A retired Arizona judge was killed recently while riding his bicycle on a California road near Lake Tahoe. It appears that the driver of the SUV that hit him failed to give the victim enough room as he drove past. As the cyclist rode, a Jeep Grand Cherokee came up from behind him, going an…
Even when pedestrians are not crossing the street, they are still at risk for being struck by wayward auto drivers. Within the last three years, our attorneys here at Walkup Melodia have handled three major injury accident cases where drivers either lost control, became confused about their surroundings, or absentmindedly put their car into drive…
There is a sad story posted on today’s SFGate about the death of Aura Celeste Machado, a 17-year-old jogger. She was running on a San Rafael sidewalk and her path was blocked by a large tree that had fallen across the sidewalk. She jogged into the street to get around the tree and was struck…
Takata Corp has announced that it is doubling its recall of defective airbags. At nearly 34 million vehicles made by 11 auto companies, it is the largest automotive recall in the history of the United States. Quite a “feat” for a company that initially resisted issuing a recall at all. We have spread the word…
Former Olympic athlete and reality TV show star Bruce Jenner has been in the news a lot lately, and not just for his recent interview on national television. In February, Jenner was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of a woman. Now, that woman’s family has sued Jenner for wrongful death,…
Anyone who stops and helps a stranger in distress after a car accident is a hero in our book. Unfortunately, sometimes helping others puts your own safety at risk. Passing drivers may not get out of the way of the accident scene, and secondary crashes sometimes happen. Recently, a Good Samaritan in the East Bay…
Sometimes, it seems like we are constantly being photographed while outside the house. Besides the selfies and other photographs that we purposely take and pose for, video cameras document our every move on the streets. This raises some questions about privacy, but it also documents more than ever before. Unlike most of past history, the…
Legendary musician David Crosby accidently struck a pedestrian with his car recently. The victim’s injuries were said not to be life-threatening, but he suffered multiple bone fractures, according to CNN. There are few details about the crash. Crosby was driving in Santa Ynez, California, near his home. He was on a road with a posted…
Sadly, there is another case of a young pedestrian getting hit by an SUV in San Francisco to report. As the city seeks ways to improve safety for walkers and bike riders, a 5-year-old girl was critically injured by the vehicle as she crossed the street with her mother. The girl and her mother were…
We tend to sort car accidents into general categories: rear-enders, T-bones, spinouts, and so on. This gives us a better mental picture of collisions we were not involved in and did not witness. Words stand in for the events they describe, but they cannot fully recreate them. Every car crash is unique; the term “car…
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