Motorcycle Accidents

• Man Hospitalized After Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 29, 2007 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 35-year-old man was injured after driving his motorcycle into a car early yesterday morning. The motorcycle accident happened in Ellington on Windsorville Road. The driver of the car was traveling south in his Honda Ody LX on Tripp Road, when he attempted to make a left turn from Tripp Road to Windsorville Road, police said.Herrera struck the driver's side of Bellezza's vehicle with the...

• Two Injured in Motorcyle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2007 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A motorcycle accident on Saturday, June 23, closed down Angeles Crest highway for three hours injuring two motorcyclists. The accident started a fire that burned a one-tenth acre in the Angeles National Forest.The two motorcycles sideswiped one another at the highway curve. One of the motorcyclists was, a 41-year-old man of La Miranda and the other was a 32-year-old man, of Torrance. Both...

• Bellingham Man Suffers Possibly Fatal Personal Injuries After Motorcycle Accident

  Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Bellingham man is fighting for his life in Harborview Medical Center after a motorcycle accident broke his neck in three places and caused serious lung injuries, leading to pneumonia.Accidents on the road, particularly with motorcycles, are often caused by a defective product in the vehicle itself. The Washington Products Liability Act provides for very consumer-friendly laws in these types...

• Motorcycle accident kills Andalusia man

  Staff Writer | June 25, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Andalusia Star-News reported a fatal motor vehicle accident Friday involving a motorcycle and a car early in the morning on U.S. Hwy. 84 near Sitel.A woman driving a 2007 Chevrolet Impala collided with a 1995 Kawasaki motorcycle driven by a man who died as a result of his injuries. The woman sustained injuries, but survived the crash. According to the article, the accident is still being...

• Motorcycle accidents on rise during summer

  Staff Writer | June 25, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An article from the Times-Herald in Arkansas details the dangers for motorcyclists on our nation's roadways, especially during the summer months. According to the article, motorcycle accidents are more likely during the warmer, sunnier summer months that attract riders to the roads.In mid-June, there were two such accidents in Forrest City, Arkansas, that caused serious injuries to the...

• 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...

• Warning from CPSC on Kazuma Meerkat 50 ATV

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2007 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Kazuma Meerkat 50 Youth All-Terrain Vehicle, which is designed for children from 6 to 11 years old, is not being recalled even though the product has serious safety defects. This all terrain vehicle lacks front brakes, has no parking brake and can be started in gear, which puts many children in serious danger of injury. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was unable to recall the...

• Motorcycle Accident Sends Man to Hospital with Serious Injuries

  Chrissie Cole | June 14, 2007 2:04 AM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  A two-vehicle vs. motorcycle accident left the motorcyclist in the hospital.The crash occurred on Saturday on Matthews Road near Picayune, according to Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.The vehicles involved in the accident were a Honda CBR motorcycle and a Dodge Durango. The driver of the motorcycle, 21, was injured and transported to Forrest General Hospital with serious injuries.The...

• 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...