[09-15-2022] Alameda County, CA – Eight People injured After Car Runs into Castro Valley Trader Joe’s Grocery

According to the Alameda County Fire Department, four people were taken to the hospital after a car accelerated into the store in Castro Valley Thursday afternoon, September 15, 2022.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly before 4:00 p.m. in Redwood Road Castro Valley Trader Joe’s.

The California Highway Patrol confirmed injuries and said the building had been evacuated. A gray Toyota Avalon went into the store.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said an older Hayward driver drove into the store accidentally. People inside the store were hurt by both the car and broken glass.

Sgt. Kelly said the injuries didn’t look like they would kill someone. CHP said it doesn’t look like drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash.

The fire department said that five people were hurt, and one of them didn’t want to get medical care. It looked like there were eight people injured in total. A child was among the people hurt.

The car is no longer inside the building. Officials said the driver was going at a breakneck speed, which a mix-up could have caused with the pedals.

Investigators will look at the car to see if it has a mechanical problem. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Reckless Driving Accident Statistics

People’s lives are put in danger by rude or careless drivers behind the wheel. People who did nothing wrong cannot be injured by reckless driving. As a result, drivers should be held responsible for the injuries and deaths they cause.

Traffic accidents, road rage, and many highway deaths are caused by aggressive driving in the United States. When someone does a series of moving traffic violations to put other people or their property at risk, that is aggressive driving, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

In a 2009 American Automobile Association study, aggressive driving was a factor in 56% of fatal crashes from 2003 to 2007. NHTSA’s Fatal Accident Reporting System indicates that driving too fast is the most common cause of deadly accidents. It is a serious traffic violation or a hazardous way to go in California without attention.

Driving recklessly, carelessly, and impaired are often used interchangeably. Whatever you call it, it is much more likely that a severe car accident will occur. In 2016, 3,623 people died in car accidents in California, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The number is more than a thousand higher than in 2010. There are 2,720. Drunk driving killed 1,059 people, and speeding killed 1,056.

Alameda County Car Accident Lawyers

The law of negligence governs most vehicle accident cases. Our California reckless driving accident lawyers will try to prove the other driver’s guilt by demonstrating that the other driver did something on purpose, which is called “negligence per se.”

In an accident caused by reckless driving—driving while drunk or high is intentional behavior, which carries a higher risk of inevitable consequences because it is something you choose to do.

Pedestrians, passengers, and other road users who get hurt may be able to prove negligence per se since driving recklessly is against the law in California. To have a strong claim, you need the help of a California reckless driving accident lawyer.

Since we know how bad accidents can be, we want to help drivers avoid them as much as possible. Instead, we seek compensation for injuries or deaths caused by careless drivers.

Our lawyers for reckless driving accidents in Alameda County speak up for people who might not be able to do so otherwise. You can set up your free consultation by calling (888) 488-1391.