San Diego Auto Accident Attorneys

2010 Auto Accident Legal News in California - Car Accident Attorney Sebastian Gibson, a recognized auto accident lawyer in Santa Maria and throughout Southern California and proponent of help for the homeless has applauded a new facility allowing homeless people to sleep overnight in their cars in Santa Barbara.

"This type of progressive thinking needs to be duplicated for homeless in cities throughout Southern California, not just in Santa Barbara county cities such as Santa Maria and Oxnard, but elsewhere too," said Sebastian Gibson.  "As cash strapped as cities are, city officials in cities such as Santa Maria must recognized that the homeless are part of their cities too and that governments must look out for them in this time of need.  This is the type of thing that can be of tremendous help to people who have been hurt by the financial crisis and who need their city's help just to live."

In a special program circumventing California’s laws against sleeping in cars, homeless people in Santa Barbara can sleep in their cars from 7PM to 7AM in special parking lots specifically designed for this purpose. The second or new great depression, whatever it will eventually be called, is now with us, even if it won’t be televised as such or admitted to by politicians except in some cities such as Santa Barbara.

Santa Maria and Santa Barbara auto accident lawyer Sebastian Gibson knows how an auto, motorcycle, car or truck accident in California can affect a person’s life.  Handling auto accident cases from Santa Barbara to Indio and meeting people in dire situations caused by these accidents is heart-breatking.  With this country's worst economic crisis becoming worse even in areas such as Santa Maria and now in Santa Barbara by the week, a person's car is now sometimes his or her home as well, whether that person lives in Lompoc or elsewhere in Southern California 

During 2008 California had over half a million auto accidents.  Many of those accidents were in cities in Southern California like Santa Maria and Santa Barbara.  An auto accident is reported every minute. Now that may also mean that some of those persons may become homeless and possibly no longer even have a car to live in, if they are not fully compensated.

The most common type of auto and car accidents are rear-end accidents. The second most common type of accidents are broadsides, followed by sideswipes, hitting an object, head-ons, hitting pedestrians, and finally vehicles overturning.

Not surprisingly, auto and car accidents cause the most fatalities and injuries, followed by pickup truck accidents, bicycle accidents, followed by motorcycle accidents. But the situation is the same for every one of those persons injured.  They worry now about feeding their family, keeping their jobs, paying for their mortgage, and healing from their injuries.

If you’ve been involved in an auto accident and been injured or lost a loved one in an accident in Santa Barbara, in Santa Maria, around Lompoc or anywhere in Southern California, an attorney from our law firm will come out to your home to discuss your case and explain your rights.

The primary collision factor in all auto, car, truck and motorcycle accidents combined over the past five years has been unsafe speed. The next most common collision factors in motor vehicle collisions has been failure by automobile drivers to yield the right of way, followed by failure to obey traffic signals and signs.  To stay alive and healthy for the sake of your families, everyone needs to stay alert.

One of the most surprising statistics is that hit-and-run was involved in over 10% of the fatal and injury accidents in California in recent years.  Now, with less people able to afford car insurance, we may see that percentage rising in towns such as Santa Barbara and Santa Maria as people try to drive away from an accident for fear of being cited for a lack of insurance.

If you’ve been injured in an auto, truck, car, motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian accident in California, call the auto accident law firm of R. Sebastian Gibson today for a free telephone consultation, or e-mail us with information about your accident and we will call you to provide you with our evaluation of your case.