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What’s Uninsured Motorist Insurance?

Uninsured Motorist Insurance

Picture this annoying (yet terrifying) scenario:

You are driving on the freeway here in Northern California when, out of nowhere, a driver cuts across three lanes of traffic into your lane. You can’t pull off an escape maneuver, and so you clip the car, and both of you spiral off the side of the road.Fortunately, you are relatively uninjured. But your car is a mess. And your situation is about to get a lot more complicated. Turns out, the driver who pulled the horrific lane cut and caused the accident lacks insurance. Continue reading

Bay Area Injury Lawyer News

San Francisco, CA (Bay Area Injury Lawyer News)—An unlicensed driver blamed a mechanical failure for a Tuesday morning (August 24, 2010) crash that left five pedestrians with serious or critical injuries. The SUV accident occurred at 9:36 a.m. in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley. Authorities from the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) reported a Ford Explorer jumped a curb and struck five pedestrians on a sidewalk at San Bruno and Arleta avenues. The victims were apparently standing in front of a San Francisco apartment building near a Muni bus shelter when the collision occurred, according to information provided by the San Francisco Chronicle. Continue reading