On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Jul 18, 2019 | Car Accidents
Statistics have continued to confirm the popular perception that even generally honest and well-behaved teenagers are more prone to having accidents when they get behind the wheel. Nationwide, car accidents continue to be the number one killer of people ages 16 to 19....
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Jun 21, 2019 | Car Accidents
A recent study by a group affiliated with the American Automobile Association, or AAA, concludes that the general public may not be as sensitive to the dangers of driving while high on marijuana as it is to the dangers of drunk driving or even other forms of drugged...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Jun 7, 2019 | Car Accidents
According to investigators, a deadly collision in the Newport Beach area may have been caused intentionally. Officers indicated that they were exploring whether a young man deliberately drove his Mercedes on to a highway in the area while traveling in the wrong...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 24, 2019 | Car Accidents
Not surprisingly, California has a relatively high number of traffic-related fatalities when compared with its sister states. The reason this is not surprising is that California has the largest population among all the states in the union. With that large population...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Apr 26, 2019 | Car Accidents
For over a generation now, those who support the more liberal use of marijuana in California and the rest of the country have observed April 20 as a so-called High Holiday. One custom of this countercultural observance is to ingest marijuana at around 4:20 p.m. on...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Apr 12, 2019 | Car Accidents
Like other states, California has in the past several decades increased its speed limits. Whereas it used to be that the fastest any motorist could travel even on the interstate was 55 miles per hour, nowadays, Californians may be allowed to drive at 65 or even 70...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 27, 2019 | Car Accidents
It is true that many traffic accidents in California and across the country are caused by drunk, drugged or clearly reckless drivers who care little for the rights of other people on the road. However, it does not take a malicious or poorly behaved motorist to cause...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Feb 28, 2019 | Car Accidents
Though it is one of the most common behaviors that people across the country engage in on a daily basis, driving is also incredibly dangerous. While many people go out and about and spend their lives without ever becoming involved in a car accident, thousands of...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Jan 31, 2019 | Car Accidents
Though it has been illegal to use a hand-held phone in California for the last 10 years, the percentage of drivers using their phones while driving increased in 2018. According to people present at intersections around California, at any one moment, 4.5 percent of...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Jan 28, 2019 | Car Accidents
Southern California is experiencing a slew of high-profile car accidents between rapper Soulja Boy in a severe crash and several other car-related fatalities since the beginning of 2019. With so many California drivers involved in accidents, it’s important to know...