Phoenix Injury Lawyer Blog

A freight train vs. SUV crash that occurred 85 miles southwest of Phoenix has claimed the lives of two border patrol agents as they were trying to capture a group of suspected illegal immigrants, according to Fox News. The collision occurred on May 12 in a rural area near Interstate 8 and the town of Gila Bend.

The agents were reportedly positioning themselves North of some other agents when their SUV entered a railroad crossing and was struck by a Union Pacific train. The train was moving westbound out of Phoenix at 62 mph when the accident occurred. The SUV was pushed approximately 1/2 mile down the tracks.

The railroad crossing where the accident occurred is reportedly marked, but it does not have railroad crossing arms. There has also been six previous accidents (including one fatality) at that railroad crossing going back to 1984. The crossing is privately owned.

Click here to read the story as reported by USA Today and the Los Angeles Times.

An Arizona car crash that occurred Tuesday in the northern part of Phoenix has caused injuries to seven people, ABC news is reporting. The collision involved three vehicles and occurred around 10 AM near Cave Creek Road and Sweetwater Avenue.

A representative of the Phoenix Fire Department stated it appeared that two vehicles collided, and then a third car struck the first two vehicles. Video taken from an ABC news helicopter showed a white vehicle on the roadway with heavy damage to its front and back end. Rescue personnel could be seen prying open a door on the vehicle.

There were five people in one of the cars, and one person in each of the two other vehicles. The injuries sustained were reportedly non-life-threatening.

AZCentral.com is reporting that five people had to be pulled from the car and taken by ambulance to an area hospital. They further state that the crash was caused when a car rear-ended an SUV, and then a pickup truck rear-ended the car, pinning the car between the two vehicles.

While it is not been reported if an Arizona injury lawyer is involved, typically in a case like this the injured parties in the rear-ended vehicle will have a good negligence claim against the driver of the car that hit them, and his or her insurance carrier. Further, passengers in any vehicle involved should have a good claim as well.

Click here to read the story at CBS news.

A person sustained significant injuries in an Arizona auto accident last Saturday night on Interstate 17, ABC news is reporting. The collision involved multiple vehicles and led to the interstate's southbound lanes being shut down for a period of time.

The incident occurred around 8 PM between Glendale Avenue and Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. All lanes off traffic except for the HOV lane were blocked and vehicles were re-routed off the interstate a short time later.

The person seriously hurt was ejected from one of the vehicles involved. The injured motorist was taken to an area hospital by ambulance for medical attention. It is not known if any others were injured in the crash.

DPS is handling the investigation, and the cause of the accident has not been reported.

A deadly Arizona bike accident has resulted in the death of a Colorado resident, according to KJ CT8.com. The bike rider was fatally struck in a hit-and-run crash in Avondale, AZ on May 16.

The exact facts as to how the accident occurred were not reported.

After the collision, an accident witness followed the motorist and notified police of their location. Avondale police tried to pull the driver over a short time later, but he then crossed over the center line and drove up onto a sidewalk.

Officers finally stopped the 37-year-old driver by blocking him in with their squad cars. He still refused to cooperate until police released a K-9 on him, and only then did he cooperate.

The defendant was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and aggravated assault of a police officer. It was not reported if the motorist was impaired.

The article did not state whether a civil lawsuit has been filed or if a Phoenix bicycle accident attorney is involved in the case.

A rollover SUV accident in Tucson has claimed the lives of two Phoenix residents, according to KVOA.com. The single car crash occurred on Sunday, May 15 on Interstate 19 around 10 miles south of the city. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials are stating that just after 1 PM the driver of a Ford Explorer lost control, drove onto a median and rolled over.

Two passengers, a 53-year-old man a 62-year-old woman died in the accident. The 25-year-old driver and a 51-year-old passenger were also injured, but it was not reported if they were hospitalized.

All of the occupants in the vehicle were from Phoenix. DPS officials also stated that everyone was wearing their seatbelts and that the investigation is ongoing.

It has not been reported if an Arizona personal injury lawyer is involved in the case.

An Arizona pedestrian collision involving a mother and child is been caught on videotape and posted on the ABC news website (click on the ABC link to view accident). Luckily, no one was seriously injured.

The tape shows a mother pushing a child in a stroller within a marked crosswalk. As traffic starts to move the pedestrians are still crossing, and a large SUV hits and drags the mother and child. Somehow they only suffered a few scrapes, and when you watch the video it's hard to believe they were not seriously injured.

Initially investigating Phoenix police officers ticketed the SUV driver for failure to yield, but later reportedly withdrew the citation after reviewing the video,stating that the driver's vision was blocked by a recreational vehicle in the left turn lane.

When and where the Phoenix SUV vs. pedestrian accident occurred was not reported.

An Arizona bike accident has resulted in the death of a 58-year-old man whose name has not been released, according to AZCentral.com. The bicyclist was struck by one car and then dragged under a second car in the area of 7th Street and Purdue Avenue last Saturday.

The victim was riding a mountain bike headed northeast when he was hit by a 46-year-old motorist who was driving a 1991 Nissan Pathfinder moving northbound.

The bicyclist landed in the path of a 2005 Ford escape being driven by a 33-year-old man that was also moving northbound. The bike rider was dragged by the Ford until the vehicle stopped.

Neither driver was impaired and no traffic tickets have yet been issued.

It is not been reported if an Arizona injury lawyer is involved in the case.

Read the story as reported by AZFamily.com and ABC news here.

As our Phoenix bicycle accident lawyers previously reported, a hit-and-run accident in Tempe, Arizona last July resulted in the death of a 32-year-old man from Mesa. A 22-year-old driver convicted for hitting the bicyclist and then fleeing the scene has been sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation, according to ABC news.

Police alleged that the bike rider was legally traveling with the flow of traffic near Southern Avenue and Rural Road when he was hit by the defendant around 12 AM on July 10, 2010. After the collision, the motorist did not stop fled the scene.

Several people in vehicles nearby called 911 and went to the bicyclist's aid as he was lying in the street. The victim was taken by ambulance to an area hospital where he later passed away.

The defendant had been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. He pled guilty last Wednesday.

Initially after the accident occurred, police released video of the accident in an attempt to locate the driver. Click here to watch the video on Phoenix New Times Blogs.

It has not been reported if a civil lawsuit has been filed or if an Arizona bike crash lawyer is involved in the case.