Motorcycle Accidents

Harley Davidson is recalling more than 250,000 bikes and sold in the United States due to problems with a switch that could lead to potential rear brake failure. The recall comes after the company fielded a complaint about brake failure on a Trike model motorcycle in June 2010. The company dispatched investigators to a dealership …

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Tragedy can strike in an instant. The nation has had public debate on the dangers of distracted driving. Cellphone use in cars and other forms of distraction have garnered a great deal of public comment in the past few years. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been outspoken on the subject of distracted driving. The issue …

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A reckless driver reportedly caught the attention of a California Highway Patrol officer Sunday afternoon. Police say the officer tried to make a traffic stop on Highway 1. After a brief pursuit, the CHP says the officer backed off because the driver of the Geo Prizm did not yield. Moments later the Prizm slammed into …

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The Dolan Law firm successfully obtained a $295,000 settlement, in the matter of Cuthbertson V. Schartow. On morning of December 9, 2009, Mr. Cuthbertson was riding his motorcycle on his way to work from home. He traveled down Bush Street toward downtown, taking a right onto Montgomery Street. He continued down Montgomery, crossed Market Street, …

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Court records in a criminal case reveal that a woman accused of DUI manslaughter in the death of an off-duty Cal Fire firefighter may have been speaking on her cellphone moments before the fatal accident. A 24-year-old Santa Nella woman is accused of making a left-hand turn in front of a motorcycle on June 9. …

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Two accidents in East Palo Alto cast a dark grey cloud over the morning Wednesday. The two accidents were not related, although they occurred within roughly a block-and-a-half apart. The first accident involved an SUV driving the wrong way during a police pursuit. The SUV slammed head-on into a motorcycle just before dawn Wednesday morning.

There can be no question that healthcare costs are on the rise. Any Californian who makes regular doctor visits can usually factor the healthcare costs into the household budget if medical insurance premiums do not cover the full costs. But what happens if health care costs skyrocket due to an accident.

A 58-year-old Ceres woman has died as a result of injuries she suffered in a motorcycle accident on Highway 99 over the weekend. The motorcycle accident occurred at the beginning of a police chase of a man who escaped from a police chase the night before. Law enforcement attempted to close in on the man …

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Motorcyclists can wear protective gear and still suffer catastrophic and even fatal injuries when an accident occurs. The California Highway Patrol says a 65-year-old woman from Hesperia was broadsided in a motorcycle accident on Highway 18 last week. The woman was traveling westbound on the highway, riding a 1997 Harley Davidson Dyna FXD.