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Motorized Scooter Rider Convicted of DUI in Los Angeles
Posted in Blog on October 4, 2018Bird scooters and other motorized scooters have become a popular mode of transportation in many of the nation’s cities. But they become a problem when people use them as transportation...
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1 Killed in Cathedral City DUI Crash
Posted in Blog on September 17, 2018One person was killed in a suspected DUI crash in Cathedral City Saturday morning. The fatal accident occurred on Date Palm Drive north of I-10 around 3:45 a.m. Police who...
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Driver Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Related to Fatal DUI Crash
Posted in Blog on August 17, 2018The driver accused of causing a fatal crash near Desert Center while under the influence has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The driver, 19-year-old Austin Ellington of Anza, was...
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Top Causes of Car Accidents in the U.S.
Posted in Blog on August 1, 2018More than 32,000 people are killed and another 2 million are injured in motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. Unfortunately, the fatality rate for car accidents in the U.S. was...
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Driver Arrested in Connection with Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Posted in Blog on July 24, 2018A driver has been arrested in connection with a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred in Desert Hot Springs Friday night. Police arrested 24-year-old Adrian Villalobos of Sky Valley on suspicion...
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Drunk Driver Arrested for Fatal Hit-and-Run in Indio
Posted in Blog on June 19, 2018Police arrested the drunk driver suspected of causing a fatal hit-and-run crash in Indio Saturday night. The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. at Monroe Street and Valencia Avenue. Police say...
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Palm Springs Crash Results in Life-Threatening Injury
Posted in Blog on June 13, 2018A woman was critically injured in a Palm Springs crash Saturday night. The two-car crash occurred around 11 p.m. near Gene Autry Trail and Ramon Road. Details about the crash...
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Insys Accused of Bribing Doctors to Prescribe Opioids
Posted in Blog on June 7, 2018The U.S. Department of Justice, along with six states, has brought whistleblower litigation against Insys Therapeutics, the maker of Fentanyl-based drug Subsys. The filing alleges that Insys paid doctors kickbacks...
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Drugged Driving More Likely to Result in Fatal Crash than Drunk Driving
Posted in Blog on June 6, 2018The opioid crisis in the U.S. has caused myriad issues. One serious problem that has arisen from the crisis is a shocking increase in drug-related car accidents. In fact, drugs...
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Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal DUI Crash
Posted in Blog on June 4, 2018The man accused of causing a fatal DUI crash in Desert Hot Springs last year pleaded not guilty to the charges at his court hearing on May 15. The suspect,...
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Walter Clark Legal Group Sponsors LYFT Promo Code for St. Patrick’s Day
Posted in Blog on March 12, 2018Walter Clark Legal Group is helping you celebrate responsibly this St. Patrick’s Day by sponsoring a special LYFT promo code as part of their SAFE RIDE HOME PROGRAM. The St....
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Why Drunk Driving Laws Don’t Work
Posted in Blog on February 14, 2018Federal and state laws exist to punish drunk driving offenders—but do these drunk driving laws work? The data on drunk driving accidents would suggest that laws in place to punish...
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Driver Who Put 8-Year-Old in a Coma Faces Felony Hit-and-Run Charges
Posted in Blog on February 2, 2018Authorities have filed felony hit-and-run charges against a driver who struck three vehicles in Victorville, critically injuring an 8-year-old boy. On January 23, 21-year-old Adam Mata of Victorville crashed his...
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Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Hit-and-Run
Posted in Blog on October 13, 2017The Palm Desert man who struck a pedestrian in La Quinta in August pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run Thursday. Eduardo Antonio Airada Bernal admitted to striking a 55-year-old man on...
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Palm Desert Woman Charged with Murder for Fatal DUI Crash
Posted in Blog on September 18, 2017Police have arrested a Palm Desert woman in connection with a fatal DUI crash last October that killed her passenger. Last Wednesday, the district attorney charged 65-year-old Shelley Ann Bunn...
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What to do if You are Injured in a Bicycle Crash
Posted in Blog on August 28, 2017Two people were injured in a bicycle crash in Rancho Mirage Friday night after they were struck by a drunk driver. The collision occurred on Bob Hope Drive near Rancho...
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Police Arrest Drugged Hit-and-Run Driver in La Quinta
Posted in Blog on August 22, 2017Police caught a drugged hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian in La Quinta Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Highway 111 west of Adams Street. According to...
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Driver Arrested for Causing Fiery Hit-and-Run Crash
Posted in Blog on June 6, 2017A drunk driver who caused a fiery hit-and-run crash in Coachella last December has been arrested. Police arrested 20-year-old Daniela Montano in Thermal Sunday in connection with the Dec. 23...
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How Dangerous is Driving Under the Influence of Prescription Drugs?
Posted in Blog on June 2, 2017The arrest of Tiger Woods for driving under the influence of prescription drugs earlier this week has drawn attention to the dangers of drugged driving. For the first time, drugged...
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Tiger Woods Found Asleep at the Wheel While on Prescription Drugs
Posted in Blog on May 30, 2017Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of DUI after police found him asleep on the side of the road in Jupiter, Florida. The arrest occurred around...
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