Posts tagged motorcycle accident

• Traumatic Brain Injuries From Car And Motorcycle Accidents

  Claude Wyle | September 05, 2007 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Astoundingly, 1.5-2 million people a year sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI) from motor vehicle accidents such as automobile accidents and motorcycle accidents, as well as bicycle accidents and pedestrian accidents and falls, sport injuries, and other traumatic events. 500,000 of these TBIs are severe enough to require hospitalization, and 50,000 people die from complications of head...

• Five Dead From Motor Vehicle Accidents in San Francisco Bay Area Over Weekend

  Claude Wyle | September 04, 2007 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Even before the Labor Day weekend was half over, it proved deadly for several people traveling on San Francisco Bay Area roads and highways. By Saturday night, a 61 year old man died in a motorcycle crash in Concord, when he rode into the Kohl's department store. On Highway 4, a motorcyclist was killed when he was thrown from his bike, landing inside the gates of a nearby storage facility. A 47...

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

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

  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 Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  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 Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  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...

• Motorcycle v. Motorcycle Accident With Deadly Consequences

  Claude Wyle | August 09, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Our motorcycle accident attorneys have just begun working on this unusual and tragic case involving a motorcycle v. motorcycle crash on Altamont Road last Sunday. According to the CHP, witnesses, and the press, a 43 year old man named Joe Silver was riding his Suzuki at high speed and attempting to pass a car on a curve over the double yellow, at high speed. The Suzuki rider failed to see a...

• Fremont Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash

  Claude Wyle | August 09, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Ronda Anaya and the driver of the motorcycle she rode on were enjoying a ride this Sunday afternoon as they headed down Altamont Pass Road in Alameda County, California. Suddenly, they met tragedy when they were thrown from their bikes during a head-on collision with a careless motorcyclist, Joe Silver, who was trying to pass the vehicle in front of him. The drivers of both motorcyclists were...

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

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

  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.

• San Francisco Motorcycle Accident With No Insurance

  Claude Wyle | July 29, 2007 12:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Riding a Motorcycle With No Insurance? Risks You Should Know About. Last Fall Joey Palmer, a San Francisco Richmond District resident, was riding his motorcycle through the Presidio when his brakes suddenly locked up, and he crashed. He was lucky to survive the motorcycle accident with only a broken rib, and no other serious bodily injuries. Palmer, who was not carrying health insurance at...

• Motorcycle Race Fans Crash Car As They Leave Laguna Seca

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

  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...