Posts tagged collision

• Left Turn by PG&E Truck in Mission District Causes Severe Injuries to Bicyclist

  Claude Wyle | May 15, 2012 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Bike to Work Day should have been a great day for all San Francisco Bay Area cyclists, however it was a very bad day for one 27-year-old cyclist who was struck by a PG&E truck as the truck...

• Mill Valley Bicycle Accident Attorney Sadly Reports Cyclist Injured in Truck vs. Bicycle Accident

  Claude Wyle | June 07, 2011 9:26 PM | 2 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As a lifetime Mill Valley resident and bicyclist and as a pro bicycle attorney and advocate, I am saddened and a bit outraged to report a serious bicycle versus dump truck accident in Mill Valley on...

• Muni Driver Leaves Injured Bicyclist at Scene After Muni Driver Runs Over Bike

  Claude Wyle | March 04, 2010 9:29 PM | 2 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Sometimes when we read the news we’re shocked and sometimes we’re saddened and sometimes both. The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting today that after an injured bicyclist fell off her...

• Bicyclist Hit By Car – Fatal Bike Accident

  Claude Wyle | February 20, 2010 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  It has been a terrible couple of weeks for Bay Area cyclists. The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office has now identified 28-year-old Joshua Ryan West, a father on his way to physical...

• Pedestrian Fatally Hit by Semi-Truck on I-580

  Claude Wyle | February 09, 2010 5:51 PM | 4 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I was deeply saddened by the death of David Lopez late last month. According to the California Highway Patrol, David Lopez, 45, of San Ramon, was hit by a truck that was pulling two trailers in...

• Fatal Head On Auto Accident in Napa Valley on the Silverado Trail

  Claude Wyle | December 18, 2009 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A very sad story out of Napa Valley today reminds us that, to avoid accidents in the rain, we should watch our speed and check our tires during the rainy season. At 5:48 a.m. this Wednesday,...

• San Rafael woman killed in Richmond head-on collision with truck

  Claude Wyle | December 16, 2009 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Due to the nature of this blog, and as a Bay Area accident attorney, I often have to comment on heartbreaking stories, but none more so than those involving young people. Last week, a young San...

• New Safety Guidelines Implemented After Muni Accident

  Claude Wyle | July 24, 2009 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Many people have been injured or killed in public transit accidents over the last four months. The most current incident is last week’s crash here in San Francisco, in which nearly fifty...

• Video of West Portal Muni Light Rail Crash Released

  Claude Wyle | July 23, 2009 5:15 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I've been keeping my readers updated on last Saturday's Muni Metro accident in the West Portal station, including today's earlier post about how switching to manual control before entering a station...

• Disengaged Safeguards Focus of Muni Light Rail Crash

  Claude Wyle | July 23, 2009 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  It has been less than a week since two Muni Metro trains collided in San Francisco, injuring nearly fifty people. This crash has been only the latest in a series of accidents that have made the last...