Motorcycle Accidents

• SUV Makes Deadly Lane Change and Kills Motorcyclist

  Claude Wyle | August 15, 2007 4:49 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA

  On Tuesday, in downtown Oakland , a motorcyclist was killed when an SUV while attempting to make a lane change, brushed the motorcycle he was riding, and caused him to hit a parked car, and then a cinder block wall.The motorcycle accident happened about 6 a.m. in the 100 block of Seventh Street, between Jackson and Madison streets, near Chinatown. This apparently is another case of "I just...

• Illinois Motorcycle Accident Kills Woman

  Shannon Weidemann | August 12, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  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...

• Fremont Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash

  Greg Owen | August 11, 2007 6:31 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  On Sunday at 1:15 pm Joe Silver Sr., 43, of Tracy, decided to pass another slower vehicles by crossing over a double-yellow line. That decision cost a woman her life. Silver was traveling in a 1993 Suzuki while the unidentified woman was a passenger on a 1999 Harley-Davidson. The woman, who died at the scene, was taken to Eden Medical Center. This is just a tragedy that motorcycle crash could...

• Deadly Motorcycle Race Claims Two Lives

  Claude Wyle | August 11, 2007 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Let's hope others learn from the fatal mistake of the four motorcyclists who crashed into a concrete wall on Middle Harbor Road in Oakland, California last night during a "street race." Two of the riders were taken to Highland Hospital for treatment of serious injuries; the other two did not survive this deadly motorcycle crash. This is one good reason to keep racing to the track. For more...

• Motorcycle Race Turns Deadly in Oakland

  Claude Wyle | August 11, 2007 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Fortunately, the senseless acts of four motorcyclists did not affect any innocent bystanders. Last night, four motorcyclists entered a "street race" that turned deadly when all four riders crashed into a concrete wall on Middle Harbor Road in Oakland, California. Two of the racers did not survive the fatal motorcycle crash; the other two were rushed to Highland Hospital to treat their serious...

• Motorcycle v. Motorcycle Accident With Deadly Consequences

  Claude Wyle | August 09, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Our motorcycle accident attorneys have just begun working on this unusual and tragic case involving a motorcycle v. motorcycle crash on Altamont Road last Sunday. According to the CHP, witnesses, and the press, a 43 year old man named Joe Silver was riding his Suzuki at high speed and attempting to pass a car on a curve over the double yellow, at high speed. The Suzuki rider failed to see a...

• Fremont Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash

  Claude Wyle | August 09, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Ronda Anaya and the driver of the motorcycle she rode on were enjoying a ride this Sunday afternoon as they headed down Altamont Pass Road in Alameda County, California. Suddenly, they met tragedy when they were thrown from their bikes during a head-on collision with a careless motorcyclist, Joe Silver, who was trying to pass the vehicle in front of him. The drivers of both motorcyclists were...

• Motorcycle v.Motorcycle Crash Kills Fremont Woman

  Claude Wyle | August 09, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Ronda Anaya rode as a passenger on a Harley motorcycle headed down Altamont Pass Road in Alameda County, California. Ronda and her friend Sam enjoyed an afternoon ride last Sunday, until they met tragedy and were thrown from their bikes during a head-on collision with another motorcycle ridden by Joe Silver. This catastrophic motorcycle accident was caused by the careless and senseless act of...

• Fremont Woman Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 06, 2007 8:31 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 47-year-old woman was killed in a motorcycle accident, on Sunday, when the motorcycle she was passenger on crossed the double-yellow line on a curve and crashed with another motorcycle head-on, according to California Highway Patrol. The accident occurred when a 43-year-old man driving a 1993 Suzuki Silver, tried to pass slower moving vehicles on Altamont Pass Road, according to a spokesperson...

• Protect Yourself from Staged Accident

  Rick Patterson | August 01, 2007 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It has recently been noted by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) that almost one-fourth of all motor vehicle accident claims may contain fraudulent information. As a result of the amount of fraud, the cost may add approximately $4.5 billion to auto injury settlements each year. Obviously, at the end of the day, we all pay the price for fraud.So, what do you do to protect yourself and your...