Posted in Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents on Jun 27th, 2010
In San Diego, a bicyclist was just recently hospitalized after a significant bicycle accident involving a van. The bicyclist has been identified as a male aged 40 years old. The accident took place in Grantville, a neighborhood located in the eastern region of San Diego. At approximately 7:30 a.m, the bicycle and van were both [...]
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Walking east with her dog along a street in San Diego, on Monday morning, a 22-year-old woman unsuspectingly became victim to a hit and run bicyclist. As she advanced down the road with her dog, the bicyclist struck her from behind, dropping her to the ground. He then fled the scene of the accident. At [...]
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An unfortunate trolley accident resulted in the death of a bicyclist in the Mountain View area. The collision occurred early Tuesday evening just after 5 p.m. near Greenwood Memorial park and Mortuary on Imperial Avenue. The cyclist was struck on a stretch of tracks near the Park and died at the scene. The gender, name, [...]
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A car-versus-bicycle accident in San Diego left a 9-year-old bloodied and subsequently hospitalized. The accident occurred when the boy, who had been riding his bike in the 1300 block of Tarbox Street, was hit by an oncoming car. The accident itself was reported at 4:45 p.m. in the afternoon. When authorities arrived on the scene [...]
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There are numerous places where a bicycle accident can happen and why. Of course, the most deadly often occur on our nations roadways, in fact, 716 bicyclists were killed in traffic accidents in 2008. This was a slight increase from 2007 statistics which indicated that 698 bicyclists were among the 41,059 fatalities that happened from [...]
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Posted in Bicycle Accidents on Jul 30th, 2009
A 4-year-old girl died this morning while riding in a child seat attached to her father’s bicycle. Her and her gather were struck by a San Diego trolley as they traveled through Chula Vista. Apparently, the two approached the track while the gate lowered and the father attempted to evade it. Unsuccessful, the San Diego [...]
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Posted in Bicycle Accidents on Jul 2nd, 2009
A cyclist traveling eastbound on a local Beyer Boulevard sidewalk was injured after crashing into a border patrol vehicle, placing him in the hospital with injuries as of Wednesday. The San Diego bicycle accident, which occurred just after 11am on Tuesday, resulted as the border patrol vehicle pulling out from a parking lot while the [...]
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Posted in Bicycle Accidents on Jul 1st, 2009
An unhelmeted bicyclist was hospitalized after crashing his bicycle into a parked vehicle, an accident that caused the 32-year-old man major head injuries. The bicycle accident occurred in Stockton on Sunday, and the man remained hospitalized on Monday. According reports from San Diego Police, the man was riding at high speeds when he crashed into [...]
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Posted in Bicycle Accidents on Jun 25th, 2009
Jim Gafney, a 65-year-old and retired computer engineer of Chula Vista, was killed during his protest efforts in a bicycle ride from Chula Vista to Washington, DC. The bicycle protest, in which Gafney was the lone supporter, involved a cross-country bicycle ride from Chula Vista, California to Washington, DC to protest government bailouts. Within the [...]
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Posted in Bicycle Accidents on Jun 23rd, 2009
A bicycle accident that occurred in San Diego killed a student, aged 22, who was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. The bicycle accident occurred near Mission Bay on a northbound I-5 onramp, where Jonathon Ramirez received both head injuries and neck injuries that later led to his death. Paramedics transported Ramirez to Scripps [...]
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