Ramirez

FACTS

Ramirez was injured in a three-vehicle traffic accident in March 2017. The

accident happened on Grapefruit Boulevard in Riverside County, about 5/8 of a mile

north of the signal at Grapefruit Boulevard and 4th Street in Mecca. The accident

occurred where Grapefruit Boulevard runs roughly north/south, with one lane in each

direction, separated by a broken yellow center line that permits passing in each direction,

and with a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour. For about a mile and a half south and

10 miles north of the collision site, Grapefruit Boulevard is generally level, straight, and

flat.

Ramirez was driving her Toyota Camry south on Grapefruit Boulevard when a

northbound Volkswagen GTI travelling toward her at well over the speed limit crossed

into the southbound lane, attempting to pass a slower-moving Nissan Rogue. The

Volkswagen swerved back into the northbound lane, avoiding a head-on collision with

Ramirez, but hitting the right rear of the Nissan. That impact caused the Nissan to spin

into the southbound lane and collide with Ramirez’s car. The driver of the Nissan died at

the scene. Ramirez survived, but her injuries were, according to her…