San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Young Man Killed in Tragic Bicycle Accident

The California Highway Patrol is examining a fatal bicycle accident that occurred on July 18, according to BigBearGrizzly.net.  23-year-old Christopher Sop of Big Bear Lake was found unconscious along the side of Mill Creek Road, one mile south of Tulip Lane. The CHP responded to the report of a man lying down by the side of the road—the jurisdiction fell to the CHP because the bicycle accident occurred in an unincorporated part of Big Bear.  Sop was pronounced dead at the scene.  Investigators believe that Sop was riding north on Mill Creek Road at an undetermined speed when he lost control and went off the side of the road, striking a rock and then falling down a hillside. There is no suspicion of foul play at this time, but the California Highway Patrol and the San Bernardino County Coroner’s office are still conducting an investigation. Bonnici Law Group—San Diego bicycle…
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Hit-and-Run Suspect Apprehended Thanks to Good Samaritan

Officials were able to apprehend a woman suspected of a hit-and-run and drunken driving on July 20, according to Redding.com.  According to a witness, 27-year-old Aimee Nadine Brown rear-ended a motorcycle on south-bound Interstate 5 that was stopped at a red light.  The witness followed Brown after she fled and phoned police. The California Highway Patrol used the information gathered from the witness report to apprehend Brown at a traffic stop just south of Cottonwood.  Brown was then later identified by the witness as the driver of the Honda Accord that read-ended Gerald Long, 68, who was stopped on his Harley-Davidson when he was hit. Gerald was wearing a helmet at the time of the motorcycle accident and suffered minor scrapes and bruises before refusing medical attention, according to the police report. Brown is being charged with fleeing the scene of an accident with an injury, as well as drinking…
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Vicious Dog Attack Leads to Reevaluation of Leash Laws

A vicious dog attack in Placer County, California last June is prompting officials to reevaluate the existing dog leash laws, according to The Auburn Journal. An unleashed pit bull in a park in Auburn attacked and killed a poodle, belonging to 76-year-old Delta Wilson-Ricky.  She was forced to witness the brutal attack and then have her poodle, Lucky, die a bloody death in her arms. Mike Winters of the Placer County Animal Services said there has been an increase in concerns over dogs running loose off leashes in the community.  This latest attack has cause legislators to take a long hard look at the laws already on the books.  In unincorporated parts of the county, dogs are required to be leashed or “under control of their owner.” Marilyn Jasper, a Loomis resident and self-proclaimed dog lover, is on the county’s Animal Service Advisory Committee and is in favor of changes…
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