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Motorist Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

A 19-year old man accused of fleeing the scene of a car accident pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of hit-and-run causing death, according to CBS 10 News in San Diego. Bail for Jim Hyuk Byun was set at $1 million, and he faces up to four years in prison if convicted. According to reports, Byun struck Angel Bojorquez, an 18-year-old grocery store clerk, as he was riding his bicycle home from work. Byun left Bojorquez to die on the side of the road, and he drove away and attempted to destroy some of the evidence on his truck from the bicycle accident. A neighbor of Byun’s noticed the damage to his truck and contacted the authorities. Byun was initially uncooperative with a California Highway Patrol officer before eventually admitting he hit something, but thought it was a “deer or a mailbox.” “In this case, we believe that anyone…
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Bestselling Author Killed in Bicycle Accident

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

Stephen R. Covey, author of the immensely popular “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” died on July 16 from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. Covey, 70, was initially injured in the accident last April in Provo, Utah. Covey fell from his bike and suffered severe head trauma, according to Provo Police Sgt. Brandon Post. Covey was wearing a bicycle helmet. Covey died at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. The cause of his death was listed as “due to the residual effects of a bike accident he suffered this past April,” his family said in a released statement. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” was published in 1989 and has sold over 20 million copies. Covey served as vice chairman of Franklin Covey Co., an international business consulting firm based in Salt Lake City. “Dr. Covey touched the lives of people around the world…
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2012 Cycling for Sight a Success!

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Dudek Law Firm

Attorney Joshua Bonnici and the Bonnici Law Group, APC participated in the Blind Stokers Club’s 8th annual Cycling For Sight tour. The 3-day ride spanned 200 mile across Southern California, teaming blind cyclists with sighted captains on tandem bicycles. The ride began at the beautiful Torrey Pines in La Jolla on July 13 and ended on the 15th back at Torrey Pines. Participants slept in dormitories at the University of California-Irvine. The money raised will go to the Blind Stokers Club and the San Diego Center for the Blind. Dudek rode with his same partner for the third consecutive year. “It is very inspiring to cycle with this large group of blind athletes who are raising money for the San Diego Center for the Blind,” Dudek said. “Many of the blind ‘stokers’ train all year for this 200 mile, 3-day event.” Bonnici Law Group, APC—San Diego bicycle accident attorney.

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