Motorcycle Accidents

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.

Two Sonoma County men are dead after a weekend motorcycle accident in Petaluma. The Petaluma Patch reports that speed appears to be the primary factor in this accident, which occurred Sunday afternoon around 2:30 p.m.

Two motorcyclists recently died in separate accidents along the same rural stretch of road in San Mateo County. California Highway Patrol said that the fatal motorcycle accidents happened last weekend on a remote portion of Pescadero Creek Road.

The California Highway Patrol reports that two motorcyclists have suffered severe personal injuries after being hit by a distracted driver near Redwood City on Sunday morning. The motorcycle crash was caused by a 19-year-old San Jose man driving a Prius who was distracted by his cellphone. The use of smartphones in cars is a growing

A San Luis Obispo County man recently died in a serious motorcycle accident. Authorities say that the 48-year-old Paso Robles man collided with a Mazda on Highway 229 near Santa Margarita.

May is Motorcycle safety awareness month, and as the weather warms up you can expect to see more motorcycles, scooters, and bicycles on the road. As part of our campaign to raise awareness we’ll be posting motorcycle safety facts and figures throughout the week.