Transportation

Road users and those riding public transit or other forms of travel can face serious risk. Our Transportation section focuses on bicycle, motorcycle, car, and pedestrian accidents, crash statistics, regulatory change, vehicle defects, and wrongful-death outcomes—providing practical guidance before and after an accident.

San Francisco Jury Awards $4 Million to Parents of Bicycle Rider Killed by Truck

As a San Francisco bicycle accident attorney, my passion is making sure that injured riders and the families or riders who are killed by the careless conduct of others all get their day in court, and that those who injure or kill California bicyclists are…

By Claude Wyle

/ 9 Feb 2015

Family of Jogger Killed By Street Race Speaks Out Against Accused Racers

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…

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Feb 2015

Street Racers Cause San Jose Pedestrian Death

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…

By Claude Wyle

/ 5 Feb 2015

Big-Rig Crash Barbecues Chicken, Releases Bees

As a California truck accident attorney, a lot of remarkable crash photos come across my desk, with a lot of interesting truck crash stories, but this big rig crash story might be one of the most interesting of all. On February 2nd, a big-rig hauling…

By Claude Wyle

/ 4 Feb 2015

Donations for West Oakland Bike Crash And Robbery Victim

Cyclist Greg Lowrie never made it home to his appointment at the West Oakland health clinic last tuesday, and immediately his mother, Maggie Lawrie, knew something was wrong. Greg, who is 25, suffers from a serious heart defect, and was supposed to meet his mother…

By Claude Wyle

/ 19 Jan 2015

Golden Gate Safety Barrier Itself A Safety Issue, a Reminder to Slow Down

As all those who live in and around San Francisco now know, the Golden Gate bridge was shut down last weekend for some much needed safety improvements, the most notable of which, was a movable concrete barrier installed, to take the place of the small…

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Jan 2015

Marin County Trying to Reduce Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents

Marin County is cracking down on bicyclist speeds on dedicated paths that are shared by bicycles and pedestrians, in an attempt to increase pedestrian safety on the Mill Valley-Sausalito Pathway. The new speed regulations include a lower, 10mph speed limit. Supervisors aim to reduce the…

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Jan 2015

Cyclist Killed in Contra Costa County Cycling Event

A cyclist is dead after a collision with a truck near Livermore last Saturday morning. The cyclist, who was traveling with a group of almost 60 riders, was in the middle of the pack, and crossed two double yellow lines, trying to avoid a collision…

By Claude Wyle

/ 15 Jan 2015

Oakland Cyclist Hit By Truck, Then Robbed While Unconscious

An Oakland cyclist Gregory Lowrie was seriously injured after being hit by a truck in Oakland this past Tuesday, but sadly, the trouble didn’t stop there. When he was injured, 25 year old Gregory Lowrie, the cyclist involved in the truck versus bicycle accident needed…

By Claude Wyle

/ 14 Jan 2015

Multiple Fatal Stockton Area Auto Crash Raises Legal Issues: You Cannot Blame the Fog For When You Know it’s Foggy; and Will Insurance be Enough?

Five men died in Northern California this past Tuesday, and several others suffered serious personal injuries while driving through the thick morning fog. Officer James Smith, of the California Highway Patrol, reported that a van carrying six farm workers was broadsided by a pick-up truck…

By Claude Wyle

/ 14 Jan 2015

Dublin Woman Killed in Multi Vehicle Crash

Livermore, California – A woman who was killed in a multivehicle crash on Interstate 580 was identified this past week by the Alameda County Coroner’s Office as Erica Halter, 36, of Dublin California. Ms. Halter was killed when a 2012 Ford F150 pickup rear-ended a…

By Claude Wyle

/ 23 Dec 2014

UVEX Bicycle Helmets Recalled Due to Risk of Head Injury

As both a bicycle accident and defective products attorney, I want all of my readers to be aware of a recent recall of a UVEX bicycle helmet line. The recall, which affects over 46,800 helmets, was announced after reports of the anchor for the helmet’s…

By Claude Wyle

/ 22 Dec 2014