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California Distracted Driver Convicted for Killing Young Cyclist

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

A jury in California convicted a distracted driver for killing an 8-year-old boy on a bicycle, according to the Orange County Breeze. Anita Sue Cherry, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving and was sentenced to three years of probation and 300 hours community service. Cherry struck the young cyclist on Shawnee Road in Westminster on the morning of January 19, 2011 in her Ford SUV. The young victim, AJ Brumback, was on his way to school. The defendant claimed she looked away from the road before striking the young boy at an intersection. Brumback, who had his bicycle helmet on, was tossed from his bike. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he died from the injuries he sustained in the bicycle accident. “The loss of AJ has severely wounded our family and deeply injured a community of adults and children who knew him as a friend,”…
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Pennsylvania Passes Bicycle Buffer Zone Law

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania recently passed a bicycle safety law requiring motorists to give a 4-foot safety cushion when passing cyclists on the road. Governor Tom Corbett signed the new law on February 2, and it went into effect on April 2. On a two lane road, drivers are permitted to cross the center line to grant the cyclists the 4-foot cushion. If they cannot pass giving the 4-foot cushion, they must yield to the cyclist until they can pass safely. There is also wording in the new law that prohibits motorists from “cutting sharply” into a cyclists path while turning. “The differential in speed is the biggest safety challenge with motor vehicles and bicycles sharing our state’s roadways,” says Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch. “I urge all drivers and cyclists to learn the rules of the road to better share our highways and make travel safer for…
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San Diego Cyclist Struck by Car, Killed

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

A San Diego bicyclist died from injuries after an SUV hit him, according to NBC News in San Diego. The car struck the male cyclist on the morning of March 22 in Kearny Mesa, according to reports. A Ford Expedition initially struck David Ortiz, 29, and spun him into traffic, where he was hit by two other cars, and a third car eventually laid to rest on top of his body. The road does not have bicycle lanes. The cyclist wore a bicycle helmet that was destroyed in the bicycle accident. The California Highway Patrol responded to the accident and found Ortiz barely breathing. He died shortly after as a result of his injures. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the accident. They say his body was discovered on the shoulder, where he was supposed to be riding, but it is unclear if that is where he was initially…
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