Motorcycle Accidents

• Motorcyclist Under the Influence Kills Nine-Year Old Girl and Critically Injures Her Father

  Margaret Embry | June 16, 2009 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  On May 27, 2009, a father and his nine-year old daughter were struck by a motorcycle that was being operated by a man under the influence of alcohol in Novato, CA, according to foxreno.com. The...

• Highway Safety the Focus When Motorcycle and Tractor-Trailer Collide in Accident

  Claude Wyle | April 22, 2009 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Sad news earlier this week when a local motorcyclist was killed as a semi made an illegal move across traffic in an attempt to make a freeway connection. According to the San Jose Mercury...

• 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...

• 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...

• San Francisco Motorcycle Accident Attorneys Settle For $2,250,000

  Claude Wyle | November 09, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  We are pleased to announce victory for one of our motorcycle accident clients. Our San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney team recently settled a case for $2,250,000. As our 26 year old client, Dwight L. was riding his motorcycle in Marin County, the driver of a minivan pulled a U-turn across both lanes and directly into Dwight's path. Although Dwight made a statement to the reporting CHP...

• Lane Sharing is Legal and Reduces Motorcycle Accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 06, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  I thought that I should chime in, since I have settled at least four or five lane sharing cases for six figures in the last year or so. You should take these cases and evaluate them carefully. The claims representatives have no idea what is legal in California or what is reasonable riding and they should be educated that lane sharing cases are valid. First of all, I recognize the prejudice in...

• Unsafe Left Turn Causes Fatal San Francisco Motorcycle Accident

  Claude Wyle | October 11, 2007 7:40 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  This last Thursday, a negligent car driver made a left turn into the path of a motorcyclist in San Francisco, causing the motorcycle to collide with the side of the car. This dangerous left turn caused the wrongful death of 37-year-old Teterio Carpenter. The fatal motorcycle accident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m., at 1100 block of Gilman Avenue, in San Francisco, California. As motorcycle...

• When Drivers Kill Motorcyclists It's Civil Law That Helps The Family

  Claude Wyle | August 30, 2007 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A 25 year old reckless driver Ramon Pineda caused a deadly motorcycle-car crash this past Sunday, killing an off-duty Flint police officer, Vincent Owen, age 26, of Goodrich. According to witnesses, Pineda was driving a Camaro about 8 p.m. Sunday on Sashabaw when he rear-ended the motorcycle driven by D'Anna. Pineda, attempted to run from the accident, and was restrained by witnesses....

• SUV Makes Deadly Lane Change and Kills Motorcyclist

  Claude Wyle | August 15, 2007 4:49 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA

  On Tuesday, in downtown Oakland , a motorcyclist was killed when an SUV while attempting to make a lane change, brushed the motorcycle he was riding, and caused him to hit a parked car, and then a cinder block wall.The motorcycle accident happened about 6 a.m. in the 100 block of Seventh Street, between Jackson and Madison streets, near Chinatown. This apparently is another case of "I just...

• Deadly Motorcycle Race Claims Two Lives

  Claude Wyle | August 11, 2007 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Let's hope others learn from the fatal mistake of the four motorcyclists who crashed into a concrete wall on Middle Harbor Road in Oakland, California last night during a "street race." Two of the riders were taken to Highland Hospital for treatment of serious injuries; the other two did not survive this deadly motorcycle crash. This is one good reason to keep racing to the track. For more...