May 5 wrongful death on Alfred Harrell frontage road in Bakersfield

On May 5 Summer Lynn Gamel was killed in a wrongful death accident on a frontage road in Bakersfield. Reportedly Gamel was driving a Dodge Ram west on the frontage road  when she failed to properly negotiate a curve and rolled the truck. Neither she nor her passenger, Delany Shields, were wearing seat belts. Gamel was ejected from the car and died at the scene of the accident. Gamel was not licensed to drive and had snuck out of the house with her brother-in-law's truck. Shields suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash. www.nelsonrozier.com

May 5 wrongful death motorcycle accident on Highway 41 in Madera County

On May 5 Gary Stephen Maderios was killed when he was hit while riding his motorcycle on Highway 41 in Madera County. Reportedly Maderios was  southbound on Highway 41 when a pickup truck turned left off of Avenue 15 in front of him and his Harley. He hit the side of the pickup and died at the scene of the accident. Benjamin Bergquam, the driver of the pickup, suffered minor injuries.

Our law firm is located just an hour south of this accident scene.  Issues to be investigated include the speed of the truck and the speed of the motorcycle, applicable liability insurances, whether the vehicle driver was on the job, and whether uninsured motorist coverage applies to the decedent. http://www.nelsonrozier.com/