San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Is Drunk Driving to Blame of this Hit and Run Bicycle Accident?

A California woman was arrested for drunk driving after she allegedly hit a cyclist and abandoned him on the street. Only hours before the accident, she had boasted about her new Mercedes on social media. A local bus driver says that he saw the exact model of car commit a hit and run. The police later arrested the woman for drunk driving. They identified that the new car had damages that would be consistent with the bicycle accident. She has been charged with hit-and-run and drunk driving. The cyclist has cuts and possibly also a broken leg. A Lawyer Can Help You Seek Justice After a Drunk Driving Collision It appears that this cycling accident was caused by the woman’s poor judgement. She decided to drive drunk, and after her negligence caused someone harm, she left an injured person on the street. In cases like this, a personal injury lawyer…
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This San Diego BMX Olympian Has Suffered a Spinal Injury

A BMX Olympic silver medalist and San Diego resident recently had an accident that resulted in a severe spinal injury. Sam Willoughby was warming up on a small dirt track as part of his usual training routine. He was going through an area of smalls bumps that people in the sport call the rhythm section at the time that he fell. Friends say that this section of the course is normally perfectly safe. Young kids, senior citizens and all kinds of community members have safely used this area in the past. Additionally, it appears that the athlete took all the proper precautions. Sam was wearing a helmet, and he followed the proper steps to ensure that he fell in the safest possible way. This was in every sense a freak accident, a tragedy that never should have happened. Of course, athletes, especially in extreme sports, understand that when they get…
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What Caused This Fatal California Bicycle Accident?

A California woman recently died in a tragic bicycle accident after colliding with a truck. Law enforcement has started an investigation, but it is still unclear exactly what caused the incident. The police are not yet sure whether the driver showed any negligence in hitting her, or if the collision was simply a tragic mistake. The woman had been riding that morning with a friend. The area is part of a popular route for cyclists, but this particular stretch still does not have bike lanes. Her friend says that he saw the truck, but that he wasn’t sure how the accident happened, since he was riding in front of her at the time. A nearby onlooker called the police to alert them about the crash. An emergency team arrived immediately, but they were unable to get her to critical care before she passed. What Caused this Bicycle Accident? Police say…
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