California Car Accident Reports

A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured in a San Diego boating accident after he was struck by a personal watercraft while riding on an inner tube in Mission Bay, California. According to a 10news report, the boating accident occurred the afternoon of August 2, 2009. The teen was knocked unconscious and found floating face-down in an area reserved for water skiing near De Anza Cove, San Diego lifeguards said. No citations were issued. The boy reportedly suffered neck and back injuries. This was also apparently one of 11 boat rescues lifeguards carried out just on that day. Read the rest of this entry »

Two men -- Shawn Michael Wilson, 35 and Caleb Steele, 30 -- were killed in a fatal Orange County boating accident in Huntington Harbour the morning of June 27, 2009, The Orange County Register reports. Another man, 37-year-old James Geekie sustained head injuries, but survived. Orange County Sheriff's Department investigators have found that alcohol played a part in this boat crash. Both Wilson and Steele died when they hit a bridge during high tide. The men needed to duck to avoid striking the bridge, but they failed to do so. Wilson was the driver and registered owner of the 12-foot inflatable Zodiac boat.

Investigators said they found empty beer cans in the boat and also learned later that the men had been drinking at local bars before they took the early morning ride. Eyewitnesses also called officials prior to the boat crash to report "reckless boat riding." Read the rest of this entry »