As a fellow motorcycle enthusiast and Bay Area Motorcycle Accident Attorney, I cringe every time I read about a serious motorcycle accident with severe injuries. On Thursday, May 31, 2012, a motorcycle injury accident occured in San Jose about 6:00 p.m. when an SUV struck the motorcycle traveling southbound on I-280 near the Meridian Avenue off-ramp, causing serious personal injuries to the motorcyclist.
The injured motorcyslist was taken to Valley Medical Center. According to the CHP, the crash is still under investigation. Initial reports did not indicate that drugs or alcohol played a factor.
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I learn too often about bus accidents, where serious injuries occur to pedestrians when hit. I recently learned that on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, a pedestrian was pinned underneath a shuttle busand pinned underneath the bus for a long period of time. This bus pedestrian accident occurred in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood at around 2:18 p.m. at Eddy and Leavenworth Streets.
I was sad to report that the pedestrian’s injuries were considered life-threatening, but thankfully he is expected to survive.
A nearby store surveillance camera happened to capture the shuttle bus accident on film, and it clearly shows the…
A solar eclipse occured last Sunday, May 20th commencing at approximately 4:30 p.m. At 7:10 p.m. at the tail end of the partial eclipse, a 26-year-old San Bruno woman driving a 1997 Audi sedan at the intersection of Grand and Walnut avenues says she was blinded by the sun. Because the driver was blinded by the sun, she claims that did not see a woman and her 10-year-old daughter in the crosswalk and that she struck the pedestrians mistakenly.
It would appear that the glare from the setting sun may have impeded this driver’s view of the intersection, according…
Our dear friend and fellow motorcycle fanatic Nick Hayman could really use your support and good wishes now, as he is fighting hard to recover from a very serious head injury suffered in a bad fall during an AMA race a couple of Sundays ago on May 06, 2012 at Infineon Raceway.
Nick is a co-owner of famed San Francisco motorcycle shop Munroe Motors and has been helping motorcycle enthusiasts for a very long time. I remember dealing with Pat Munroe a few decades ago, who was an icon in the San Francisco motorcycle scene. Pat could be a bit…
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced new guidelines designed to limit the risk of distracted driving by preventing the operation of infotainment systems while cars are moving. Specifically, drivers would be unable to access email, browse the internet, enter an address into a navigation system, enter a phone number or see more than 30 characters of an incoming message unless the car is stopped and out of gear.
The newly proposed guidelines come at a time when many auto manufacturers are seeking to include infotainment systems – built-in electronic systems designed to allow drivers to access the…
