[07-15-2022] San Diego County, CA- Mother Hospitalized, 4 Children Injured, Family Dog Dead in a Two-Vehicle Crash in Anza

According to the police, a mother of four is in the hospital with all of her children injured after a pickup truck driver collided with the RV she was driving on Friday, July 15, 2022.

According to authorities, the mother is identified as Michelle Plaketta from North County. Her four children and the family dog were inside the RV at the time of the collision on California Highway 371 near Kirby Road in Anza.

Her 17-year-old daughter and the family dog were thrown from the RV after it collided with a pickup truck and rolled over. When the accident occurred, her daughter and the dog slept in the bed above the cab.

The girl was taken to the hospital and treated for bruising and abrasions before being released. She has a broken toe and a severe road rash that extends from her shoulders to her waist. The other three children in the RV were only slightly hurt.

Plaketta stated that the collision occurred when the pickup driver pulled out from a stop sign and attempted to turn left in front of the RV.

She is still in the hospital in Palm Springs, recovering from a broken leg.

Prince, the family’s ten-year-old dog, was killed.

This is the second time the family has experienced the loss of a pet.

FATAL TWO-VEHICLE CRASH STATISTICS

In California, there were 485,666 traffic accidents in a single year. There were 3,898 deaths and 276,823 injuries. Since 2013, California’s number of people killed in car accidents has increased by 23.5 percent.

Over 15,000 people died and were injured in traffic accidents in Riverside County last year. Every day, there are 42 car accidents.

In 2011, Riverside accounted for 7% of all fatal car accidents in California. Another 4.6 percent of all car accident injuries were traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries.

A chain reaction can occur when drivers cannot drive safely due to hazardous road and weather conditions or because their vehicles have broken down.

Careless driving, poor road conditions, or a manufacturing flaw in the vehicle are the most common causes of a car accident.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAR ACCIDENT LAWYERS

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