Posts tagged Bicycle Accidents

• Injured Bicyclist Close to $150,000.00 Settlement

  Claude Wyle | October 01, 2007 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Approximately three years ago, San Francisco Police Officer, Philip Welsh, crashed into Robert Kellogg, a bicyclist. Officer Welsh was on duty and in uniform when he collided with Kellogg in San Francisco's "North Beach" District. Instead of trying to assist Kellogg, Officer Welsh fled before providing the injured cyclist with his full name or address, and never filed an accident report. ...

• Alameda Cyclist Memorialized With "Ghost Bike."

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

  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...

• Marin Lawsuit Raises National Awareness of Dangerous Bike Hubs

  Claude Wyle | July 25, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Guilty! Bus Driver Injures Bicyclist

  Claude Wyle | July 18, 2007 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Bicyclist in Santa Cruz Killed by Drunk Driver

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

  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...

• Boy Hurt in Bicycle Accident in Napa

  Shannon Weidemann | April 17, 2007 6:38 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• What NOT To Do Right After a Crash

  Claude Wyle | March 14, 2007 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Jail Time for SUV Driver Who Fled Scene of Car v. Bicycle Accident

  Claude Wyle | November 16, 2006 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An SUV driver involved in a car v. bicycle crash, which caused a spinal cord injury and head injuries, to the cyclist, received three years probation and 90 days in County Jail on Monday, not because he was at fault, but because he fled the scene of a bicycle v. car accident. While the fault for the paralysis and the head injuries to the cyclist is disputed, the SUV driver was prosecuted because...

• Safety Tips to Prevent Bicycle Accident Injuries

  Staff Writer | October 13, 2006 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Over half a million riders suffer bicycle accident injuries that require hospital visits every year. About 15 percent of those go to the hospital with head injuries. I ran across an article from a Massachusetts newspaper that offered some simple safety tips for avoiding injuries while riding:Every time anyone gets on a bike, they should wear a helmet, even for a short trip.Parents should set a...