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• "Ghost Bike" Keeps Alemeda Cyclist's Memory Alive

  Claude Wyle | August 03, 2007 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Today one fallen cyclist was memorialized by a ceremony and a bicycle painted white, dubbed "the ghost bike." Ed Weiss may still be alive if only the motorcycle that struck him one year ago today while trying to pass a car learned to "share the road." Instead, this avid cyclist suffered fatal injuries. Hopefully this unfortunate event will raise awareness and prevent future auto accidents.

• Antioch Man Killed While Laying Flares on Highway 24

  Claude Wyle | August 01, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A 60-year-old man was struck by an oncoming vehicle and killed early this morning while laying down flares on Highway 24 near Walnut Creek, California. The injuries proved to be fatal, and the motorist was pronounced dead at John Muir Medical Center. The vehicle was out of traffic, so this just goes to show how this sort of auto accident can be avoided by remaining protected in your car until...

• Justice Served for Injured Marin Bicyclist

  Claude Wyle | July 18, 2007 8:03 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A Marin jury recently found the driver of a Golden Gate Transit bus guilty on charges prompted by an accident that occurred on February 5, 2006. The driver allegedly attempted to run the cyclist off the road in retaliation for tapping on the bus and then intentionally striking the rider at a bus stop on Ward Street near its intersection with Magnolia Avenue in downtown Larkspur. The district...

• Wife Kills Husband in Tragic Auto Accident

  Claude Wyle | July 17, 2007 5:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  An elderly woman accidently backed over her husband, then dragged him to his death in a tragic auto accident that occurred in San Francisco's Chinatown district on Saturday night. This pedestrian accident occurred in the driveway of the couple's Chinatown home, at Mason and Washington Streets. The victim was transported to San Francisco General Hospital, but suffered fatal injuries and could...

• Pedestrian Struck in Berkeley Accident Dies

  Claude Wyle | July 11, 2007 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  According to the Alameda County Coroner, a Livermore California man who was struck last month by a woman motorist while crossing Telegraph Avenue near Blake Street and thrown 45 feet, sustained serious head injuries, died last Thursday. The negligent driver was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to the Berkeley PD. The charges stemming from this wrongful death may change...

• Dangerous Hammocks May Cause Serious Injuries

  Claude Wyle | July 07, 2007 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Algoma Net Co. is recalling certain models of their hammock stands because a design flaw can cause the foot brackets to crack or tear, which may cause falls and personal injuries. The defect is not readily detectable, and could lead to serious injury or death. The company has already received 28 reports of cracking or tearing of the foot brackets. Consumers who purchased Algoma hammock stand...

• San Francisco Driver Kills Pedestrian

  Claude Wyle | July 06, 2007 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  The careless driving of a 77-year-old San Francisco automobile driver caused the death of a woman pedestrian on Sunday, July 1, 2007. This pedestrian death occurred at the intersection of San Fernando Way and Sullivan Avenue in Daly City, California when the driver passed a truck which had actually stopped at the corner for the pedestrian as she crossed the street. The passing car struck the...

• Another chance for DVT victims?

  Staff Writer | October 05, 2006 4:31 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Judge Vaughn Walker of the Northern District Court in San Francisco recently issued an opinion which essentially dismisses the majority of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) cases before him. The matter was originally raised by the various airline defendants at a hearing for summary judgment. The motions were heard on December 8, 2005 but it was not until August 18, 2006 that Judge Walker issued the...

• Three Presumed Dead in Small Plane Crash

  Staff Writer | June 23, 2006 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A single-engine turboprop plane crashed in Utah Lake Thursday while on its final approach to Provo Municipal Airport. Only about 25 percent of the plane had been recovered from the debris field, and none of the three passengers on the plane had been rescued or recovered.According to Salt Lake City's KUTV.com:Teams have used a grid-approach to search the lake, working outward from the area...

• Alcohol to Blame in Fatal Highway Accident

  Claude Wyle | October 06, 2007 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Another drunk driver has needlessly taken the life of another. Early Thursday morning, Zhang Bailan was driving south on Highway 101 in San Francisco California. He had been drinking earlier that night, and struck another vehicle as he attempted to exit onto Third Street. The driver of the car Bailan struck suffered fatal injuries, and the driver's passenger was rushed to San Francisco...