National City Car Accident Lawyer Recommends Purchasing Higher Uninsured/Underinsured (UM/UIM) Insurance Coverage
National City is the second oldest city in San Diego County, California and has a historic past. It was originally known as El Rancho de Rey and was used by Spanish soldiers as a grazing area for their horses. It was only after Mexico became independent from Spanish rule that the city was renamed as Rancho de la Nacion. National City has a total area of 9.2 square miles and its population has reached over 56,000 people. It is bounded by San Diego to the north and northeast, Chula Vista to the south, and Bonita to the southeast. National City is 15 minutes away from the border between the United States and Mexico.
National City is surrounded by several freeways and highways including Interstate 805 (I-8) and the San Diego Freeway, Interstate 5 (I-5). These access routes are usually swamped with heavy and fast-paced traffic, particularly I-5 that connects San Diego to Orange County. Major streets surround National City including Highland Avenue, 4th Street, 8th Street, and Plaza Boulevard.
Though crime rates and auto accidents have dropped since the 1990s, National City still isn’t exempted from significant crimes and accidents. With regards to the latter, the 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Report System (SWITRS) reports that National City had a total of 232 total auto injury accidents, including 3 fatal car accidents. Thirty-five involved alcohol-related DUI car accidents, twenty-nine were pedestrians struck by cars, eleven were bike vs. auto crashes, and thirteen from motorcycle collisions.
"National City has a relatively low frequency of auto accidents," says National City car accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz. "However, what we see in our practice is that negligent drivers are typically either uninsured or underinsured (carry too little insurance to pay for the damage they cause). For the good of your family and others, please make sure that you are carrying enough auto insurance to pay for any potential injury you cause with your car."
The California personal injury attorneys at The Jurewitz Law Group serve all of San Diego County, including National City. 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.
To get to our downtown San Diego office from National City, drive North on I-5 toward San Diego, exit 4th Avenue and turn left, turn right on Ash Street, turn left on Columbia and head straight into the parking lot entrance at Columbia and Broadway.
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