Long Beach Personal Injury Lawyer - Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcyclist Dies on Clark Memorial Bridge

Shannon Weidemann — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:49:28 GMT

A woman driving a motorcyle over the Clark Memorial Bridge in Louisville died on Thursday night. The woman was thrown from her bike in the motorcyle accident.

She had been headed southbound alongside a man on another motorcycle when she lost control and rear-ended a Geo Tracker, police said.

The victim was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. No one else was hurt in the accident. The bridge was shut down while the police investigated the accident scene.

If you would like to learn more about motorcycle accidents, please visit InjuryBoard's Motorcycle Accident information page.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

California Motorcycle Accident Kills Rider

Shannon Weidemann — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:05:37 GMT

A motorcycle accident in Kono Tayee killed the driver on Friday morning. The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash. The accident happened on Highway 20. A boater reported the crash after seeing the wreckage from the water.

The motorcycle was allegedly traveling too fast for a left-hand curve in the road and went over the embankment where it struck some boulders at the bottom, according to a California Highway Patrol report.
Al though the exact time of the accident is under investigation, CHP officer Adam Garcia said it appears that the accident could have happened up to 45 minutes before the call came in.

The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident.

If you would like to read more about Motorcycle Accidents, please visit InjuryBoard's Automobile Accidents & Motorcycle Accidents Information page.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Illinois Motorcycle Accident Kills Woman

Shannon Weidemann — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:07:01 GMT

A 34-year-old woman was killed in a motorcycle accident in Dongola when she was hit by a pickup truck. The victim was the Postmaster for the Dongola Post Office. She was driving her motorcycle on Front Street when she was hit.

She had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for several years, part of the time as a temporary worker, according to Larry Lankheit, manager for post office operation for the Gateway District headquartered in DuQuoin, Ill. Besides the postmaster, the Dongola office has a staff of five, including two substitute carriers.

The accident is being investigated and no charges have been filed yet. The victim is survived by a husband and two sons.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Motorcycle Accident Fatalities Increase 200 Percent

IB Contributor — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:59:41 GMT

In 2007, the number of fatalities involving motorcyclists increased to its highest level since 1985 according to a story by Tim Harlow of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. During the same period the number of deaths on the state's roads was the lowest in more than 60 years. Seventy motorcycle riders died on Minnesota State roads last year. That's a 200% increase from a decade ago which matches the increase in motorcycle registrations.

Katherine Burke Moore, deputy director of the state's Office of Traffic Safety, said the most common factors in motorcycle deaths are excessive speed, inexperience, impairment and inattention.

What I don't see in these statistics is the "other vehicle involvement". The cases we see nearly exclusively involve and inattentive or impaired automobile or truck driver. We just started two more motorcycle accident cases this week . In one an automobile driver turned left, directly in front of a motorcyclist who clearly had the right-a-way. The other involved a Compton man who was killed in a motorcycle vs. truck accident.

For more information on this subject matter, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by IB Contributor

Hollywood Freeway Accident Kills Motorcycle Driver

Shannon Weidemann — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:52:29 GMT

A man driving his motorcyle on the Hollywood Freeway was killed when he was struck by a hit and run driver. The motorcycle accident happened in the late evening on Friday.

The rider was taken to a hospital after the accident and died, officials said.
Witnesses said a vehicle hit a motorcycle, crashed into the center divider, hit another vehicle, then crashed into a light pole as its female driver tried to get off the freeway on the Highland Avenue offramp. She then flagged down a passing motorist and rode off, the witnesses said.

The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the accident and trying to locate the driver of the car. They closed the exit ramp while they investigated and cleaned up the accident.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Man Hospitalized After Motorcycle Accident

Shannon Weidemann — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:11:41 GMT

A 35-year-old man was injured after driving his motorcycle into a car early yesterday morning. The motorcycle accident happened in Ellington on Windsorville Road.

The driver of the car

was traveling south in his Honda Ody LX on Tripp Road, when he attempted to make a left turn from Tripp Road to Windsorville Road, police said.
Herrera struck the driver's side of Bellezza's vehicle with the front end of his motorcycle, sending him out of control, police said.

The motorcycle driver was taken by helicopter to Hartford Hospital. The driver of the car was not injured. The police are investigating the accident and no charges have been filed.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Mission Valley Motorcycle Accident Leaves Two Dead

Shannon Weidemann — Tue, 22 May 2007 10:44:23 GMT

A motorcylce accident in Mission Valley has left two people dead. The driver of the motorcyle was an member of the Armed Services. His passenger was his sister. The motorcyle accident happened on Sunday night.

The man was the lead biker in a group of three motorcyclists allegedly speeding on eastbound Interstate 8, according to the CHP.
A CHP officer chased the lead motorcyclist, who accelerated to between 110 and 115 miles per hour, until the man lost control on a road connecting I-8 and southbound Interstate 805 and crashed into a guardrail, according to the CHP.

The victims were both residents of Imperial Beach. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Napa Motorcycle Accident Injures Man

Shannon Weidemann — Wed, 02 May 2007 19:11:06 GMT

A man from Yountville was driving his motorcycle in Napa along Dry Creek Road when he lost control of the vehicle. The motorcycle accident happened on Sunday afternoon.

California Highway Patrol Lt. Mike Berger said the man ran off the roadway and went into an embankment.
"We suspect speed was involved as well as possible DUI," Berger said. "Folks on the scene smelled alcohol on the guy."
The man, whose name was not available at press time, sustained major head and internal injuries. Officers closed a stretch of the roadway to make way for a helicopter to land and transport the man to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

The 50-year-old man was rushed into surgery for his injuries. The police are investigating the accident.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Escondido Hit and Run Motorcycle Accident

Shannon Weidemann — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:07:00 GMT

A man driving an SUV hit another man driving a motorcycle and then fled from the scene on Saturday night. The accident happened in Escondido near Metcalf Street and Mission Avenue after 8 p.m.

Witnesses told police that a white GMC Yukon hit Icenogle, then fled north on Metcalf.
Nine minutes later, officers spotted the Yukon in the 1000 block of Rock Springs Road, stopped the car and arrested Garcia, who was driving, Christensen said.
He said a preliminary investigation indicated Icenogle was westbound on Mission Avenue, while Garcia was heading east on the same street and turned left into the path of the motorcycle.

The 51-year-old man driving the motorcycle was killed. The driver of the SUV is being held on a $1 million bail. The Police are still investigating the accident.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

Kansas State Sophmore Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Shannon Weidemann — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:16:05 GMT

A Kansas State student driving his motorcycle was in an accident Wednesday night. The biology major was not wearing a helmet and was killed after his motorcycle went under an SUV.

Investigation into the accident is ongoing, said Lt. John Eichkorn with the Kansas Highway Patrol. The KHP does not expect to have an official report of the accident ready for about 10 days, he said.
"In cases like this the way it generally works is that once our investigation is complete and we have an official report, we then forward that report to the district attorney's office," he said.

The driver of the SUV was not injured. The victim was 20-years-old and a sophmore at the university. The accident happened at the intersection of Denison Avenue and Olympic Drive.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann