According to CHP, Bruno Poropat was driving a Chevrolet SUV southbound on the freeway  in the right lane just south of the Finnell Avenue exit when he apparently lost control of the vehicle due to tread coming off one of his tires.  His vehicle veered into the middle divide and then into the northbound lanes where it hit a Toyota minivan carrying three children and two adults.  The SUV was then struck on the driver’s side by a southbound 2009 Peterbuilt semi-truck driven by Leslie Pritchett, 48, of Sacramento.  After being struck by the Peterbilt, Poropat’s vehicle spun back into the center divide where it was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup.

Poropat sustained fatal injuries in the accident.  The impact caused the Toyota minivan to go down the east side embankment of the freeway. Its occupants sustained minor to moderate injuries and were transported to the hospital for treatment.  Neither the driver of the Peterbilt nor the driver of the Dodge were injured in the crash.

If you or someone you care about has suffered an injury or been killed as the result of an accident, call a personal injury attorney at the Gomez Law Firm today.

A 62-year-old woman was heading north on Orchard Road in her single cab Ford pickup truck when the tread of  her right rear tire separated.  The tire tread separation caused the motorist to lose control of the vehicle and roll across the center median at least once before landing on the shoulder of the southbound side of the road. The woman’s truck was on its side when firefighters arrived on scene.  Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life device as the woman was trapped inside the vehicle.

The woman was taken to El Centro Regional Medical Center for treatment for her injuries.

If you or someone you care about has suffered an injury or been killed as the result of an accident, call a personal injury attorney at the Gomez Law Firm today.

March 10, 2010 –

These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles.”  At various mileages, the subject tires may develop and exhibit tread chunking or cracking in the tread shoulder area.  Tread chunks may separate from the tire casing resulting in body damage to the vehicle or the driver may lose control resulting in a crash.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.

March 10, 2010 –

These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles.”  At various mileages, the subject tires may develop and exhibit tread chunking or cracking in the tread shoulder area.  Tread chunks may separate from the tire casing resulting in body damage to the vehicle or the driver may lose control resulting in a crash.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.

March 8, 2010 –

These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles.”  At various mileages, the subject tires may develop and exhibit tread chunking or cracking in the tread shoulder area. Tread chunks may separate from the tire casing resulting in body damage to the vehicle or the driver may lose control resulting in a crash.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.

March 8, 2010 –

These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles.”  At various mileages, the subject tires may develop and exhibit tread chunking or cracking in the tread shoulder area.  Tread chunks may separate from the tire casing resulting in body damage to the vehicle or the driver may lose control resulting in a crash.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.

February 23, 2010 –

These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles.”  At various mileages, the subject tires may develop and exhibit tread chunking or cracking in the tread shoulder area.  Tread chunks may separate from the tire casing resulting in body damage to the vehicle or the driver may lose control resulting in a crash.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.

February 23, 2010 –

Some of the subject tires may have been produced with a wrinkle in the upper sidewall area of the tires. Under certain circumstances, this wrinkle may eventually lead to a crack in the sidewall.  If a crack develops and is left undetected, the tire may fail, potentially causing a crash, possibly resulting in injury or death.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.

November 30, 2009 –

The vehicles may be designed with a hard wired, dash-mounted switch that enables the vehicle operator to inhibit after-treatment diesel particulate filter regeneration in environments where the operator believes it may be unsafe for elevated exhaust temperatures.  Due to an issue with the logic in the ECM software in these engines, the switch may not function correctly, leading the operator to believe that the switch is in “inhibit” mode when it is not.  This condition will permit hot exhaust gases to exit the vehicle tailpipe, increasing the risk of melting or burning of nearby surfaces, or a fire.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.

The victims, both from Mexico, were pronounced dead at the scene, said CHP Officer Eric Newbury. Their names were being withheld pending family notification, he said.

The 2002 Chevy Trailblazer driven by 40-year-old Ramon Arciniega of Upland was traveling north on I-15, just north of Deer Springs Road, when the tread peeled off the left rear tire around 6:35 p.m. Monday, Newbury said.

The driver applied the brakes but lost control of the vehicle, which crossed over onto the right shoulder and rolled down an embankment, overturning several times before it came to rest on its roof, blocking Champagne Boulevard, which runs parallel to the freeway, he said.

The right front passenger, a 64-year-old man from Mexico, and the right rear passenger, a 63-year-old woman from Mexico, were pronounced dead at the scene, Newbury said.

Arciniega and his left rear passenger, 52-year-old Evangelina Quiroz of Upland, were transported to Palomar Medical Center, he said. Their conditions were not immediately reported.

Alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in the crash, Newbury said. Champagne Boulevard was closed for about four hours as investigators worked at the scene, he said.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers.  If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney  at the Gomez Law Firm today.