According to news sources, a Valley Springs man died in an accident Tuesday when a vehicle on the roadway crossed the double yellow lines and collided with his motorcycle head-on. The Jeep Cherokee involved in the crash was being driven by a 47-year-old woman traveling westbound on Highway 26, the California Highway Patrol said. The woman was reportedly distracted and allowed the vehicle to drift across the double yellow lines. Upon noticing, the woman maneuvered the vehicle to the right (read more)
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03
Nov
2011
Motorcyclist Killed In Highway 26 Accident
02
Nov
2011
SUV Collides With Motorcycle on Highway 140
According to news sources, a woman driving an SUV on Highway 140 collided head-on with a motorcyclist traveling in the opposing lane Tuesday in Mariposa County. The accident took place when the woman, suspected of driving under the influence, allowed her SUV to drift across the double yellow lines and onto the opposing eastbound lanes. The 40-year-old woman was driving a 2008 Hyundai SUV at the time the accident took place. The 64-year-old male motorcyclist was riding a 2000 Kawasaki (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news sources, a motorcycle rider died over the weekend when he failed to notice stopped traffic and was ejected from his motorcycle after attempting to avoid collision with the vehicles ahead of him. The 69-year-old motorcyclist was traveling southbound on Highway 70 Saturday when the accident took place, the California Highway Patrol said. The man reportedly swerved the motorcycle out of the path of the vehicles ahead to avoid collision with stopped traffic yet instead was ejected from (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news sources, a Los Banos man died in an accident Friday evening after he collided with another vehicle on Highway 152. The motorcyclist was reportedly traveling at high speeds when the accident occurred. The man past several vehicles on the roadway while approaching Road 9. The accident took place when the motorcyclist crashed into a Jeep Wrangler that had just turned from Road 9. The motorcycle crashed into the rear of a Jeep Wrangler and the man was (read more)
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24
Oct
2011
Homicide Suspected In Hells Angel BIkers Death
According to news sources, a motorcyclist was killed after a bus driver allegedly slammed into him intentionally and dragged him for about a mile under his bus in San Leandro. The Hells Angels biker was reportedly traveling on Interstate 580 when a man driving an East Bay Paratransit bus crashed into him. A California Highway Patrol official said that the bus driver dragged the man for about a mile before he was released onto the roadway. His motorcycle reportedly continued (read more)
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19
Oct
2011
Man Dies After Striking Stray Ladders on Freeway
A man was killed in an accident on Highway 101 after failing to prevent impact with a couple of stray ladders on the roadway and being ejected from his motorcycle, according to news sources. The 28-year-old San Jose man was killed when he struck some ladders that had fallen onto the road and caused a partial blockage of two lanes on the freeway, the California Highway Patrol said. The motorcyclist was reportedly traveling at 70 mph on his 2009 Yamaha (read more)
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17
Oct
2011
Fatal Ortega Highway Motorcycle Collision
According to news sources, a motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured after a fatal motorcycle accident took place Sunday on Ortega Highway. The 39-year-old man was was riding a 2009 Kawasaki when he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle for unknown reasons. The incident caused him to be ejected from his motorcycle and onto the highway, where he was struck by a fellow rider. The 44-year-old rider was riding a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle when he crashed into the man, (read more)
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20
Sep
2011
Fatal Crash On Freeway
A big rig tractor-trailer caused multiple vehicle crashes Tuesday morning on Interstate 15 after crashing and bursting into flames, according to news sources. The driver of the trailer-tractor was driving it near the Interstate 215/15 Interchange on a southbound lane when it crashed and burst into flames on the freeway. The resulting smoke blowing from the blaze limited driver visibility on the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. Witnesses at the scene of the crash said that the smoke (read more)
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10
Feb
2011
Motorcyclist Crashes In Desert
A 50-year-old motorcyclist from Rexburg, Idaho crashed near Mesquite in the desert.
Read MoreA 45-year-old man from Three Rivers lost control of his motorcycle on Sunday, and crashed into a 2002 Chrysler Pacifica on Highway 198.
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