A man sustained serious injuries in an Orange County car accident after he lost control of his Ford Ranger pickup truck and crashed. The Orange County Register reports that the crash occurred the morning of March 3, 2010. The blue Ford Ranger apparently struck a light pole near the street intersection of Orangewood Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard, in Los Alamitos, and caught fire. Fire officials said no major injuries were reported. However, the victim's mother who commented on the newspaper's Web site says that her son was transported by ambulance to a trauma center.

I hope and pray that the driver has not sustained catastrophic injuries. He will be in my prayers.

Car Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), in 2008, there were two fatalities and 72 injuries involving car accidents in Los Alamitos. In Orange County as a whole, car accidents claimed 152 lives and injured 13,414 people during the same year.

How Did This Accident Occur?

Based on this news report, it is not quite clear how or why the driver lost control of the Ford Ranger. Was there a vehicle defect or a mechanical malfunction in the Ranger that caused him to lose control? Was speed a factor in this crash? Were other vehicles involved in the accident? For example, was the Ranger clipped by another vehicle or was the pickup run off the roadway by another vehicle? Was there a dangerous or defective condition on the roadway, which may have caused or contributed to this injury accident? These are issues that need to be examined in order to determine what exactly happened here.

Defective Product Issues

If an auto product defect was involved in this case, then the auto maker or the manufacturer of the defective product can be held liable. In such cases, it would be vital to preserve the vehicle in its current, crashed condition - unaltered, so it can be carefully examined by an expert for vehicle defects, malfunctions or other evidence. Experienced Orange County personal injury lawyer who have successfully handled auto product liability cases will be able to guide injured victims and their families through what can be a complex legal process.

We are not representing any of the parties mentioned in this article at the time the article was posted. Our information source is cited in the article. If you were involved in this incident or a similar incident and have questions as to your rights and options, call a reputable law firm. Do not act solely upon the information provided herein. Get a consultation. The best law firms will provide a free confidential consultation to "not a fault" persons named in this article and their family members.

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