Motorcycle Accidents

• Driver Flees Crash Scene After Hitting Motorcycle Officer

  Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Southbound Interstate 15, past state Route 94 was closed for hours on Monday due to a motorcycle accident that involved a San Diego Motorcycle Officer, authorities said.California Highway Patrol initially reported the officer crashed with a truck. However, a officer with the San Diego Police Department reports the officer laid down his motorcycle for reasons that are still unknown. The officer...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with Truck

  Christina Cole | June 13, 2007 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A motorcyclist was killed after sustaining serious injuries in a motorcycle accident when his bike crashed with a truck on a windy road. The accident occurred at approximately 11a.m. on Wednesday morning..According to California Highway Patrol, the 38-year-old man, was traveling eastbound around a corner at an unsafe speed and lost control of the bike. He then slid into a flat bed truck that was...

• Multiple Motorcycle Accidents at Rally

  Greg Owen | June 13, 2007 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  This year marked the eight annual Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally in Baker City, Idaho. There were as many as 3,000 people in attendance, many of whom had taken a day trip to Idaho for the event. No less than eight riders who attended the rally were injured, two of which are in critical condition. "I was not prepared for what happened here this year," said Lt. Will Johnson of the Adams County...

• California Motorcylist Killed in Accident

  Christina Cole | June 11, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  A 65-year-old California man lost his life this morning in a fatal motorcycle accident near the Mt. Rushmore monument after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed head-on into an oncoming motorhome.The accident happened at 10:25 a.m. on Highway 244, just three miles west of Mt. Rushmore, said South Dakota Highway Patrol.Apparently, the motorcyclist failed to slow down for a curve and...

• Two Die in Motorcycle Accident

  Christina Cole | May 23, 2007 12:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  After leading a California Highway Patrol Officer on a chase, an active duty sailor and his sister were killed in a motorcycle accident when they crashed and were ejected from the motorcycle. Imperial Beach residents Christopher, 21, and Rachel, 25, were pronounced dead at the scene that happened on Sunday at 7:15 p.m., according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.The man was...

• Mission Valley Motorcycle Accident Leaves Two Dead

  Shannon Weidemann | May 22, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  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...

• Motorcycle Accident Claims Life of Cyclist

  Christina Cole | May 14, 2007 7:33 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A motorcycle accident involving a pickup truck, Saturday, claimed the life of the cyclist, leaving him dead on the Escondido Freeway, authorities said.The motorcycle crash occurred at 1:37 p.m. on the northbound lanes of the Freeway in the center lane, south of Rancho Penasquitos Boulevard. The accident blocked two lanes of traffic, according to California Highway Patrol.A medical examiner was...

• Motorcycle Accidents - Who's to Blame?

  Rick Patterson | May 04, 2007 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  If you have ever been on a motorcycle or have watched as they pass you by in traffic, it has probably crossed your mind just how vulnerable the motorcycle riders are.According to Ron Shepard, who is the director of Idaho Skills Training Advantage for Riders, "research shows that more then 70 percent of accidents involving motorcycles are caused by other drivers violating the motorcyclists' right...

• Napa Motorcycle Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | May 02, 2007 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  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 Dies in Motorcycle Accident

  Christina Cole | April 28, 2007 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 45-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident when he was ejected from his motorcycle on Highway 246, late Friday afternoon.The driver, driving a Yamaha Venture motorcycle, was speeding east just before 6pm when he went lost control of the bike, said California Highway Patrol. The man was ejected and reported as being unconscious in the middle of the road. A report by CHP says the driver...