Articles Posted in Motorcycle Accidents

The Deadliest Year for the Hit-and-Run? Have hit-and-run accidents become a serious problem in the San Diego area? At the beginning of the summer, we told you about recent data suggesting that San Diego County is experiencing increasing incidents of deadly hit-and-run crashes. By June of 2014, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) catalogued more than…

Borrego Springs and San Diego Motorcycle Crashes Last Friday, a Ranchita man was involved in a dangerous one-vehicle motorcycle accident when he lost control of his bike near Palm Canyon Drive, according to an article in U-T San Diego. The driver is 62 years old. How did the accident happen? Reports indicate that he had…

Earlier this week, a motorcycle accident in Pacific Beach led to a driver’s arrest and put a motorcyclist in the hospital. According to San Diego Talk Radio, this past weekend a number of DUI checkpoints were set up throughout San Diego. Over the Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend, the city worried that celebrations from the…

It is commonly understood that motorcycles come with far more risks that other modes of transportation. The main reason is obvious: when involved in any sort of accident, motorcycles offer far less protection that most other vehicles save for bicycles. On top of that, because of their smaller size, it is more likely that a…

View Larger Map The family of a motorcycle rider who was killed in 2009 will receive $1.8 million in a settlement agreement reached with the City of San Diego. Kenneth Sully was killed at an accident-prone intersection at Pacific Highway and Cedar Street when he collided with a Toyota Corolla. The family’s attorney Benjamin Bunn…

San Marcos resident and San Diego Police Officer Bruce Byrd was injured this morning while traveling to work. At approximately 6:00 a.m. Byrd, riding his motorcycle, entered the intersection of Borden and Palo Alto when a woman driving a 2000 Honda Civic turned left directly into Byrd’s path of travel. Byrd was thrown from his…

View Larger Map A two-year old lawsuit against the City of Carlsbad by a man who suffered brain injuries after a motorcycle accident on La Costa Avenue has settled his case for $2.9 million. In the lawsuit, plaintiff Frank Gaetani contended that conditions along La Costa Ave. were unreasonably dangerous, that the City of Carlsbad…

The California Office of Traffic Safety issued a report last week on 2009 car accident data, and included this year for the first time something called “collision rankings.” These rankings a based upon data collected by the CHP and the Department of Transportation, which then compares cities with populations of 25,000 or greater. According to…

It goes without saying that there are serious risks associated with riding a motorcycle that other automobile drivers don’t face. The San Diego Union Tribune is out with an article about motorcycle safety after the terrible tragedy last week where four motorcyclists were killed on a group ride out in East County. Motorcycle experts say…

Details of last week’s tragic motorcycle accident in eastern San Diego County that claimed the lives of five members of a motorcycle club are now being reported. Twenty-one members of the Saddletramps Motorcycle Club were on a desert ride to celebrate its 10th anniversary when the horror began. According to witnesses, the group was traveling…