At around 7.00 a.m. on Monday morning, in a City of North Las Vegas, Zee James Davis, aged 42, was killed while riding his Kawasaki motorcycle.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Craig and Losee roads.

Davis was traveling west on Craig Road and lost control of his motorcycle. He then fell and slid into a City of North Las Vegas trailer pulled by a 48,000 pound truck traveling northbound on Losee Road.

Davis was taken to the University Medical Center where he died later.

During the police investigation, witnesses informed the police that the truck did have a green light when it went through the intersection.

The driver of the truck was aged 43 and he was not injured in the crash. Police do not believe alcohol or speed played a role in the crash.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of a serious motorcycle accident in Las Vegas 0r anywhere in Nevada, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today for a free consultation and case evaluation.

Carlos Andres Corzo, from Las Vegas was killed in a serious auto accident on Monday on Interstate 15 near Baker, after being partially ejected during a solo vehicle rollover Monday on Interstate 15 near Baker.

It appears that he was a passenger in a 2000 Ford F-250 which rolled over on the southbound I-15 at around 11:49 a.m. on Monday. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called to the scene and found the vehicle overturned on its passenger side, and 35 year old Corzo partially ejected out of the passenger side window. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officers did not know whether Corzo was wearing a seat belt, or was wearing it correctly,  and said the accident was probably caused by a tire blow out although the investigation is continuing.  The 19 year old driver suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Barstow Community hospital.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of a serious auto accident involving negligence, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today for a free consultation and case evaluation.

According to Franck Cazenave, the marketing director for Bosch, 90% of all accidents are caused by human error, so the move towards the robot car, as demonstrated at the Global Consumer and Electronics show in Las Vegas, is the center of interest.

The technology for the self parking car as seen at the CES, has been developed by Swedish car manufacturer Volvo and French parts maker Valeo, and although it is still at the prototype stage it could be available within six years.

It now seems as if we are getting closer to the robot car and as cars begin to talk to each other and react to what is going on around them there are all sorts of benefits, not only less accidents. Traffic should run more smoothly which will lead to massive fuel savings.

Cazenave went on to say that travel will become much more comfortable with drivers having time to themselves, as they won’t have to drive anymore. They can have a nap, read or even surf the web.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of a serious auto accident, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today for a free consultation and case evaluation.

Sheriff Doug Gillespie from Clark County has said that he is pleased that fatal auto accidents have fallen by nearly 20 percent during the first six months of this year in Southern Nevada.

Speaking at a meeting of the Southern Nevada Traffic Safety Committee, he said that however there continued to be too many motorcycle accidents usually involving two different age groups.

In the 18 to 25 year old age group of motorcyclists, the accidents were usually due to travelling at too high of a speed or reckless driving, and in the other main group, 45 to 55 year old motorcyclists, alcohol was usually a key factor in the crashes.

He went on to say that in his opinion education was the key and children should learn the elements of safe driving before they even learned to drive and should ensure that their parents had good driving habits. He actually thought that kids today would make better drivers than their parents as they had had more education on the subject, in that they knew the dangers of drinking and driving.

GM Compensation

As if things couldn’t get any worse for embattled US automaker General Motors, it seems even entire counties are piling on. It was reported earlier this week that the Orange County district attorney’s office in California is filing a lawsuit against GM saying that the company intentionally hid defects in its vehicles in order to deceive customers. To date, nearly 30 million GM vehicles have been recalled around the world with more than 25 million of those being in North America. The vehicles in question have a faulty ignition switch that causes the engines to shut off during operation. The unexpected shut off causes the vehicle’s power steering, power brakes, and air bags to malfunction.

According to reports, there have been at least three and as many as thirteen fatalities that have resulted from car crashes linked to the faulty switches but General Motors officials have said that its own investigation shows that there is no conclusive evidence that would indicate that these deaths were caused by the defective switches. An independent compensation analyst hired by GM announced this week the company’s compensation plan for victims of crashes that were linked to vehicles with the defective parts. The plan would compensate each victim up to $1 million and in some cases more depending on the severity of the injuries sustained in the crashes.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of a recalled or defective vehicle, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today for a free consultation and case evaluation.

As the United States enters into the hot summer months, more and more children will take to area swimming pools to have a good time. While millions of children and adults go swimming every year without incident, there are nevertheless hundreds of unnecessary fatalities which occur annually as a result of improper pool and swimming area practices. In fact, every year approximately 300 children drown in swimming pools and spas, and the vast majority of these drownings are preventable.

As can be seen in the following video, practicing pool safety is not a matter of doing one thing correctly. Rather, proper pool safety is an attitude which results in using pool and other bathing facilities in accordance with specific safety guidelines.

One of the most important aspects of pool safety, especially as it relates to children, is that children should always be supervised when in and around the swimming pool. Children should never be left to play in the pool alone as the risks are simply too great. Additionally, though playing in the swimming pool is practically the main reason children like to go for a dip in the pool in the first place, parents and those supervising children should remember to limit the roughhousing so as to prevent serious accidents.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of an accident in Nevada, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today.

A worker at the MGM Grand hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip fell from a third floor window of the casino on Tuesday, and died as a result of his injuries. According to published reports the employee was working in the hotel when he was unable to get out of the way of a maintenance cart which was moving in his area. The cart pushed the man out of the window and he fell to his death.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is currently investigating the incident. A spokesman for MGM, Gordon Absher, confirmed that the employee did fall from the third floor, but did not get any additional details. The victim’s name was not released.

Las Vegas resorts have seen their fair share of worker deaths over the years. One of the most prominent incidences occurred in 2013 when an acrobat with the Cirque du Soleil fell approximately 100 feet to her death during a show in June. That accident occurred as a result of a suspension why are snapping. During the investigation into the incident the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the MGM Grand with multiple violations which exposed employees to increased hazards.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of a Nevada accident, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today.

A motorcyclist was killed Friday evening in an accident involving two other vehicles.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, at about 6:10 PM Friday evening a motorcycle rider was speeding while traveling in the northbound lanes near Horizon Drive, and collided with the right side of a Lincoln Navigator. The biker then rebounded and struck the left side of a Ford F150 truck.

The truck then continued forward  until it crashed into a wall. The motorcycle continued into the right shoulder of the road where the biker fell off the bike. The motorcycle continued to skid until it came to a stop and caught fire.

The biker died from his injuries at the scene.

The driver of the Ford was taken to University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Motorcycle riding in Las Vegas is a pastime enjoyed thousands of people annually. We recommend that those who engage in this activity do so while taking the utmost care and obeying all traffic laws.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of a Nevada automobile accident, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today.

On April 1, 2013 a Las Vegas man was driving under the influence of marijuana, synthetic marijuana, and prescription drugs when he crashed his car into an area restaurant during lunch hour, and injured 10 people. The perpetrator, Gage James Lindsey, pleaded guilty this week to felony charges of driving under the influence causing substantial bodily harm.

As a part of his plea deal prosecutors dropped four additional felony charges against the man, as the parties came to an agreement which avoided trial. According to court documents Lindsey had taken Xanax and marijuana in the hours leading up to the moment that he crashed his 1993 Lexus into the Egg & I restaurant on Sahara Avenue. According to witnesses of the incident Lindsey first crossed the median into oncoming traffic, then struck two cars before running into the patio of the restaurant.

After the accident Lindsay reportedly attempted to flee, but was caught by restaurant patrons and good Samaritans in the area. Injuries to the victims included arm and shoulder fractures, other broken bones, one victims suffering a collapsed lung.

If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of a Nevada automobile accident, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today.

Three students, a teacher, and a non-profit official were injured recently in a a freak automobile accident near Las Vegas.

The group was traveling on a trip sponsored by After-School All-Stars, a California based nonprofit organization, when vehicle in which they were traveling suffered a sudden gas tank explosion.  All of the victims were transported to a local hospital in Las Vegas to be treated for burns. Two of the students were critically injured.

The victims were part of a group which traveled to Las Vegas and the Mammoth Resorts in California as part of a ski trip sponsored by the After-School All-Stars nonprofit organization. According to Patricia Karam, executive director of Greater San Antonio After-School All-Stars, which arranged the trip, the group was en route to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas when the gas tank explosion occurred.

Authorities are still unsure what caused the vehicle’s gas tank to explode.

If you, or anyone you know, has been the victim of an auto accident, call the  law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today.