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A truck accident that happened last week is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).A 79-year-old truck driver was traveling westbound, on Highway 96, carrying logs, when for reasons still unknown, the truck ran off the south edge of the road.CHP is trying to determine how fast the driver was driving at the time of the crash. The truck went over the shoulder and down the...

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A hidden video camera captured a home caregiver abusing the 90-year old man she was supposed to be caring for.The man's daughter suspected nursing home abuse and neglect and set up a hidden camera. The video was horrific as you might imagine..."She takes her fist and hitting him in the chest. She was hitting him in the stomach. Hitting him in the arm, and when we look back a few days before, she...

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A wrongful death lawsuit was filed last week by the parents of a Menasha girl, 16, who was killed on July 14th, when she fell from the "Giant Swing" free-fall ride at a Lifest Christian Music Festival.The wrongful death suit seeks unspecified damages and names the operators and organizers of the festival where the tragic accident occurred.A preliminary investigation discovered the device holding...

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A motorcycle accident in Pauma Valley, on Sunday, claimed the life of a California Department of Forestry firefighter, according to authorities.The firefighter, 28, of Menifee, was riding his motorcycle on Pala Road (also known as Highway 76) when the crash occurred, according to a dispatcher with California Department of Forestry and the coroner's office.The motorcyclist died at the accident...

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A two-year old boy was transported to the hospital, Tuesday, following a dog bite that injured his left eye. The boy was taken to Terre Haute Regional Hospital and then moved by helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. His name was not released and as of Tuesday evening there was no update on his condition.The boy's mother was house-sitting while the homeowners were in California, when...

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The Modesto, California personal injury law offices of Lawrence M. Knapp serves the needs of accident and negligence victims throughout Northern California and the Central Valley, from Bakersfield, Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, Sacramento, Marysville, Davis and Redding to Oakland, Pleasanton, Concord, Placerville, Tahoe, San Andreas, Angels Camp and Sonora. Our California personal injury lawyer...

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Lawrence Michael Knapp was born in Passaic, New Jersey' has lived in San Antonio, Texas and migrated to the San Joaquin Central Valley in 1982. He attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with minors in History and English. Subsequently he attended Humphreys College School of Law (also in Stockton,...

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