Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard Oakland

Traditional quick release bike hubs pose a danger to children because the wheels may spontaneously fall off, causing disfiguring and serious injury. This fall, New Jersey may become the first state to enact a ban on quick-release bicycle hubs. The movement against the defective bike hubs is rooted in Marin County, California, where families of eight injured children filed a lawsuit against...

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Last night a reckless teenage driver took the lives of three others, as he raced at nearly triple the speed limit on a curvy road in Almaden Valley, San Jose. This auto fatality occurred when the reckless driver first struck an elderly couple who were pedestrians standing at the side of the road, and then smashed into two trees. The elderly couple, the driver, and his passenger all suffered...

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Last Sunday at approximately 10:00 p.m. a motorist struck a pedestrian at the crossing of Amador Valley Boulevard and Regional Street in Dublin. Paramedics rushed the victim to a local hospital for treatment of a serious head injury. The victim required 12 staples on his head, but survived. A witness phoned police and followed the driver until police arrived and apprehended the suspect. ...

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Golden Gate Transit is increasing training around bicyclists after a Marin jury recently found a driver guilty on charges related to a bus versus bicycle accident. The incident occurred on February 5, 2006 when a rider tapped on a bus and the angered the bus driver then allegedly attempted to run the cyclist off the road before intentionally hitting the rider at a bus stop on Ward Street near...

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In a tragic auto accident that occurred in San Francisco's Chinatown district on Saturday night around 8:15 p.m., an elderly woman accidently ran over her husband while backing out of her driveway, then dragged him to his death. Paramedics rushed the victim to San Francisco General Hospital, but he did not survive the serious injuries he sustained. The accident occurred at Mason and...

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A Livermore California man who was struck last month in the crosswalk by a careless driver while crossing Telegraph Avenue at Blake Street , sustained severe head injuries, and died this last Thursday. According to the Berkeley PD, the negligent driver was arrested for driving while impaired. There may be further charges now that this is a wrongful death . Walk defensively! Even though you are...

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A single vehicle car accident in San Francisco has left one teenager dead and three others hospitalized. All four people in the car were 17-years-old. According to South San Francisco police, a black 2004 Pontiac GTO was heading north in the 1400 block of El Camino Real around 9 p.m. when the driver lost control, struck a curb, hit a brick wall and flipped over. The three other passengers were...

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A person riding a bicycle in Santa Cruz was hit and killed by a drunk driver on May 18th. A 19-year-old man driving a pickup truck swerved into the path of the bicyclist on Thurber Lane. The bicycle accident happened near Soquel Avenue. The cyclist was thrown into brush and was declared dead at the scene, the CHP reported. Hodali was tested at the accident site and was determined to under...

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A woman walking on Ninth Avenue in Port Arthur was hit by a car this morning. The pedestrian was airlifted to the hospital after the accident. Her name has not been released. Upon investigation it appears a vehicle was traveling south in the 7200 block of Ninth Avenue when a pedestrian, walking in the roadway, was truck. The driver of the vehicle advised police he did not see the woman and...

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An 11-year-old boy from Round Mountain was injured while riding his bicycle in Napa. He was hit by a man driving a car down the same road he was riding his bike on. The driver of the car is a 42-year-old resident of the area.The victim suffered a head injury, broken arm, lacerated liver and kidney. He was initially taken to Queen of the Valley Medical Center and transferred to the Oakland...

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You've been in a motorcycle or automobile or bicycle accident and you were injured. Now what do you do to protect your claim for personal injuries? Call an attorney right away? If you delay, you may make mistakes that will permanently prejudice your claim and prevent you from getting a fair settlement with the insurance company. Obviously, you will have your hands full, or will not be well...

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This morning, in Contra Costa County on Interstate 80, near Pinole, another multiple car crash resulted in a wrongful death. First, a Honda caused a minor automobile collision, then another car crash occurred, and then a pick up truck driver crashed into a tow truck that had responded to try to clear the freeway. The driver of the pick up truck died in the multi motor vehicle collision, and the...

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Our team of pedestrian accident attorneys is keeping a close watch on ways for California cities to improve pedestrian safety. With high concentrations of traffic and pedestrians in Chinatown in Oakland, the rate of pedestrian accidents is very high. A recent study showed that elderly pedestrians were actually not being given enough time to clear the intersections before traffic lights allowed...

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A 38-year-old Bay Point woman and her husband suffered serious personal injuries, including head and brain injuries and a broken leg last Friday night when they were both struck down in the crosswalk by a pick up truck. This pedestrian accident caused the woman near fatal injuries when she was dragged nearly 100 feet, after becoming trapped underneath the pickup. The woman was taken to John...

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A series of auto accidents on Highway 880 near Fremont, that may have involved a potential hit and run, as well as alcohol and speeding last Saturday, has caused the wrongful death of two individuals and the serious personal injuries of several other people. It apparently began when an Oakland car driver crashed into the center median. The Oakland driver may have been originally struck by...

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