A rollover accident involving a Chevy Suburban SUV in southeast Fresno proved fatal for a toddler who was ejected and killed. The Fresno Bee reports that the fatal car accident occurred the afternoon of December 19, 2010 on Highway 180 near Fowler Avenue. The SUV went out of control for unknown reasons and the 3-year-old boy was ejected. It is not clear if the boy was restrained in a car seat or belted at all. An investigation is ongoing.

I offer my heartfelt sympathies to everybody who knew and loved this little boy. Please keep his parents and family members in your thoughts and prayers. Read More

Six people were injured in a Riverside car accident involving an SUV rollover. According to a City News Service report, the injury car accident occurred on the 10 Freeway near Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City the afternoon of December 3, 2010. A driver lost control of a Ford Expedition SUV, which rolled over. One person was thrown from the Ford Expedition and seriously injured. Five other occupants suffered minor, to major injuries. An investigation is ongoing. Read More

A Mississippi jury in Jasper County returned a verdict in a rollover accident case which ordered the Ford Motor Company to pay $131 million to the family of Brian Cole. Cole died in an accident while driving a Ford Explorer in 2001 when his vehicle went off the road and rolled over. His family has been battling Ford in court for years and finally received the verdict they were hoping for. The family is glad this matter is finally over and that the jury placed no fault on Cole for the accident and defective vehicle. At the time of the accident, Brian Cole had been a pitching prospect for the New York Mets. Cole's cousin, who was wearing a safety belt, was in the car and survived the crash. Read More

An SUV rollover accident in Tulare County resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl from the Los Angeles area and injured several of her family members. The Daily Breeze identifies the injured victims as Christina Okeke, 40, the driver, Steven Okeke, 53, Obiara Okeke, 7, Chiamaka Okeke, 17 and Anneze Okeke, 16. Christina Okeke apparently lost control of the Toyota Land Cruiser SUV when it drifted to the left, struck a concrete divider and rolled over. Read More