El Cajon Car Accident Lawyer Discusses High Rate of Auto Wrecks in the City
El Cajon is a city in East San Diego County, California which is surrounded by mountains and located in a beautiful valley. Its name means “The Box” in Spanish because of its location. According to the 2000 census, the population exceeds 95,000 people with a total area of 14.6 square miles. El Cajon is bordered by several major cities: San Diego and La Mesa on the west, Santee on the west, Spring Valley on the south, and San Diego County on the east. An interesting thing about this city is that many baseball and volleyball players originated from El Cajon.
El Cajon is surrounded by major highways, streets, and roads. It’s located near Interstate 8 (I-8) which intersects at State Route 67 (SR-67) or the San Vicente Freeway. State Route 54 (SR-54) and State Route 125 (SR-125) are also often used by cars and other vehicles to get to El Cajon. Major streets around the city include El Cajon Boulevard, Main Street, Avocado Avenue and Magnolia Avenue.
El Cajon has its share of auto, motorcycle, and bicycle injuries and accidents. According to the 2008 Statewide Integrated Transit Report System (SWITRS), the cityexperienced a total of 555 injury auto accidents in 2008 due to auto, motorcycle, and bicycle collisions. Sixty-three car accidents involved drunk driving. El Cajon also experienced fifty bicycle crashes and thirty-three motorcycle wrecks. Sad to say, the city has also experienced several fatal auto accidents.
“El Cajon experiences a significantly higher rate of traffic collisions than most of San Diego County,” says El Cajon car accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz. “It is home to a major freeway with its’ share of accidents in I-8 and one of the most dangerous roads in San Diego County: State Route 67. Anyone driving on SR-67 needs to be careful and lookout for speeding and dangerous drivers.”
The San Diego personal injury attorneys at The Jurewitz Law Group serve all of San Diego County, including El Cajon. Our offices represent persons injured in a variety of car accidents, including accidents involving drinking and driving, car vs. pedestrian accidents, and car vs. bicycle accidents. We have two offices to serve you in San Diego County, including our North County San Diego office in Carlsbad.
While we do represent persons injured in these accidents, we are very selective and only accept persons with serious injuries. If we do agree to consider your case, the initial consultation is always free. Contact our office toll-free at (888) 233-5020 to schedule an appointment or you can contact us directly online through our website.
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