Police: Paparazzi not a factor in Bruce Jenner fatal crash
2/7/15
LA Times
[…] Police: Paparazzi not a factor in Bruce Jenner fatal crash […]
Category: car accident
Malibu crash involving Bruce Jenner leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
Malibu crash involving Bruce Jenner leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
LA Times
2/7/15
[…] One person dies in a four-vehicle chain-reaction crash in Malibu; Bruce Jenner was involved but unhurt […] Strange development at scene of crash involving Jenner: As police investigate, car plows through road closure […]
Palm Desert bike rider killed in early morning collision; DUI suspected
Palm Desert bike rider killed in early morning collision; DUI suspected
2/7/15
Biking L.A.
We knew it couldn’t last.
After a rare month in which only one bike rider was killed anywhere in Southern California, another rider has lost his life on SoCal streets.
'If you want to kill someone get in a car' Victim's girlfriend attacks sentence as pensioner is spared jail over cyclist's death
‘If you want to kill someone get in a car’ Victim’s girlfriend attacks sentence as pensioner is spared jail over cyclist’s death
London Evening Standard
2/3/15
The girlfriend of a cyclist killed by a pensioner who pressed the accelerator instead of the brake today branded the justice system “a joke” after the driver walked free. […] Judge Kennedy said there were “no winners, only losers” in the case. […]
Insurance industry data link NFL games to higher car crash rates
Insurance industry data link NFL games to higher car crash rates
1/30/15
LA Times
[…] They looked at five years of California crash data and found there was a 77% increase in alcohol-related crashes causing injury or death on Super Bowl Sunday. In some communities, such as San Diego, the number of drunk driving crashes more than doubled. […]
Honda says Houston death may be linked to faulty airbag
Honda says Houston death may be linked to faulty airbag
LA Times
January 29, 2015
[…] The automaker said Thursday it is looking into a crash of a 2002 Honda Accord on Jan. 18, in Houston. The driver’s side airbag inflator in the car may have ruptured, sending shrapnel into the cabin and killing the driver, who the company did not name. […]
Map: Where Pedestrians and Cyclists Have Been Struck in D.C. This Year
Map: Where Pedestrians and Cyclists Have Been Struck in D.C. This Year
Washington Desk
January 26, 2015
[…] In 2014, pedestrians and cyclists were struck by drivers of vehicles at least 515 times in D.C. That number is already 29 in 2015, according to Struck in D.C., a Twitter account that compiles tweets from D.C. fire and police, as well as affected parties. […]
Los Angeles considers alert system for hit-and-run crashes
Los Angeles considers alert system for hit-and-run crashes
KPCC
January 22, 2015
[…] In 2012, hit-and-runs within the city of Los Angeles resulted in 27 deaths and 4,789 injuries, according to data provided by the California Highway Patrol. […] CHP data estimated there were 14,132 hit-and-run crashes that year, while LAPD puts the figure closer to 20,000 a year. […]
Colorado Attorney Interviewed About Wyoming Bill Ordering Motorists Give Cyclists 3 Foot Space When Passing
Bill orders motorists to give cyclists 3 feet
Jackson Hole News & Guide
January 28, 2015
[…] Laws like these help on two fronts, said Denver attorney Jason Crawford, whose practice, Crawford Weiss LLC, specializes in cycling law.
“The first thing they help with is they engender knowledge among the driving public about what is safety around a cyclist,” Crawford said. […]
Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to at least 50
Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to at least 50
Fox News
January 27, 2015
[…] Feinberg, who was hired by the automaker to handle death and injury claims, released new totals on Monday. The deputy administrator of the compensation fund says she expects a flurry of claims before Saturday’s deadline, and she also expects the number of deaths and injuries to rise. […]