Ford Mustang

MID-CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Officers are investigating a chase and shooting involving a Ford Mustang and a police cruiser.

At around 3:15 am, a silver pickup truck shot into a Ford Mustang, striking the passenger in the car. He was transported to an area hospital with a wound to the neck and is listed in stable condition. The driver exited the freeway, and authorities proceeded to shut down the freeway to investigate. As some of the officers were navigating and detouring traffic, a suspected drunk driver hit one of the police cruisers. Officers were not located in the vehicle and weren’t injured. The driver of the other car who collided with the police cruiser was arrested at the scene.

This shooting could have been compounded into more tragedy had the police officers still be in the vehicle. Auto collisions occur for any number of reasons – Drunk driving, hit and run, losing control of the vehicle, and distracted driving. Some injuries may lead to long-term ailments requiring pain medication, therapy or loss of function. You may require time off work to recover from injuries completely and those costs are not likely part of the settlement they will offer you.

For roughly 30 years, the legal experts at Seegmiller Law Firm have represented hundreds of clients who were injured in traffic accidents or have lost a loved one.

There is no cost to speak to our experienced legal professionals about your accident until we have won your case. Finding the best car accident attorney can mean you will get the settlement you need to get your life back on track. Compensation for your injuries, loss of wages and pain and suffering can’t take away the trauma of the accident, but it can help you rebuild your life.

Call us today at 1-855-ASK WEST to speak with our car accident law firm. (Nuestros abogados hablan Español). There is no obligation to hire our firm, but we will help you determine if you need a lawyer. Seegmiller Law Firm has offices in California including its headquarters in Irvine. We also have offices outside of Orange County to serve you in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Riverside and in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Authorities have not located the suspect in the silver pickup truck. If you have any information about this case, please call the the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at (877) LAPD-24-7.

MALIBU, California — Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey became a real-life hero to a 17-year-old boy whose car flipped over several times and crashed into the front yard of the celebrity’s Malibu home last week, according to an ABC News story.

Weston Masset, 17, was trapped upside down inside his silver Ford Mustang car, but Dempsey grabbed a crowbar and freed him from the wreck and then called paramedics to the scene of the single-vehicle crash. Masset recognized Dempsey and asked him “Are you famous?” Dempsey replied “Yeah I’m a doctor.”

Indeed, Dempsey, 46, plays the fictional neurosurgeon Dr. Dereck Shepherd on television, but his skills must have rubbed off him enough to act quickly and save the teenager. While paramedics were tending to the teenager, Dempsey called the boy’s mother Mary Beth Masset on the telephone and told her what happened.

Mary Beth Masset asked if he was a paramedic and he replied “No, this is Patrick Dempsey.” She told reporters she thought to herself “McDreamy?” Later he called her a second time to check to see how the boy was doing.

Weston Masset suffered a mild concussion and an eye injury in the Malibu car crash and is expected to recover from his injuries.

Malibu California Car Accident Statistics

Malibu reported two deaths and 117 injuries in car accidents in 2009, according to the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Report. In California, fatal traffic accidents were down 12% to 2,715 deaths in 2010 compared to 3,090 killed in 2009, according to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Additionally, national statistics show that traffic fatalities have declined in recent years across the United States, down roughly 3% to 32,885 deaths in 2010 compared to 33,883 killed in 2009.

Call the Seegmiller Law Firm today at 1-855-ASK WEST to speak with our car accident law firm. Seegmiller Law Firm has offices in California including its headquarters in Irvine. We also have offices outside of Orange County to serve you in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Riverside and in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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