CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA – Another accident involving an Amtrak train occurred in the Chatsworth pass on Sunday, January 11, 2009, this time leaving one woman dead. The woman, who was hiking with her husband and her two sisters inside a railroad tunnel was struck by a grab bar protruding from the side of the train. Her husband and two sisters, who were able to squeeze against the tunnel wall, were uninjured. The woman was later identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office as 32-year-old Myra Mina-Calove of Woodland Hills, California. Amtrak is further investigating the incident.
News of another serious fatality incident made headlines late last year when a train operated by Metrolink collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in the same Chatsworth vicinity. In that accident, 25 people were killed. It is believed that the earlier accident occurred due to the inattentiveness of the operator of the Metrolink train, who believed to have been deeply involved in a phone-text conversation within the minutes leading up to the accident.
If you or a loved one suffers an injury or loss due to the inattentiveness of another, feel free to contact an attorney at Berman & Riedel, LLP, to discuss your rights. Berman & Riedel, LLP, is a prominent California based plaintiffs’ civil litigation firm which focuses its practice in handling catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters including claims caused by drivers/operators of commercial transport vehicles, including commercial trucks, buses, trains, planes and automobiles.
About Berman & Riedel, LLP firm managing partner attorney William M. Berman:
Attorney William M. Berman focuses his practice in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death and elder abuse and neglect. Strictly a plaintiffs’ dedicated firm, he never represents insurance companies in the defense of claims. Mr. Berman’s firm remains staunchly committed to helping those who have suffered serious injury or loss due the negligence, intentional misconduct or wrongful acts of others.
Mr. Berman has grown his firm to what is considered one of the largest and most successful elder abuse/neglect practices within California. Through his continued successes in handling claims involving nursing home and elder abuse and neglect, Mr. Berman remains a prominent figure in advocating on behalf of this vulnerable class of citizens.
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