Motorcycle Accidents

CBS San Francisco reports that a motorcyclist suffered life-threatening head trauma Friday evening after a Castro District traffic accident. The crash happened shortly before 8 p.m. when the motorcyclist unsuccessfully attempted to pass a vehicle and collided head-on with an oncoming car.

A Los Angeles Man recently sued motorcycle brake manufacturer after suffering serious personal injuries in a highway motorcycle crash. The motorcyclist alleges that the accident was caused by a defective motorcycle brake lever which he purchased from a Los Angeles motorcycle parts store called Cycle Trends.

Two California motorcycle racing gear manufacturers were recently sued by a Motocross racer who was allegedly injured when a neck brace failed. The motorcyclist filed suit in Los Angeles County last week alleging that he sustained serious and permanent personal injuries due to a defective Leatt Moto GPX neck brace manufactured and distributed by Leatt

In our last post we discussed a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist who was being chased by a car driven by his ex-girlfriend. Although the motorcyclist was able to escape injury in that crash, two Merced County residents did not survive their motorcycle accidents earlier this week.

A San Francisco man was killed last Wednesday after a motorcycle accident in the Golden Gate Park. The Bay City News reports that accident happened on Park Presidio Boulevard shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

A San Francisco musician was killed in a motorcycle accident recently. SF Weekly reports that the musician and his wife were hit by an Audi at the corner of Fulton Street and 30th Avenue in San Francisco on Sunday, June 10.

Welterweight Boxer Paul Williams was recently left paralyzed after a serious motorcycle accident and physicians are unsure whether the popular boxer will walk again. The boxer was injured on May 25 in the Atlanta area. The motorcycle crash happened when the boxer attempted to avoid an oncoming car after moving away from another car in

A 20-year-old California woman is facing criminal charges after causing a fatal distracted driving motorcycle accident last April. Authorities say that the woman was texting and speeding when she hit a motorcycle with her pickup truck. The motorcycle was pushed over 330 feet and there is evidence that the woman did not brake before, during,

A motorcycle accident in San Francisco’s Richmond District killed one person and left another in critical condition. Authorities say that the accident happened Sunday evening around 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of Fulton Street and 30th Avenue. The motorcycle reportedly entered the intersection and became pinned under an Audi.

Cars are safer now than ever. A recent report indicates that car accident fatalities are at 50 year lows and new car designs will continue to drive the number of car accident deaths down for the foreseeable future.