CALIFORNIA BICYCLE NEWS AND CYCLING SAFETY TIPS BLOG

Former NFL Quarterback Joey Harrington was seriously injured in a bicycle accident in which he was struck by an SUV.  The accident occurred in Portland, Oregon on July 31. The former number 3 overall draft pick was riding his bicycle on the side of the road—one without bike lanes—when the driver, a 26-year-old male, ran into him from behind. “The impact…put him on top of the car,” John Harrington, his father, told reporters.  “Joey ended up upside down and came down on his head and shoulder and then skidded off to the side.” Harrington suffered a broken collarbone, a punctured lung and a cut on his head.  The driver of the SUV stopped and waited with Harrington until an ambulance arrived.  The driver was later cited for following too close. Harrington was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. This is just another tragic instance of what can…
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A Seattle cyclist was injured in a hit-and-run bicycle accident on August 5, according to The Seattle Times.  The accident—which occurred around 2 a.m.—is the second hit-and-run with a cyclist in the past two weeks. Police reports identified the victim as a 25-year-old man from Renton, Washington.  A witness to the accident claims that he saw the cyclist his by a truck that proceeded to drive away.  The witness followed the truck to a fast food drive-through and wrote down the plate number, according to the police report. The victim—whose name was not released—was treating for minor injuries at Harborview Medical Center.  Police tracked the truck down at the address of the registered owner, but were not able to immediately locate the driver. Bonnici Law Group APC—San Diego personal injury attorney.