California Personal Injury Attorneys

John Madeiros, 46, sustained major injuries in a motorcycle accident in Clearlake on July 8, 2010. According to a news report in the Record-Bee, Madeiros was riding a 1997 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 20 near Orchard Shores Drive when the motorcycle crossed over the center lines and struck a 1975 Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by 39-year-old David Andrade. California Highway Patrol officials said Andrade complained of pain, but was not taken to a hospital. An investigation is ongoing. Read the rest of this entry »

A suspected drunk driver, who officials say, had two prior drunk driving convictions, caused a fatal hit-and-run car accident in San Pablo, killing 35-year-old motorcyclist Anthony Walker. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the fatal motorcycle crash occurred on April 7, 2010 when a pickup truck driven by 43-year-old Juan Ruelas crashed into Walker's motorcycle on Church Lane. After the crash, Ruelas abandoned his truck and ran away from the scene of the crash. However, officials located and arrested him in his home. He has been booked on felony DUI, hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges. Read the rest of this entry »

Tommy Cockerham, 24, suffered major injuries in a San Bernardino motorcycle accident after his motorcycle ran into a duffel bag on Highway 62 in Twentynine Palms and crashed. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, Cockerham was riding a 2009 Harley-Davidson east on the highway the evening of November 11, 2009 when he ran into the large duffel bag whose contents were spilled on to the road. Cockerham lost control of his motorcycle when he struck the bag and other items. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
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Joaquin De Lara, 51, was killed in a San Diego car accident after a driver turned left directly into Lara's path, 10News reports. The fatal motorcycle accident occurred the morning of October 14, 2009 in the 7900 block of Airway Road, San Diego police said. The driver of an SUV who was traveling eastbound made a left turn colliding with the motorcycle. The driver apparently told traffic investigators that he was blinded by the glare of the morning sun and did not see the oncoming motorcycle. Lara was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
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Debra Louise Allen, 42, was killed in a California motorcycle accident after the motorcycle she was riding on was struck by a bus. Allen was on the back of a 2003 Harley-Davidson motorcycle the morning of October 10, 2009 on Highway 94 near the Tecate border crossing. The motorcycle was passing a bus on a winding hill and struck it while moving back into the lane.
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Mark Taylor, 46, was killed in a San Diego car accident after an unlicensed driver made a U-turn in front of him, the San Diego Union Tribune reports. The fatal collision occurred the evening of September 15, 2009 in Ramona, California. A 28-year-old woman was driving a 2007 Dodge Caliber west on Hanson Lane when she stopped, made a U-turn without noticing the also westbound 1993 Honda motorcycle driven by Taylor. The Caliber crossed in front of the motorcyclist's path. Taylor struck the driver's side of the car. He suffered major injuries and died at the scene of the crash. The woman who was reportedly driving a rental car could face criminal charges.
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A man was injured in a Los Angeles motorcycle accident after he was hit by two cars and pinned underneath a parked vehicle the afternoon of August 13, 2009 in Arcadia, California. The car collision occurred on Baldwin and Woodruff avenues, Arcadia police officials said. A Honda Accord and an Acura sedan were heading north on Baldwin Avenue when the motorcycle crashed into the driver side of both cars. The rider then, fell off his older model Harley Davidson, slid under a parked car and became trapped under it. Emergency personnel had to lift the car to get him out. He sustained injuries to his head, leg and arms and was taken to an area hospital. No one in the cars was injured. Read the rest of this entry »

Jason R. Doerr was killed in an Orange County motorcycle accident the morning of August 12, 2009 after he collided with a car on the northbound 405 Freeway near the 22 Freeway in Westminster, California. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Doerr was splitting lanes or driving between established lanes of traffic. California Highway Patrol officials said Doerr then clipped a silver Toyota Matrix, fell off the motorcycle and was run over by a silver Buick sedan traveling on the number four lane. Doerr was still alive, but pinned under the car, and died later at the scene.
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Donald Murray, 58, was killed in a San Francisco motorcycle accident after colliding with another vehicle, the Marin Independent Journal reports. Murray died from his injuries the afternoon of August 9, 2009. He reportedly struck a pickup truck that was making a left turn as he was attempting to pass it. The fatal motorcycle accident occurred on Highway 1 near Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in West Marin, California. Apparently, this is the latest in a spate of recent fatal traffic accidents in that area.
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Jody D. Powell, 46, was killed in a Santa Barbara County motorcycle accident on July 6, 2009, according to a news report in the Ventura County Star. California Highway Patrol officials said Powell was traveling eastbound when the motorcycle accident occurred on Stagecoach Road near Paradise Road in Los Padres National Forest. Powell was apparently passing a friend who was riding a motorcycle, then accelerated into a right-hand curve in the two-lane road and drifted into the opposing lane. Powell struck a car traveling westbound at 10 to 15 mph and was ejected. Powell died at the scene. CHP officers are looking into whether alcohol was involved in this motorcycle accident.

I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Jody Powell for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your prayers. Read the rest of this entry »