[10-29-2022] Santa Barbara County, CA – Reckless Driver Slams Into Thrift Store, Injuring Two Employees in Goleta

According to the Santa Barbara County Firefighters, a vehicle driving recklessly slammed into a thrift store, injuring two employees inside the building in Goleta Saturday afternoon, October 29, 2022.

According to the county fire spokesman Mike Eliason, the crash occurred at 2:20 p.m. on the 5100 block of Hollister Avenue.

The United Family Association Thrift Shoppe was hit by the car. According to Eliason, two workers sustained minor injuries and were transported to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital for care.

According to him, the female driver was unharmed.

After at least one large window was smashed, plans were made to secure the store by installing plywood.

Eliason added that building inspectors had been called to the scene to evaluate the damage to the building.

There has been no determination yet on what led to the crash.

Reckless Driving Accident Statistics

When motorists are rude or careless, they put others in danger. If you’re driving recklessly, you won’t hurt anyone who didn’t do anything wrong. Consequently, motorists ought to bear responsibility for any harm they may cause to others.

Aggressive driving is a major contributor to traffic collisions, incidents of road rage, and the tragic loss of life on America’s highways. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aggressive driving occurs when someone repeatedly breaks traffic laws to endanger other people or their property (NHTSA).

In a 2009 AAA study, aggressive driving was cited as contributing to 56 percent of fatal crashes between 2003 and 2007. According to data from the NHTSA’s Fatal Accident Reporting System, speeding is the leading cause of fatal car crashes. Driving while distracted is illegal in California and can be dangerous.

Drunk driving, careless driving, and reckless driving are all synonyms. It’s more likely that a severe car accident will occur, regardless of what you call it. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,623 people lost their lives in car accidents in California in 2016. (NHTSA).

Increases of over a thousand from 2010 levels are seen. Totaling 2,720. Both drunk driving (1,059) and speeding (1,056) contributed to 1,059 deaths in 2015.

Goleta Car Accident Lawyers With a Winning Track Record

In most instances involving car crashes, the law of negligence applies. When representing clients in California car accident cases involving reckless drivers, our attorneys will seek to establish the other driver’s liability by proving that the other driver engaged in intentional conduct (also known as “negligence per se”).

It’s your choice to get behind the wheel after drinking or using drugs, which means you’re taking a bigger risk of being involved in an accident.

Since reckless driving is illegal in California, victims of careless drivers may be able to prove negligence per se. You need the assistance of a California reckless driving accident attorney if you want your claim to have any chance of success.

We want to do what we can to educate drivers so that they can reduce their risk of collisions, because we all know how devastating they can be. Instead, we will pursue financial restitution for victims of reckless drivers.

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