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Time Business News
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time Business News
California's Most Dangerous Highways: Where Risk Meets the Road
In 2023, Omega Law Group Accident & Injury Attorneys analyzed California's deadliest highways, and what we found goes beyond bumper-to-bumper traffic. It's not just the sheer number of cars on the road. It's what drivers are doing behind the wheel. Despite having the largest population in the U.S., it's not California's size alone that makes its roads dangerous. It's everyday behaviors: speeding, distracted driving, and driving under the influence. Whether you're commuting to work or just running errands, you could be sharing the road with someone who's ignoring speed limits, texting mid-drive, or intoxicated. According to 2023 data, these highways had the highest fatality counts: I-15 (San Bernardino County) – 48 fatalities – 48 fatalities I-10 (Riverside County) – 31 fatalities – 31 fatalities I-5 (San Diego County) – 21 fatalities – 21 fatalities I-5 (Orange County) – 16 fatalities – 16 fatalities US-101 (Santa Barbara County) – 15 fatalities Behind these numbers are risky behaviors: Speeding caused 19.7% of fatal accidents caused of fatal accidents Texting and driving : 19% : Drunk driving : 17.5% : Other factors included poor road conditions (12.6%), drugged driving (10.8%), and general distraction (7.8%) Internal distractions, lack of seatbelts, and other behaviors made up the remaining percentages. Here's how risky behavior breaks down in the top five high-fatality counties: County Speeding Accidents Drunk Driving Accidents San Bernardino 34% 20% Riverside 31% 26% San Diego 31% 20% Orange 34% 23% Santa Barbara 31% 20% Most of these deadly crashes happen at 8 p.m., especially on Saturdays and Sundays, when people are out, distracted, or driving impaired. Dangerous driving is a choice. Drivers knowingly speed, text, and drink behind the wheel, despite overwhelming evidence of the risks. It's a breach of the basic duty of care we owe to others on the road. The consequences are often life-altering or fatal. Fortunately, victims of reckless drivers have legal options. A personal injury attorney can help pursue compensation and hold negligent drivers accountable. While you can't control other drivers, you can reduce your own risk: Obey the speed limit Check your mirrors and blind spots Use turn signals Drive with headlights on after dusk Leave early to avoid rushing Watch for pedestrians and motorcyclists Put your phone on 'Do Not Disturb.' Choose a designated driver if drinking Small choices save lives. California's roads are busy, but they don't have to be deadly. Our mission is to help drivers stay informed, stay alert, and stay safe. With greater awareness comes fewer crashes—and fewer families torn apart by preventable tragedies. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Yahoo
Trooper not charged after Tasing man who then fell to his death from I-15 overpass
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Utah Highway Patrol trooper will not be charged in the death of Anthony James Valdez after the trooper Tased Valdez, who then fell 21 feet to his death from an I-15 overpass in October 2024. A pedestrian — identified as Anthony James Valdez, 46, of Bluffdale — fell approximately 21 feet from an I-15 overpass and died after being Tased by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper, according to the Department of Public Safety. Valdez was fleeing from authorities and jumped over a cement barrier before the stun gun was used. Officials said life-saving measures were attempted but Valdez was pronounced dead at the scene. UHP troopers received reports of a man running on I-15 — going in and out of traffic intermittently for about 40 minutes — near 600 North just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. Troopers located Valdez an hour later in the northbound lanes of the freeway. PREVIOUS STORY: Man identified after falling from I-15 overpass, being Tased by trooper Valdez allegedly fled from authorities as troopers slowed traffic to prevent him from being hit or causing a crash. Officials said Valdez ran toward the 600 North off-ramp where he jumped a cement barrier and continued to flee from authorities. A trooper then used a Taser to 'keep him from going back into the roadway' and Valdez fell from the overpass, landing 30 feet below in a residence's yard. DPS officials said life-saving measures were attempted but Valdez was pronounced dead on scene. 'I just want to commend [the trooper's] decision to speak with the investigative officers and sharing of the context of what happened,' said Sim Gill, Salt Lake County District Attorney. 'That helps us flesh out the factual scenario much more robustly.' 'Help me': Vernal woman found with knife in head after attempted murder by home intruder Gill noted that the trooper gave all of his statements without reviewing his body-worn camera, 'which is a very important thing from [Gill's] perspective, because it allows [investigators] to really focus in on his impressions of what happened,' Gill said. The medical examiner determined that Valdez died from blunt-force trauma. The trooper's use of force was determined to be legally justified. Gill reportedly met with Valdez's family before the press conference. No further information is available at this time. Judge orders Trump administration to provide updates on mistaken deportation case Inside Radical Generosity: Mark Young's global call to give more than money Will there be any veto overrides from 2025? Here's what Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said about it Garage on Beck is permanently closing its doors, building to be torn down Immigration judge allows Mahmoud Khalil deportation effort to proceed Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NDOT says relief is coming to I-15/Tropicana project frustrations
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — More than three years into the I-15/Tropicana project, substantial completion is coming, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). Before the project started, if you were heading southbound on Interstate 15 and getting off on Tropicana Avenue, you might remember a flyover ramp that went to Las Vegas Boulevard. It's been closed for about two years, but it's set to reopen on March 14. 'A lot of the major impacts that folks are seeing on Tropicana Avenue and the I-15 will be lifted by the spring,' Kelsey McFarland, NDOT Public Information Officer, said. The relief should come from the full opening of the interchange, with the diverging diamond going away and the completion of another Rat Pack Road — Joey Bishop Drive. 'Joey Bishop Drive is really going to help alleviate some of the traffic is going to and from places like Allegiant Stadium,' McFarland said. 'It's just another option for commuters instead of Dean Martin, and then it also serves as a detour as the Dean Martin and Tropicana intersection is under construction.' Once the project is complete, the effects of construction may not be noticeable in day-to-day life, but on game days or concert nights, McFarland says there will be relief with higher capacity roads. Those events can slow traffic, and construction projects. NDOT resident engineer Bryan Snider says working around them was the most unique challenge of the project. 'Normally when we have a project, we have a schedule that's start to finish and — we don't have to take in these — we have certain large events. But this one, there's a 41-game hockey schedule and an eight-game football schedule that we've got to navigate around,' Snider said. Substantial completion of the I-15/Tropicana project is expected by fall of this year, alongside other expansions to the freeway. NDOT said 2025 is the year of the I-15. 'Year of the I-15 would be appropriate. And all of this is because, you know, in a decade's time we plan for what population growth will look like in decade's time, and what our infrastructure will need to look like to meet those population levels and visitor levels,' McFarland said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
27-02-2025
- General
- Axios
Salt Lake City transportation study seeks to improve west-east divide
Salt Lake City is initiating a transportation study to improve the longstanding divide between the western and eastern sides of town split by railroads and I-15. Why it matters: Historically, west siders have been largely cut off from the city's more affluent east side, facing stalled trains and more limitations to get around town. State of play: A team behind the federally funded study will work with community members to help identify issues and come up with solutions for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and public transit riders. What they're saying: "The west side deserves more ways to connect, and this study is the next step in making them happen," Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Wednesday in a statement. Go deeper: A Salt Lake City Council member's fight against stopped trains
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Man dead in northern Utah semi-truck crash, 1-15 closed near Pleasant View
PLEASANT VIEW, Utah (ABC4) — Officials are investigating an I-15 crash in northern Utah that resulted in the death of a 64-year-old man Thursday. On Thursday afternoon, a passenger car allegedly drove into the back of a semi-truck near Pleasant View leading to the death of one man, according to Utah Highway Patrol. The cause of the crash and the identity of the victim have not been released. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) shortly after 1:30 p.m. advising drivers that southbound I-15 is closed at mile point 350 and all vehicles will need to exit at 2700 N. Lt. Cameron Roden, UHP public information officer, said authorities are still gathering information at this time. He estimates the area could be closed for a couple of hours. ABC4 will update this article as more information becomes available. MJ Jewkes contributed to this story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
