Automobile Accidents

• Alameda Cyclist Memorialized With "Ghost Bike."

  Claude Wyle | August 03, 2007 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Had only one motorcycle learned to "share the road" with the car it was trying to pass exactly one year ago today, Ed Weiss may still be alive. Instead, this avid cyclist was struck by that motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries. Today friends, family and admirers memorialized him with a bicycle painted white -- the famed "ghost bike." Let's hope this raises awareness and prevents future auto...

• Bicyclist in Santa Cruz Killed by Drunk Driver

  Shannon Weidemann | May 23, 2007 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  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...

• Car Hits Pedestrian in Port Arthur

  Shannon Weidemann | April 27, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  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...

• Auto Crash On Interstate 80 Kills Truck Driver

  Claude Wyle | December 05, 2006 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  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...

• Pedestrian Accidents Reduced in Oakland By Pedestrian Scramble Device

  Claude Wyle | December 02, 2006 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  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...

• Pedestrian Suffers Head Injury When Struck in Crosswalk

  Claude Wyle | November 24, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  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...

• Halloween: Scariest Night for Pedestrian Accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 01, 2006 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Halloween is the most scary night for parents, since children ages 5 through 14 are four times more likely to die in a pedestrian-automobile accident on Halloween night than any other night of the year, this according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Falls of children are also a leading cause of non-fatal injuries on Halloween.Alan Korn, director of public policy for the...

• Car-Truck Accident Claims Newark Resident

  Staff Writer | October 12, 2006 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  A Newark man was killed Wednesday when his Honda drifted into oncoming traffic and was hit head-on by a big rig coming the other direction. Twenty-three year-ole Paul Satele was remembered by family and friends as a hard worker who had just taken an additional job to help provide for his family. He was also a huge Raiders fan. Read more about the car accident.

• TTDDM: Texting and Driving Don't Mix

  Claude Wyle | September 10, 2007 7:44 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Inexperienced drivers should keep both hands on the wheel at all times. This is precisely why Senator Joe Simitian introduced legislation that would ban all drivers under 18-years-old from texting, or using any electronic device, and driving. Perhaps this bill will prevent fatal accidents like the one in New York earlier this summer. Five teens suffered fatal injuries in the Finger Lake's...