Police officer arrested after fatal bicycle collision near Waikoloa
Hawaii News Now
3/1/15
[…] A Big Island police officer was arrested in connection with a collision that killed a bicyclist in South Kohala. […] suspicion of negligent homicide […]
Category: car accident
Bikes vs. Cars: The Deadly War Nobody's Winning
Bikes vs. Cars: The Deadly War Nobody’s Winning
Outside Magazine
2/17/15
[…] Liability lawyer and former professional bike racer Megan Hottman spends her working hours representing cyclists who’ve been injured by reckless drivers. […] Hill was far enough away to avoid a crash, but a second car abruptly turned left, too, and he couldn’t dodge it. […]
Mental competency trial ordered for woman accused of running down cyclists
Mental competency trial ordered for woman accused of running down cyclists
CBS San Diego
2/20/15
[…] Owens allegedly drove the wrong way on a one-way road about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 12, plowing into a group of 16-20 cyclists, hitting 10 of the riders head-on, according to Deputy District Attorney Jessica Coto. […] One of the riders, 43-year-old Juan Carlos Vinolo, suffered permanent paralysis from the waist down when struck by the vehicle. […]
Helmet law isn’t only route to safety for bike riders
Helmet law isn’t only route to safety for bike riders
Sacramento Bee
2/16/15
[…] One holds that the best way to make roads safer for cycling is to fill them with cyclists.
The other is less idealistic. California roads, this argument goes, weren’t built for sharing, and human bodies weren’t built to withstand two tons of steel at 60 mph on asphalt. […]
Bruce Jenner crash: Driver disputes official version of fatal wreck
Bruce Jenner crash: Driver disputes official version of fatal wreck
LA Times 2/11/15
[…] A second driver in Bruce Jenner crash is identified; license had been suspended […] An attorney representing the driver of the lead car in a chain-reaction crash involving Bruce Jenner is disputing the official but preliminary account of the incident and says his client was hit by Jenner’s vehicle. […]
Cyclist Rylan Kafara gets $6,000 bill after collision with SUV
Cyclist Rylan Kafara gets $6,000 bill after collision with SUV
CBC News Edmonton
2/11/15
Insurance company letter threatens lawsuit, possible suspension of driver’s license […]
“Let’s face it, by the time this civil action is done, the insurance company will likely pay their lawyer more than what they could potentially get from the cyclist,” Tumarkin said. […]
Cops: West Palm man 'intentionally' hit bicyclist in fit of road rage
Cops: West Palm man ‘intentionally’ hit bicyclist in fit of road rage
Palm Beach Post
2/10/15
Riding a bicycle in Palm Beach County can be dangerous under the best of circumstances. […] Police say that a Chevy pickup truck driven by Cody Patrick Hayes pulled up behind Johnson, honked and then “intentionally” struck the bicyclist, causing him to crash. […]
The real cost of road traffic accidents
The real cost of road traffic accidents
Fuel Improve
12/19/14
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) sources, 1.3 million road traffic deaths occur yearly throughout the world.
[…] The WHO estimated that the direct cost of road traffic accidents, globally, is something like US$ 518 billion a year. […]
Ironman down A cyclist, a driver, a life-changing moment
Ironman down – A cyclist, a driver, a life-changing moment
The Coloradoan
2/8/2015
[…] Witnesses frantically called the crash into emergency dispatchers. […] Its driver looked at the scene before speeding away — for a second time. […]
Bruce Jenner must release cellphone records; driver killed had no license
Bruce Jenner must release cellphone records; driver killed had no license
LA Times
2/9/15
[…] Investigators plan to visit Bruce Jenner on Monday to seek cellphone records in connection with Saturday’s deadly chain-reaction crash on Pacific Coast Highway. […] Paparazzi were following Jenner, but Brooks said it didn’t appear Jenner was trying to outrun them. […]