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The driver of the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) utility vehicle that struck and killed a woman and injured two young girls on Jan. 22 was found to have had a GPS device mounted below the rearview mirror, according to the police report. SDG&E has issued a statement about the findings.
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The U.S. accounted for more than half the fatalities, with overturn the No. 1 cited cause among all deaths globally.
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After a fatal accident in January killed a mother while she walked with her daughter and her neighborhood friend, the family recently filed a lawsuit against San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), claiming that the utility acted in negligence.
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In a second fatal accident in January 2014 involving a San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) driver, while the investigation continues, police have cited distracted driving as the likely cause of the accident.
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The San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) driver involved in the Jan. 6 hit-and-run is no longer employed with the utility and was arraigned on Jan. 30. The family of the victim said they plan to sue.
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Among these two fatal accidents, which are still under investigation, two other accidents involving utility vehicles occurred in the last couple weeks, including a City of Greendale water utility truck and a parked DOT truck working on a highway street light.
Read More →Reported accidents involving utility company drivers has been a trend in recent headlines, with the latest occurrences in Oregon and Georgia.
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The 10-year-old girl who was struck by a utility truck in Orlando, died more than a week after hospitalization. The investigation continues.
Read More →In three separate accidents across the U.S. last month, utility vehicles were involved in driver-related accidents. Read some of the latest updates to these stories, two of which resulted in fatalities.
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NHTSA data show that motorcycle rider and pedestrian fatalities rose for the third straight year in 2012 -- 7.1 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively, compared to figures in 2011.
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