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Driver’s Tweets Lead to Murder Charge in California Bike Accident

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Dudek Law Firm

Based on his tweets and driving history, charges against a California man were upgraded from manslaughter to murder in a bicycle accident, according to NPR. The man, 18, allegedly lost control of his 2004 Dodge Neon when it struck a woman, 58, and her husband, 57, riding their bikes in Pleasanton, Calif. on June 9. The collision killed the woman and injured her husband, who suffered a broken leg in the wreck. According to a report in The San Francisco Chronicle about the accident, the driver had been traveling 83 mph in a 40 mph zone, lost control and crashed into the couple, who had been riding in a bike lane alongside Foothill Road. The driver stopped and gave a statement to police after the accident, and once they completed their investigation in late July, he was arrested on felony charges of vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving. After an initial…
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Bicycle-Slack Line Accident Claims Life of Utah State Student

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Dudek Law Firm

According to KUTV CBS 2 in Salt Lake City, a Utah State University (USU) student was killed on August 26 when he hit a slack line tied between two trees on campus. The Spectrum.com reported that the accident happened around 5 p.m. The 24-year-old from the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan was riding down Old Main Hill when he ran into the slack line suspended about chest high. Slack lining has been growing in popularity the last few years. It is similar to the high wire act performed at many circuses, except at a lower height. People tie a slack line between two objects, usually trees, and balance on it and walk across it for recreation. Many climbers use slack lining to practice their balance. “Two slack lines were set up in grassy areas between trees on campus,” said Campus Police Chief Steve Mecham. Most students were just…
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One Killed, Two Injured in Pendleton Cycling Accident

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Dudek Law Firm

A North County Transit District bus struck and killed Udo Heinz and injured two other cyclists while they were riding through Camp Pendleton. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on August 4. The cyclists were traveling on Stuart Mesa, a route for cyclists who are traveling to and from Orange County. Heinz, 43, was a mechanical engineer working as vice president of commercial products for TUV Rheinland Group, an engineering firm in Cologne Germany. According the Ed Buice, spokesperson for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which is investigating the accident, the bus driver tried to pass the cyclists, all civilians, near the Cook Crossing, not far from the base’s Stuart Mesa housing area. The driver crossed into the northbound lane before veering back into the southbound lane, hitting the cyclists. The second cyclist was John Edwards, a longtime wallpaper hanger. He suffered severe permanent injuries in the accident. According to…
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