Four People Injured in Corning Intersection Crash
TEHAMA COUNTY - Four people were taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Monday morning following a collision at Houghton Avenue and Viola Avenue in Corning, the Red Bluff Daily News reported. According to news accounts, at about 10:40 a.m., Evelyn Scott, 55, of Gerber, was driving a paratransit van south on Houghto Avenue at about 45 mph. At the same time, Jason Fuller, 29, of Corning, was driving a pickup truck towing a utility trailer about 45 mph on Viola Avenue. According to the Red Bluff Daily News, Scott did not realize that Houghton Avenue terminates on Viola Avenue and turns into a private gravel driveway. Scott continued at full speed across the intersection and collided with Fuller's van. Fuller reportedly braked, but was unable to avoid colliding with the paratransit van owned by the Tehama County Opportunity Center. Three passengers in the paratransit van, Andrew Wood, 28, of Corning, Kathy Varela, 54, of Red Bluff and Scott Brown, 40, of Red Bluff were injured, along with a passenger in the pickup truck, a 21-year-old Corning woman. All were taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital.
Car Accident Personal Injury Liability
The cause of this June 20th Tehama County crash remains under investigation. However, it news reports are accurate, it appears that the driver of the paratransit van may be responsible for this collision. If the investigation reveals that the driver of the paratransit van was responsible for this collision, the driver, along with the owner of the van, reportedly the Tehama County Opportunity Center, may be liable for the injuries suffered by the van passengers, as well as the passenger in the pickup truck. While this accident remains under investigation, the injured victims or their family members would be well-advised to contact an experienced and knowledgeable northern California accident lawyer. An attorney who understands the complex insurance issues of accidents involving company-owned vehicles protect their legal rights to recover maximum compensation for their injuries, including medical care expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and other damages.
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WEST TEHAMA - A 40-year-old Red Bluff woman employed by Cal-Fire was found dead in an apparent vehicle rollover accident Friday morning on Round Valley Road, the Corning Observer reported. According to news accounts, Carrie Pamela Fox, 40, was driving southbound on Round Valley Road, south of Mudflat Road, when her 1999 Honda Accord drifted off the right side of the road. Investigators believe Fox overcorrected, causing her vehicle to overturn. Fox sustained fatal injuries in the crash, which occurred about one mile from Cal-Fire's Salt Creek Conservation Camp in Paskenta. The fatal May 27th Round Valley Road remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. 
CORNING - A 68-year-old Clatskanie, Oregon man was killed in a pickup truck vs. pedestrian accident Saturday night in Tehama County, the Corning Observer reported. According to news reports, the victim, Frank Lopardi, had just stepped out of the Rolling Hills Casino on Barham Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. and entered the parking lot when he was struck by a 1996 Dodge pickup. The driver of the pickup truck, Jerry Lee Ogle, 64, of Modesto, reportedly failed to see Lopardi in his vehicle's path and struck him at approximately 5 mph. The impact caused Lopardi to be "vaulted" backwards. He landed on his head and suffered fatal injuries. The CHP reported that alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the fatal pedestrian accident. 
