Few occasions are more frightening or dangerous than a car accident. Regardless of who is at fault, these collisions often lead to extensive injuries or death. Insurance doesn’t always cover the expenses related to such misfortunes, resulting in financial difficulty. Continue reading
You’re searching for a Bay Area auto accident attorney perhaps because a crazy driver rear-ended you as you were exiting I-5. Or maybe you need a personal injury attorney, because a teenager t-boned you at a stop sign, and your neck is killing you. You don’t know how long you’ll need to take off of work and what you can do to pay your bills in the meantime.
The truck accident attorneys here at Vega Law are still reeling from the awful FedEx-bus collision several months ago that killed 10 people on Interstate 5 near Orland, CA. Continue reading
Spring time has arrived in the Bay Area and you’re ready to head outside for a jog or a long walk. Unfortunately, spring can also mean a spike in pedestrian accidents and personal injuries in the Bay Area. Continue reading
As auto accident attorneys, it’s our job at the Law Offices of Daniel Vega to educate the public about any new laws and regulations regarding bicycle and motor vehicle safety. Last September, the Golden State passed a new rule designed to help automobiles and bicycles “get along better” on the road by requiring motorists to keep a 3-foot distance between their vehicle and any bicycle when both vehicles head in the same direction. The California DMV says that a vehicle may pass a bike only “when no danger is present to the bicyclist.” Continue reading
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Northern California sees its fair share of traffic jams. To be fair, it’s not as bad up here as it down in the “Southland” – especially at horrorshow freeway intersections like the 405 and the 10 down in Los Angeles. In any event, if you drive a motorcycle, you might wonder whether it’s legal to “split lanes” in California – that is, to drive between vehicles in heavy traffic. Continue reading
Winter is one of the most treacherous times to be out on the road, no matter what vehicle you drive. As any experienced Bay Area motorcycle lawyer will sadly tell you, right around now is one of the “busiest” seasons for motorcycle personal injury law. Continue reading
Almost every personal injury attorney in the Bay Area will tell you that the first hours after a car accident are the most pivotal, both medically and legally speaking. Continue reading
The personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of Daniel Vega are deeply invested in helping to reduce the pedestrian accident rate here in the Bay Area. Whether you recently got injured in a crash at an intersection – due to driver error, jaywalking, or an unusual combination of factors – or you’re just looking to improve your safe walking IQ, here are 3 tips to memorize. Continue reading
San Francisco motorcycle accident lawyer Daniel Vega and his team understand that crashes take a toll not just on victims but also on families of injured people. So what can riders do to be safer on the road and reduce their likelihood for getting into serious injury crashes? Here are four important insights. Continue reading