Motorcycle Accidents

• Motorcyclist Killed in Motorcyle Accident

  Christina Cole | April 25, 2007 5:27 AM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  A motorcyclist was killed in a motorcycle accident, on Thursday, in Eldorado County after attempting to pass other vehicles on a curve, causing him to crash head-on with a Ford van. The motorcycle was split in two on impact. The Ford driver was not injured.Witnesses say, the man, 35, was traveling on his 1994 Suzuki motorcycle southbound and driving recklessly, speeding and doing stunts, said...

• Motorcycle Accident Blocks 2 Freeway Lanes

  Christina Cole | April 24, 2007 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Two motorcyclists were involved in a motorcycle accident on the San Diego (405) Freeway next to Sherman Oaks, on Tuesday, leaving one person with a broken leg whilst also blocking two of the southbound freeway lanes, authorities said.The motorcycle crash occurred just shortly before 6am just south of Sepulveda Boulevard, reported an officer with the California Highway Patrol. The carpool lane...

• Motorcycle Accidents Can Be Reduced With Training

  David Lowe | April 22, 2007 8:59 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  May is Motorcycle Awareness Month. Many riders will be pulling the tarp off of their machines and hitting the roadways now that Spring is upon us. The National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) stresses that one out of five motorcycle crashes involves an unlicensed, and untrained rider.This strongly suggests that motorcycle crashes and fatalities would be reduced if...

• State Helmet Laws For Each Jurisdiction

  Geoff Trachtenberg | April 20, 2007 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  While helmet usage should be everyone's priority, not every state requires helmets for every type of rider. In fact, most states still only require helmets for certain age riders and the majority of states still leave helmet usage up to the individual rider.An excellent summary of helmet law requirements can be found at the Law Tigers website, or by clicking here.

• Motorcycle Safety Campaign

  Susy Owen | April 18, 2007 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  With the assistance of Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) has started an aggressive motorcycle safety awareness campaign. The campaign began in January when Plymouth Rock offered to underwrite the cost of the program. Members of Massachusetts Motorcycle Association sent letters to every municipalities in Massachusetts, 351 in all. They were...

• Escondido Hit and Run Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | April 15, 2007 8:07 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  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...

• Maricopa County Loses a Fine Judge

  Staff Writer | April 09, 2007 10:53 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  Today we mourn the loss of a Judge with the Juvenile Division of the Maricopa County Superior Court. Judge John Gaylord was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 2000 and for the past three years was assigned to the Juvenile Court facility in Mesa. I never had an opportunity to appear in front of Judge Gaylord in the Juvenile Court. However, I know that Judge Gaylord had an...

• Motorcylce Accident Claims Biker's Life

  Christina Cole | April 07, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  A Shaw man was killed in a motorcycle accident this weekend when he lost control of his new bike, while pulling into his driveway, police said.The man was parking his recently purchased sports motorcycle under his carport, Saturday, when apparently he gave the bike too much gas, Shaw Police Chief said. He was thrown from his bike and hit his head when landing between a parked vehicle and the...

• Biker Dies in Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | April 06, 2007 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 52-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident, when a car slammed into his motorcycle, east of the Bay Bridge toll place. The accident happened on westbound Interstate 80 around 5am. The biker was traveling to his job in San Francisco.Police found the suspected vehicle, a 1990 black Honda in the toll plaza parking lot, but they have not yet been able to find the driver. When...

• Settlement Reached Where Improper Road Repair Leads to Motorcycle Mishap

  Geoff Trachtenberg | April 05, 2007 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  This month the City of Phoenix approved a $250,000 settlement in a motorcycle injury case with one of our clients. The incident occurred when the City workers improperly repaired a section of the roadway that, within days after the repair, resulted in a large pothole in a through lane of travel. Unfortunately, this pothole was also all but invisible at night and caused our client's motorcycle...