Rollover SUV Collision in Fresno County Kills One, Near Kingsburg

On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, an automobile collision resulted in the death of a Selma woman, in Fresno County.  The SUV accident happened near Kingsburg, at approximately 5:45 PM.

A 2004 Cadillac Escalade, driver by 62 year old Maria Jesus Gonzalez-Valdez/Vasquez, was traveling southbound on Sixth Avenue, just north of Bangor Avenue.  Passengers; Petra Rodriguez, and Guadalupe Cano, and an 89 year old woman from Selma, were also in the SUV.

A 2014 Hyundai Sonata, driven by Ruben Orona, was in Meli's Grocery parking lot, when the car entered the southbound lane on Sixth Ave.  The Hyundai pulled out right in front of the Sport Utility Vehicle.

The front of the Sonata smashed into the right side of the Cadillac, which caused the Escalade to rollover several times.  The passenger in the front seat of the SUV was thrown from the vehicle.  She sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Vasquez, Rodriguez, and Cano sustained minor to moderate injuries and were taken to a local hospital.

Orona was not injured.

I am a personal injury and wrongful death lawyer, in Visalia, California, located on Caldwell Avenue, just miles from Kingsburg. Ready to meet all your legal needs. Please give me a call. Attorney John Rozier  559-713-0159 or online at www.nelsonrozier.com.

School Bus Accident on Truxtun Avenue in Bakersfield, One Killed

On Friday, May 1, 2015, a school bus, carrying eight children, and a car collided in Kern County.  The vehicle accident ended in fatality for one victim and left one other seriously hurt, in east Bakersfield, at about 2:36 PM.

A 1994 Acura, was driving west on East Truxtun Avenue, at reportedly a high rate of speed.  At the same time a Bakersfield City School District bus, driven by 72 year old Janet Foster, was headed east on Truxtun Avenue, about to turn north onto Gage Street.  The bus was carrying students home from College Heights Elementary School.

The school bus stopped for traffic and then pulled out into the intersection.  As Foster turned she noticed the Acura speeding towards the bus.  She hit the brakes, but was too late and the front of the bus collided with the left side of the Acura.

The automobile's driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car.  He died at the scene of the collision.  The passenger in the Acura suffered major injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Janet Foster and the children on the bus were not hurt in the accident.

The police report of this accident will be probably be ready in a week or two.  If you would like us to start investigating this accident--please call.  We can come to you. www.nelsonrozier.com or give me a call at 559-713-0159.  Attorney John Rozier of Visalia.

Multiple Vehicle Accident on Highway 190 in Porterville

Tulare County Personal Injury Lawyer John Rozier has the following accident report; On Thursday, April 30, 2015, a three-vehicle collision occurred in Porterville.  The motorcycle crash happened on Highway 190, at about 11:40 AM.

The CHP reported that a Jeep, driven by Billy Joe Barrett, 72, of Porterville, was traveling west on Highway 190.  The Jeep veered off the highway, and smashed into the back of a Tulare County truck, filled with road signs, that was parked on the shoulder of the road.

The impact of the crash caused the vehicle to spin around and a Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by Donald Wayne Wright, 56, collided with the side of the Jeep.

Barrett sustained moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Sierra View Medical Center.  His passenger, Bridget Lynn Holland, 40, of Porterville, suffered major injuries to her legs.  She was airlifted to Community Regional Medical Center, in Fresno.

The motorcyclist, Don Wright, received minor injuries.  The county truck driver; 19 year old Austin Ralph Bodley, of Strathmore, also sustained minor injuries, but refused medical treatment.

The California Highway Patrol said that alcohol was not a factor in the incident.

Issues still remaining to be investigated; determining whether road conditions may have contributed to this accident, and any malfunctions of the vehicle.  If you would like these issues investigated further then please call Mr. Rozier of Visalia at 559-713-0159, or online at www.nelsonrozier.com.

Tulare County U.S. Post Office Vehicle Accident Ends in Fatality on Delta Street, in Porterville

April 3, 2015- An United States Postal Truck accident ends fatally for one little boy in Tulare County.  The vehicle collision took place in Porterville on Friday, at approximately 1:30 PM.

T.J. Trevino, 18 months old, was playing in his front yard, with his family.  It is reported that while he was in the yard, a Post Office vehicle stopped to deliver the mail, at the Delta Street home. As the mail truck started to pull away from the sidewalk, the small child darted out into the street.

The mail carrier, who is reported to not have seen the toddler, started to drive the truck and hit T.J.  Witnesses said that the child was not breathing after the collision.

An ambulance came and rushed him to Sierra View Medical Center, in Porterville.  T.J. Trevino was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.

A Federal Tort Claim needs to be filed against the U.S. government.  Steps need to be made to ensure the rights of the family.  Please let our law firm help you.  Call Attorney Rozier at 559-713-1059, or contact him online at www.nelsonrozier.com.