According to news reports, a 64-year-old bicyclist was killed when he collided with a car on Bayfront Expressway in Menlo Park Wednesday morning. Menlo Park police spokeswoman Nicole Acker stated that the accident happened around 11am on Wednesday as the 64-year-old bicyclist from Redwood City was traveling eastbound on Chilco Street and attempting to cross the Bayfront Expressway when a black Lincoln Town Car that was northbound on the expressway struck him. Police are unclear as to who was at (read more)
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25
Aug
2011
Menlo Park Car Accident Kills Bicyclist
Media sources reported that a 50-year-old man was struck and killed while riding his bicycling in an unincorporated area near Compton Tuesday, prompting the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to launch a search for the vehicle. According to CHP Officer Patrick Kimball, the cyclist was attempting to cross the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Redondo Beach Boulevard when he was struck by a black BMW at about 9:10pm Tuesday night. The cyclist was northbound on Avalon Blvd when he entered the (read more)
Read MoreMedia outlets reported that the collision between a 12-year-old San Diego boy and a car that left the boy in a coma is still being investigated by police over a month later. The 12-year-old bicyclist was visiting his grandmother in San Jose on July 16 when he collided with a car that morning. The boy was taken to Valley Medical Center where he slipped into a coma. He has remained in the coma since then and was transferred to a (read more)
Read MoreWoman has died 1 month after being injured in a freak bicycle on pedestrian accident in San Francisco. Cyclist struck her in the bike lane next to the sidewalk.
Read MoreNews agencies reported that a 6-year-old Lodi boy died of the injuries he sustained when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Micke Grove Park Sunday evening. According to California Highway Patrol Sgt Barbara Butler, the accident happened shortly after 6pm near the park’s memorial building. The boy was riding his bike eastbound through the parking lot when he went over a curb and into the path of a southbound vehicle. “The cyclist drove in the (read more)
Read MoreNews sources reported that a 71-year-old Davis man was killed when he was struck twice by vehicles on County Road 99 Sunday night in Davis. According to California Highway Patrol officials, the man was riding his bicycle on County Road 99 just north of Covell Boulevard around 9:45pm inside a southbound traffic lane when a vehicle traveling in the same direction came up behind him and struck him. The 40-year-old driver of the vehicle late told police that he had (read more)
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22
Jul
2011
Bicyclist Killed in San Francisco Truck Accident
News reports indicate that a 25-year-old woman died from the injuries she sustained while riding her bicycle and being struck by a delivery truck in San Francisco Wednesday. According to San Francisco Police, the woman was riding eastbound on Mission Street around 8am when she was struck by a delivery truck. An investigation revealed that the woman was making an illegal left turn onto Fremont Street from Mission. Lt. Troy Dangerfield said, “All indications show that they both had the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news reports, Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance to protect bicyclists from aggression on the road. The ordinance authored and pushed by Councilman Bill Rosendahl passed unanimously, paving the way for cyclists to be able seek restitution in civil courts for harassment and injuries experienced on the road due to unruly motorists. The new ordinance empowers cyclists to file civil cases in the event that they are assaulted, harassed or harmed. Riders are eligible to receive the (read more)
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20
Jul
2011
Long Beach Cyclist Struck by Truck Dies
Media sources reported that a 67-year-old cyclist of Long Beach that was struck by a pickup truck on July 6 died Tuesday. According to Lisa Massacani, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman, the cyclist was riding east on Bixby Road and was struck by a man driving a 1998 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck that may have run a red light while crossing Cherry Avenue. The accident happened around 11am on July 6. The cyclist was taken to a nearby hospital (read more)
Read MoreNews outlets state that an alleged distracted driver struck and killed a bicyclist in downtown Los Angeles during a suspected road rage incident Tuesday night. Los Angeles police Sgt. Damon Aoki of the Central Traffic Division reported that the 37-year-old driver of a Chevrolet Avalanche was engaged in a dispute with a 23-year-old woman riving a Kia compact car while driving north on Figueroa Street. Both drivers turned left onto westbound 8th Street and the driver of the Avalanche attempted (read more)
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