Tulare, CA – Police say driver ran stop sign, crashed into Tulare Police vehicle
TULARE, CA – During a crash on Friday, a vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with the patrol car a Tulare Police officer was driving.
The crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. after the other driver ran a stop sign near San Joaquin Avenue and J Street. Witnesses describe the suspect vehicle traveling at a high speed before the accident, according to the police department.
Several passengers in the suspect vehicle fled on foot, but another remained at the scene and was taken to the hospital. It appears that the driver, 20-year-old Jesus Miguel Meza Rosas from Tulare, also stayed at the scene after the crash.
Rosas was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving causing injury and driving without a license. It was later determined that he would be taken to the Tulare County Jail.
Tulare Car Crash Lawyers
More than 400 people are injured in auto collisions across the state of California every single day. The aftermath of a collision is a stressful and overwhelming period in a person’s life. Quite often, victims are overcome with questions and uncertainty and not sure of how to move forward.
Although the majority of auto accidents result in minor injuries to those involved, tens of thousands of people require hospitalization and emergency medical treatment for their injuries. Depending on the type of collision, the chances of serious and life-threatening injuries can be higher. There are numerous cases where accident victims sustain brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, and other injuries that leave them with overwhelming pain.
To add to the mental and physical pain and suffering victims endure, they often face towering medical bills while being forced out of work for their injuries. When victims are injured in collisions resulting from negligent and reckless drivers, they should reach out to a car accident attorney in Tulare as soon as possible. Victims may be entitled to compensation to help alleviate the financial burdens they face moving forward.
Automobile Accident Attorneys in Tulare
Working with a skilled and aggressive legal team in the aftermath of your crash can make an enormous difference in your ability to recover. Since 1983, the Tulare personal injury attorneys at Torem & Associates have helped many people throughout California protect their legal rights after being harmed in accidents caused by negligent and reckless drivers. Our attorneys are committed to helping our clients get the justice they truly deserve after suffering mental, physical, and financial damages as a result of another person’s negligence.
We provide aggressive and trusted legal representation to ensure our clients are in the best position possible to move forward, get the medical treatment they need for their injuries and recovery. If you’ve been injured in a collision, and you believe a negligent driver caused your accident, contact our personal injury law firm in Tulare at (888) 500-5000 to see how we can help you.
Note: Our team of writers utilizes secondary sources when creating these posts. These sources include but are not limited to local news reports, police accident reports, and eyewitness accounts about serious injury accidents in Tulare. For that reason, the details surrounding the incident have not been independently verified by our team of writers. If you locate any information that is not correct in our post, please contact our firm right away so that we correct the post to reflect the most accurate information available.
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