Santa Cruz Man Severely Injured in Dog Bite
http://www.robertreeveslaw.com/injuryblog/2009/12/21/santa-cruz-man-severely-injured-in-dog-bite/
December 21st, 2009
A Live Oak man has been seriously injured in a dog bite attack involving a large and aggressive dog in Santa Cruz. The man suffered serious injuries with portions of his mouth ripped out. What’s worse, is that animal service officers are warning that the dog has not been found, and that there is a possibility of another attack.
According to Mercury News, the man was walking on a deserted street in the late evening when the dog attacked him and knocked him to the ground. The man says he did nothing to provoke the dog. He was severely mauled on his face, including his left eye and nose. His lips were torn off, and had to be sewn back on. According to the animal control officers, they often deal with minor dog bite attacks, but don’t frequently come across unprovoked attacks by aggressive dogs, where the dog severally injured a person before running off.
According to Mercury News, the owner of this particular dog, if it is found, is likely to face misdemeanor charges for his or her negligence in allowing a vicious dog to roam around. However, it’s most important right now for animal control officers to find the dog. They have determined that the dog is a Rottwellier-type breed weighing between 80 to 100 pounds, with black and brown fur. Animal control officers are asking anyone who has seen such a dog, or might have witnessed the attack to call them. Officers are especially worried because they have no information about the dog’s vaccination history or if it has a history of dog bite attacks.
California dog bite lawyers are familiar with the kind of fear that dog bite victims can be left with for a long time after the attack. In case of an animal attack or a dog bite, as serious as the physical scars are, they are always accompanied by severe emotional trauma. Victims who have had a ferocious dog pouncing on them, biting and mauling at them for even a few seconds, can be left with severe trauma that they may take months to recover from.
Besides, there is the substantial physical toll that such attacks take on a victim. Facial injuries are very common in dog bite attacks. Besides these, there may be bite marks to the hands, arms, legs, scalp and neck. These injuries can be extremely serious. In Virginia last week, a 42-year-old woman died when she was bitten on the neck by a friend’s dog. All accounts say that the dog did not maul the woman, but bit her at least once on the neck. Within an hour, the woman was experiencing breathing difficulties. She was rushed to the hospital where she died. Such incidents although not common, simply highlight the fact that dog bites can be much more serious than we know.
California dog bite attorneys will be hoping that animal control officers in Santa Cruz are able to find this aggressive dog before there are other serious attacks.
The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of dog bites. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.
The Reeves Law Group is not acting as legal counsel for any party in the matters discussed in this posting.
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