Lawsuits and prosecutions are tough on the parties, most so on plaintiffs who have lost a loved one through wrongful death. Sometimes, even attending a criminal hearing involving the death of a loved one is more stress than the family can bear without responding. That…
As a California automobile accident attorney and a pedestrian injury attorney, I tend to repeat this message continuously. All drivers on the road have a duty to act reasonably and that duty extends not only to the drivers and to their own passengers, but also…
In Fremont, California a 61 year old motorcyclist was killed last Wednesday after a semi-truck driver struck the bike on Mission Boulevard near Interstate 880. The semi-truck driver did not stop, according to a spokesman from the California Highway Patrol. The name of the motorcyclist who was killed is pending…
A mother, 35-year-old Christy Svanemyr, and 11-month-old baby girl go to the park one day on a sunny day. She is run over and killed by a park worker while she is sunbathing on the grass. Can you imagine the horror and the aftermath for this…
The female driver of a silver Mercedes SUV, Jennie Zhu, faces vehicular manslaughter charges after the Friday, September 27 6:55 a.m. car crash at Pine and Gough Streets in San Francisco. Slamming her car violently into the back of the minivan driven by 16-year-old Kevin San’s…
I never enjoy reporting deaths--actually I always feel a bit uncomfortable, but when I see a story about a death of a child, and one caused by a driver reportedly under the influence, I always...
The investigation into this bicycle fatality has been completed and I again offer our condolences to Hailey Ratliff's family. I reported on this incident involving a 12-year-old girl killed...
The Annual Marin Bike To School events went forward this year, however with an air of melancholy. Most attendees reflected on the recent tragic death of 12-year-old Hailey Ratliff in Novato last...
This story hits way too close to home, and I hate having to report it. Apparently yesterday on September 27, 2012, 12-year-old Hailey Ratliff was riding her bicycle in Novato, California with her...
What is going on out there with cars and bikes? From Oakland Police and witness accounts, on the evening of July 4th, a motorist killed a bicycle rider. While these types of collisions are...