Automobile Accidents

• Oakland Pair Killed in Monterey County "Truck versus Automobile" Crash

  Claude Wyle | October 14, 2009 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  The California Highway Patrol is still investigating a truck versus car head on collision on Highway 101 that killed two Oakland-area residents in Monterey County last Saturday, October 5,...

• I-80 Crash Brings Attention to Avoiding Rear-End Collisions

  Claude Wyle | May 26, 2009 10:58 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Despite the fact that rear-end collisions are the most common type of car accidents, injuries from such accidents are typically less severe than those in other types of wrecks, specifically head-on...

• Speeding Teen Driver Causes Fatal Auto Accident

  Claude Wyle | September 28, 2007 6:07 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Rachel Vargas, a 14-year-old, suffered fatal injuries when the car she rode in spun out of control and hit into the center divider on Interstate 680, near Pleasanton. Police say the driver, Drori Levi was driving at an extremely high rate of speed, which likely was the cause of this auto accident. Fortunately, Levi's other three passengers escaped with their lives, although they did suffer...

• 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...

• Six Students Die in SoCal Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | February 20, 2009 4:34 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A fiery car crash claimed the lives of six people from San Francisco, including five foreign students, in Santa Barbara County on Thursday night. The driver of the Toyota Land Cruiser, Jeanne...

• San Francisco Hit and Run Auto Accident Fatality

  Claude Wyle | September 20, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A 70-year-old woman was killed and another person suffered serious personal injuries in a three-vehicle hit-and-run collision which happened at about 8:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Gilman Avenue and Jennings Street. in San Francisco. Anyone with information about this hit and run accident is asked to call the San Francisco police Hit and Run detail at (415) 553-1641 or the Confidential...

• Motorcycle Race Fans Crash Car As They Leave Laguna Seca

  Claude Wyle | July 27, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Two motorcycle race fans suffered serious personal injuries in a car crash near the Laguna Seca exit last Sunday. Apparently over-excited by the motorcycle racing earlier in the day, a driver crashed his automobile on South Boundary Road near the exit to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. I didn't realize it was an automobile crash that snarled traffic as I and other fans tried to leave at the end of...

• Marin County Lawsuit For Dangerous Bicycle Hubs Spurs Consumer Protection Legislation

  Claude Wyle | July 25, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  This Fall, the New Jersey legislature may pass the first-ever ban on quick-release bicycle hubs. Traditional quick release bike hubs are dangerous to children because the wheels can suddenly fall off causing serious injuries. The New Jersey ban has roots in Marin County, California, where eight children suffered serious injuries when dangerous and defective hubs caused bicycle accidents. ...

• After An Automobile Accident: Seven Deadly Sins

  Claude Wyle | March 13, 2007 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  You've been in an automobile or motorcycle or bicycle accident and you were injured. Now what do you do? Call a personal injury attorney right away. The advice you receive may save your claim. 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. The following is a list of the Seven Deadly Sins...

• San Francisco Summer's Epidemic of Muni Crashes Demonstrates Need for Greater Accountability

  Claude Wyle | September 04, 2008 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  When 14 people were recently injured in San Francisco as a result of a recent crash between two historic street cars in San Francisco, the survivors did not know that this Muni crash was the...