What is the difference between the facts of a motor vehicle accident and the circumstances of the accident?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, B267103 (Cal. App. 2016):

Indeed, the facts of this case are materially indistinguishable from People v. Camden (1976) 16 Cal.3d 808. In that case, the victim voluntarily accepted a ride from the defendant, and after initially proceeding in the direction the woman wished to go, the defendant changed course and turned on to a freeway entrance going in a different direction. (Camden, supra, at p. 811.) The victim attempted to escape the car at that point, but the defendant seized her arm and prevented her from

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