by brettb on August 31, 2010
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, an electric motorcycle entrepreneur from the Bay Area was killed in a personal injury accident on Monday.
The 29 year-old injury victim was riding his motorcycle near Coddingtown Mall at approximately 10:40 a.m. Monday morning when he was involved in a personal injury accident with a Prius.
San Francisco Bay Area authorities have reported that the motorcycle collided with the side of the Prius and the motorcycle rider was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Prius did not suffer any injuries, according to reports.
The accident is still under investigation by authorities and fault has not yet been determined.
The injury victim was founder of Santa Rosa based Electric Race Bikes. The San Francisco Chronicle story can be read here.
by brettb on August 26, 2010
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, one of the injury victims from the personal injury accident involving an SUV on Tuesday, which left five people injured, is still in critical condition at San Francisco General.
We reported the injury accident here on San Francisco Personal Injury Law Answers (click here).
According to the Chronicle, three of the other four injury victims are in serious condition and the other is listed as fair.
The driver of the SUV involved in the accident was cited for driving without a license or proper insurance.
by brettb on August 24, 2010
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, a SUV jumped onto a sidewalk causing serious personal injuries to at least five individuals today in San Francisco.
The personal injury accident took place in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley. The injury victims were both male and female and ranged in ages from 30 to 80. According to reports, the accident took place at approximately 9:36 a.m. at the corner of San Bruno and Arleta avenues.
The SUV was a Ford Explorer. The driver of the Explorer was a 24 year old female who told police that she lost control of her vehicle due to brake failure.
Initial reports indicate that some of the injury victims were very seriously injured. All injured were taken to nearby San Francisco General Hospital for emergency care and treatment.
The accident is still under investigation.
by brettb on August 18, 2010
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Dr. Frank Ryan of Hollywood, California was killed in a personal injury accident on Monday when his vehicle went off a cliff near his home in Malibu.
Dr. Ryan was a famous plastic surgeon in the Los Angeles area.
According to the San Francisco paper, the doctor was texting while he was driving, or at least seconds before the accident.
Texting while driving as well as driver inattention is a leading cause of personal injury accidents. Here at San Francisco Personal Injury Law Answers we have written about the dangers of distractions while driving and even produced a video on the subject – see personal injury risk due to technology.
According to reports, the doctor’s dog – Jill – was in the car with him at the time of the crash. The dog suffered head injuries as well as injuries to her paw and eye.
The official cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
