Left Turn Accident In Garden Grove - Car Crashes into Restaurant

A left turn crash in Garden Grove resulted in a car careening into a restaurant, sending three to the hospital. According to the KTLA news report, the collision happened at about 2:45 p.m. yesterday afternoon near the intersection of Garden Grove Boulevard and Yockey Street.  The accident occurred when a woman turning left collided with another vehicle with two men inside.  The 73-year-old woman may have panicked after the initial collision, causing her to drive her Mercedes into the window of the Pho 86 restaurant. Inside the business a 37-year-old mother and her 10-year-old daughter were struck and injured.

Left Turn Accidents and Fault

In California, the Vehicle Code (Section 21801(a)) requires that any left turn be made only after the driver has yielded "the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction which are close enough to constitute a hazard at any time during the turning movement, and shall continue to yield the right-of-way to the approaching vehicles until the left turn or U-turn can be made with reasonable safety."  It is unknown whether the woman in the Mercedes violated this section, but this is the statute against which her driving will be measured.  The Garden Grove Police Department will have to determine the cause of the impact in the intersection and whether the Mercedes driver was careless in allowing her vehicle to collide into the Pho 86.

After an Accident

The fault for an accident may be a difficult and complex thing to figure out.  An Orange County injury attorney who has handled dozens of such cases is likely in the best position to help you protect your rights.