SignOn San Diego reports that this past Saturday morning at approximately 2:00 a.m., an Emerald cab driver -- 52-year-old Sam Hassan Daly -- plowed into a crowd of people who were exiting the popular Gaslamp District nightclub "Stingaree," injuring 23 people - six critically.
Investigators are looking into whether the 48-year-old cab driver may have fallen asleep as he drove south on Sixth Avenue at about 15 mph, veered across a sidewalk, and struck pedestrians on the corner of Island Avenue in front of the Stingaree nightclub. Witnesses told police officers that the driver "seemed to be out of it" and just "drifted" off the street.
Some people suffered broken bones; others with scrapes and bruises were treated at the scene by paramedics. Twelve ambulances transported the injured victims to UCSD Medical Center, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Alvarado Hospital, Scripps La Jolla Hospital, Coronado Hospital, Paradise Valley Hospital, and Scripps Chula Vista Hospital.
Anywhere from 10 to 100 people became involved in a melee after the crash, with some reports that witnesses pounded on the cab and pulled the driver out when he tried to back his cab away from the building.
Personal Injury Liability
The victims should seek legal representation from a competent San Diego personal injury lawyer familiar with the issues at hand, and who has many years of experience handling automobile injury cases.
