Warnock MacKinlay Law
LEGAL BLOG Year: 2015
28
December
2015
One young woman is dead and three other people have been seriously injured in an accident at South Mountain Park last week. Officials with the Phoenix Police Department said in a statement that a vehicle with four occupants was traveling at a rate of speed that was too fast when it left the roadway and...
26
December
2015
A two-vehicle crash in Phoenix has left six people injured last week. According to a spokesperson with the Phoenix Police Department, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, one vehicle in the accident was attempting to make a U-turn near 75th Avenue and Indian School Road when it was struck by another vehicle traveling in the opposite...
17
December
2015
For most people, it’s hard to imagine that anyone would hit another person with their vehicle and then simply drive away. Whether it is the urge to fight or to fly, hitting another vehicle or another person and then fleeing the scene is an act of cowardice. A man is now in critical condition after...
15
December
2015
Two people have now died as the result of an accident involving a car and a city bus that happened in West Phoenix last week. According to authorities, the accident happened around 7:00 a.m. when a bus that as turning in to the Desert Sky Mall located near 79th Avenue and Thomas Road was struck...
10
December
2015
Speed and alcohol are more often than not a deadly combination: Especially when that combination ends up being behind the wheel of a car. It’s never a smart idea to drive after you have been drinking. You risk not only your own life, but the lives of everyone else you share the road with or...
08
December
2015
Roadway accidents can happen at any time to anyone and they come when you least expect them. Trying to pick up the pieces and carry on after you have been hurt in an accident can be a challenge, especially if you’ve been involved in a pedestrian accident. AÂ pedestrian in North Phoenix was seriously injured in...
04
December
2015
One person is dead after an accident involving a wrong-way driver and a semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 10 in Tucson. According to Arizona Department of Public Safety officials, the victim has been identified as Brian Valenzuela, 25 of Tucson. The accident occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m. when Valenzuela drove onto the highway the wrong way...
02
December
2015
The driver of a semi-truck that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident that left one woman dead has come forward. According to a spokesperson for the Phoenix Police department, the truck driver contacted authorities after having seen news coverage about the accident on local television. The driver claims that he was unaware of the collision...
26
November
2015
The phenomenon of electronic or e-cigarettes has taken the world by storm. These devices allow smokers to engage in their smoking habit without filling the air with second-hand smoke. Many businesses allow the use of e-cigarettes in their establishments. However, because e-cigarettes are largely unregulated and their overall safety has not yet been determined, it...
24
November
2015
A three-vehicle accident, including a head-on collision, happened in Maricopa County. It left several people injured including 3 children. According to officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the crash was caused when a car was attempting to make a left turn on to Loop 101 from McDowell Road when it was struck by an...