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• Another San Francisco Muni Pedestrian Accident!

  Claude Wyle | December 13, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  I wish I was kidding, but I am sad to advise that the San Francisco MUNI has just been involved in its 18th pedestrian accident since this last July. Of these 18 reported MUNI pedestrian accidents, five have caused deaths. While this time, the MUNI bus did not kill anyone, the lady who was struck was taken to San Francisco General with personal injuries. Not surprisingly, although the accident...

• Car Pulls Out of Driveway; Another Motorcycle Accident Death

  Claude Wyle | December 12, 2007 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Last Friday night, a 22-year old motorcycle rider was killed in Hayward when he crashed his Yamaha R1 into a Dodge Intrepid that had just backed out of a driveway. The rider, a man named Escobar, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police has mentioned speed as a factor in the collision. The Hayward Police Department is investigating the motorcycle crash, and people with additional information are...

• Truck Driver Not At Fault In Fatal Gambling Bus Accident

  Claude Wyle | December 10, 2007 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  The CHP have determined that the pick up truck driver who was killed in last week's gambling bus accident was not the cause of the fatal collision. Although the truck driver had been driving aggressively before the bus crash, the deadly bus accident was caused by another driver who sideswiped the gambling bus, and then hit another car behind the bus. The tour bus, on its way back to San...

• San Francisco Bound Gambling Bus Crash With Truck; Kills Driver

  Claude Wyle | December 05, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  What started out as a peaceful bus ride to the Indian Casino for a bit of gambling, has turned ugly, with a bus crashing head-on into a pick up truck, and killing the driver of the pick-up. CHP investigators are still investigating last Sunday night's fatal bus crash, which killed one person and caused serious personal injuries for several more. There is talk of a side swipe and of dangerous...

• Gambling Bus Accident Causes Wrongful Death

  Claude Wyle | December 04, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A gambling tour bus from U.S. Asia Tours, bound for San Francisco on Highway 88, crashed head-on into a pick up truck on Sunday night, killing the driver of the pick-up. At first the CHP believed that the pick up driver's conduct was the cause of the crash, however now they believe that a second car which was trying to pass the bus, might have hit the bus and caused this deadly five car pile up....

• More Top Tips For Avoiding Dangerous Toys

  Claude Wyle | November 22, 2007 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  To choose appropriate safe toys for children, be a label reader. Look out for the toy labels that give you age and safety recommendations and then use that information as your guide. But, don't rely 100% on the labels. Inspect the toys yourself. Choose toys appropriate for the age, abilities, skills and interest level of your child. Pick toys with sturdy construction, such as well-secured eyes,...

• Avoiding Dangerous Toys; Top Tips For This Year

  Claude Wyle | November 21, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  This year, 61 different toys, involving more than 25 million product units, were recalled by the CPSC. While, currently, toys are undergoing more inspection and more intense scrutiny than ever before, it pays to be a smart and safe shopper. The following are some of the top toy safety tips for this Holiday Shopping Season. First, you should know that the leading causes of toy related deaths are...

• Toy Safety -The ABCs of Toy Safety (Awareness Benefits Consumers)

  Claude Wyle | November 20, 2007 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A is for Awareness. What toys pose the greatest risk? See future entries for more details about dangerous toys. B is for Benefits of; the Consumer Product Safety Commission which is increasing its inspections, and the removal of dangerous toys and defective products from the market. Because of increased scrutiny, more companies are testing their products and reporting possible safety issues...

• Police Sting Helps San Francisco Pedestrians

  Claude Wyle | November 13, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  San Francisco drivers and pedestrians have long been on both sides of a raging controversy, involving bad drivers who blaze through crosswalks and errant pedestrians who cause accidents by not looking, and walking into traffic, often against the light. Now, the San Francisco Police have begun a sting operation with undercover officers citing drivers who blatantly violate pedestrians' right of...

• Deadly Motorcycle Accident Kills Tracy Man on Highway 238

  Claude Wyle | November 12, 2007 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Sad news for the motorcycling community, and a bit of a mystery for some motorcycle attorneys to unravel. Leopoldo Zaragoza, riding a 2001 R1, was killed at or around 5:25 a. m. on Interstate 238 early this Monday morning. Zaragoza, a 38-year-old Tracy resident was pronounced dead at the scene of this deadly motorcycle crash. Although no other vehicle is thought to be involved in this...