center in Orange.

Capt. Stone said the woman is listed in critical condition. According to Sgt. Dunn the woman’s injuries are consistent with a hit and run accident and a review of surveillance video from the area, shows several cars slowing down where the woman was found at approximately 5:50 a.m.

Anaheim police believe based on the video that this may be when the hit and run accident occurred. The Anaheim Police Department is asking any witnesses that saw how the was woman injured to come forward.

March 29, 2012 – According reports the Tustin City Council has denied a woman’s claim after being injured in a sidewalk trip and fall accident.
According to the claim, Pearl Shiffman claims that she suffered injuries after tripping on the raised edge of a sidewalk in the 17600 block of Norwood Park Place in Tustin.

Shiffman suffered a fractured elbow, sprained wrist, she also injured her right knee and back, in the trip and fall accident. According to Shiffman’s attorney Brian Easton, the sidewalks in the area need to be fixed and residents should report sidewalks that are cracked to the city of Tustin.

According to Lisa Woolery, Tustin spokeswoman, the matter cannot be commented on, other than to say that it was denied, since it was discussed in a closed session.  Shiffman and her attorney were seeking over $25,000 in the unlimited civil case, for the injuries she suffered in the trip accident.

March 26, 2012 – According to reports a woman whose car went off of  the Angeles Forest Highway, suffered head injuries in the crash.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a woman that was reported missing was found lying near her vehicle that has plunged off of the Angeles Forest Crest Highway.

California Highway Patrol said that the 56 year old woman was reported to have driven to her aunt and uncle’s house near the Pasadena Rose Bowl weekly from Juniper Hills in the Palmdale area, was reported missing.

The woman called her uncle to check the road conditions and he checked the Caltrans webpage and said that the Angeles Forest Highway was open but required chains in some areas. When they attempted to call the woman back there was no answer.

The 56 year old woman was found on Angeles Forest Highway at mile marker 10.47, where her 1999 Ford Ranger pickup truck was spotted 300 feet down the side of a steep snow covered embankment, according to the CHP officials.
The woman was found lying near her Ranger, where she had been ejected and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. California Highway Patrol officials said the woman suffered severe hypothermia and head injuries and is listed in critical condition.

March 19, 2012 – According to reports a driver struck a bus bench, while having a seizure.

According to authorities the accident occurred at approximately 9:25 a.m. at 2300 Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa. The Costa Mesa police officer at the scene of the crash said the driver of a Ford Windstar crashed into a bus bench.
The officer said the driver had a seizure, caused by a medical condition.

The Costa Mesa Fire Department transported the driver of the Ford Windstart to Hoag Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, suffered in the accident.
According to authorities there were no other people injured in the bus stop crash.

March 19, 2012- According to reports, a Metrotrain and car collision occurred Saturday in Downtown Los Angeles injuring six people.

According to authorities the accident occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Flower Street and Venice Boulevard in Downtown Los Angeles.
Authorities said the Blue Line train was traveling southbound in route to Long Beach, when the accident occurred.

According to witnesses a black sedan ran a red light, prior to the crash.
Firefighters responding to the scene of the crash extricated the driver of the vehicle that was trapped underneath the front of the train.

According to authorities there were five other people in the vehicle that suffered minor injuries and were transported to area hospitals for treatment.
Metro officials said that the operator of the train suffered minor abrasions in the crash. The said that commuters should expect delays through Saturday and Saturday night, but had the Blue line back on schedule at approximately 9:30 p.m.

March 15, 2012 – According to reports a man was struck and killed by a metrolink train in Van Nuys.  According to the Los Angeles Police Department Valley Traffic Division Sgt. Mike Zaboski the accident occurred Thursday morning at approximately 9:00 a.m. in the 8100 block of Woodley Avenue in Los Angeles.

Sgt. Zaboski said the man that was struck by the Metrolink train was killed instantly. He said according to witnesses the man was sitting on the tracks at the time he was struck and killed by the Metrolink train 110. According to Los Angeles Police Department officials it was not clear if the death was a suicide.
Paramedics responded to the scene of the crash and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Metrolink the train was carrying 60 passengers at the time of the crash. Metrolink 110 operates between Los Angeles and Ventura, Metrolink officials said. Sgt. Zaboski said that the man’s identity has not been released, but he was in his early 40’s.

March 12, 2012 – According to reports a recall has been issued for Gerber powdered baby formula that was reported to have a strange odor. According Gerber officials they are issuing a recall for certain packages of Gerber Good Start Gentle powdered formula.  We are sure that lawyers personal injury are ready for this.

The voluntary recall is for the 23.2 ounce plastic packaged Gerber Good Start Gentle powdered formula.  Gerber said the expiration date on the powdered formula they are recalling is March 5, 2013 and the batch number affected is GXP1684, after an odd odor was reported.

The company is asking retailers to remove the recalled baby formula from their shelves and added that product does not pose any health safety risks.  Gerber officials said that there have been no hospitalizations, but there have been several reports of infants spitting up and gastrointestinal complaints.