Bryan R. Snyder Personal Injury Law http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com/ Bryan R. Snyder Personal Injury Law en-us Pain, Suffering, and General Damages: What does this mean? http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=137 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=137 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:07:30 PST      In a San Diego personal injury case, an injured party can recover different types of damages , including recovery of medical bills, lost wages, and "pain and suffering," also known as general damages.  Pain and suffering is sometime a difficult concept to grasp.  It can't be easily quantified, like medical bills.  Nonetheless, anyone who has suffered an injury knows that the harm is much greater than simply the medical costs. 

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]]> Should I contact the Police if I have been in a San Diego Auto Accident? http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=136 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=136 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:18:58 PST

     First of all, the most important thing to do after an accident, no matter how minor, is to get out of the way of other traffic, and make sure no one is hurt.   If someone is injured, contact emergency medical personnel (911) immediately.   If someone is hurt in an accident, California law requires that the police be contacted within twenty four hours.   You can report an accident by dropping by a station and filling out a report.   You can also fill out ...

]]> San Diego Auto Crash leaves Pedestrian's Body Lodged in Windshield http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=135 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=135 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:33:28 PST  A La Mesa man was struck and killed by a car on State Route 125 in Lemon Grove early Friday.  After he was struck, his body became lodged in the windshield of the car.  The panicked driver then kept driving with the body in his car.  After slowing down after the crash, the driver decided to head for home, despite the fact that a body was lodged in his windshield.  Once the driver reached home, he called the authorities.  The crash sounds horrible .  The vict ... ]]> Bus Crash Kills Basketball Hero http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=134 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=134 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:32:37 PST    Lorenzo Charles, whose last second dunk gave North Carolina State a stunning victory in the 1983 college basketball championship game, was killed when a bus he was driving crashed along a highway in Raleigh, North Carolina.  No passengers were aboard, and the cause of the bus crash was still under investigation.  Charles grabbed Dereck Wittenberg’s 30 foot shot and dunked it at the buzzer to give North Carolina State the victory over heavily favored Houston.  The v ... ]]> San Diego Study: Buzzed Driving Unsafe http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=133 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=133 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:31:09 PST A study published today in the journal Addiction concludes that no amount of alcohol is safe to consume before getting behind the wheel of an automobile.   Nationally, most states define driving while intoxicated as a blood alcohol level of .08 .   Driving with a lower alcohol level, or driving “ buzzed ,” is not a crime in most jurisdictions.   

The study, prepared by researchers at UCSD , determined than even low amounts of blood alcohol contribute to car accidents and crashes. & ... ]]> Brain Injuries High in Construction Industry http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=132 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=132 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:19:57 PST  According to an article in the Journal of Preventive Medicine , the construction industry had the highest number of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in the United States, and the forestry and fishing industries had the highest rates of TBI's. The study states that although TBI's are a leading cause of death in the U.S., there has been no systematic study correlating TBI's and the workplace. The report concluded that construction, transportation, and agriculture/forestry/fishing are amo ... ]]> Distracted Driving Accidents Don't Always Result in Tougher Laws http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=131 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=131 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:15:36 PST       It has been known for some time that "distracted driving" (I.e driving while texting, talking on a cell phone, using a lap top, etc) is a leading cause of car accidents. A new study from Temple University shows that although the data is staggering about the effects of distracted driving, the penalties vary greatly from area to area, and often don't fit the severity of the crime. The study concludes that use of mobile devices is increasing nationwide , despite ... ]]> San Diego Driver Crashes into Bus Bench http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=130 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=130 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:42:09 PST      A car swerved out of control in the City Heights area Saturday morning, killing a mother, and injuring her son and boyfriend .  The trio was sitting at a bus bench on University Avenue, near Euclid.  The 71 year old driver reportedly suffered from severe low blood sugar , which caused her to lose control of her vehicle .  A security camera captured the tragedy.  The car, a PT Cruiser, jumped the road and plowed straight into the bus bench.  Those ...

]]> Tragic San Diego Bike Accident http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=129 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=129 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:09:11 PST      A tragic and hard to fathom accident has killed one cyclist and severely injured another.  The accident occurred when an out of control vehicle veered off the 56 freeway, up a 15 foot embankment, through a chain link fence, and onto a dedicated bike lane.  The car overturned on the elevated bike path after smashing into two bicyclists, killing one.  The bicycle accident happened on the Route 56 bike path at 6:20 a.m. in the morning.  The driver cla ...

]]> Elderly San Diego Drivers Cause Auto Accidents http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=128 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=128 Tue, 31 May 2011 15:44:03 PST Science Daily confirms what most of us already suspect: elderly driver's are less safe and more dangerous on the road . The Science Daily article  concludes that even healthy adults with safe driving records are less safe and could contribute to auto accidents and injury. Elderly adults tend to make more errors when they drive, even dangerous errors such as not checking blind spots or randomly veering across lanes of traffic. ...]]> DUI's Result in Injury and Death http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=127 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=127 Thu, 26 May 2011 14:23:42 PST Alcohol Alert , over 31% of the traffic fatalities in 2007 were caused by an impaired driver. On average, someone is killed by a drunk driver in the U.S. every 40 minutes. These statistics do not include information about traffic accident injuries caused by drunk drivers.

Car accidents are the leading cause of death for citizens between th ...]]> Pedestrian Killed By Suspected Drunken Driver http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=126 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=126 Wed, 25 May 2011 15:20:58 PST      The statistics I just posted about pedestrian deaths rang a little bit truer as I ran across an article in today's paper about a pedestrian death in Kearney Mesa due to a drunken driver.  A 71 year old man was struck and killed on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. when an intoxicated driver smashed into him.  The driver was found in a smashed and parked vehicle about 200 yards away from where the dead mans body lay.  The driver was found sitting outside his car, cl ... ]]> San Diego 28th on List of Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=125 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=125 Wed, 25 May 2011 15:05:04 PST      A report issued by the group Transportation For America that lists the top 50 metro areas in terms of pedestrian safety has identified San Diego as number 28 on the list of least safe for pedestrians . 

A list of the most dangerous metro areas can be seen here.  San Diego had 623 traffic deaths from 2000-2008, a rate of 2.1 average annual pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people .  The Orlando metro area was identified as the most dangerous metro area, with a ...

]]> Pedestrian Deaths on Rise http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=124 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=124 Wed, 25 May 2011 14:59:49 PST A report issued by the Group Transportation for America contends that pedestrian deaths and accidents are becoming an epidemic in America , partly due to the neglect of public safety on our roadways and sidewalks. The report, entitled Dangerously Design 2011, has compiled statistics and information regarding pedestrian deaths in the last decade.

Some of the findings:   

1.Over 47,000 pedestrians died from traffic accidents in the period from 2000-2008;

2.Pedestrians account for nearly ...

]]> Cyclist Accidents Mar Bike to Work Day http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=123 http://www.bryansnyderlaw.com//engine/blog/viewpost.aspx?id=123 Fri, 20 May 2011 11:09:44 PST      Two bicyclists were injured in separate accidents Friday morning, on Bike to Work Day .  One of those injured was a Scripps Ranch High School Student.  The 16 year old High School student was riding southbound on Scripps Ranch Boulevard when he lost control of his bike, and suffered a severe head injury .  He ran into a utility pole and wall.  He was taken by paramedics to the hospital.

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