Category Archives: Cycling Accidents

Information about cycling accidents in and around San Diego with emphasis on bike law and bicycle safety from an experienced cyclist and bicycle crash attorney.

CHP Looking For Suspect In Fatal Compton Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Dudek Law Firm

According to the DailyBreeze.com, the California Highway Patrol is asking for help from the public in their search for a suspect who hit a 50-year-old man near Compton in a fatal hit-and-run bicycle accident.  The accident occurred on August 23 shortly after 9 p.m. The suspect was driving a black BMW and never even stopped, according to CHP Officer Patrick Kimball.  According to reports, the cyclist was crossing the street at the intersection of Redondo Beach Boulevard and Avalon Boulevard.  The victim, whose name is being withheld until his family can be reached, was thrown off of his bike and pronounced dead at the scene.  Investigators have not been able to tell who had the green light. Regardless of the circumstances of any bicycle accident, there is never an excuse to leave the scene.  The suspect will likely be apprehended.  Had he not left the scene, he may have not…
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Arrest Made In Fatal Bicycle Accident

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dudek Law Firm

The investigation of a fatal bicycle accident on June 15 has turned up an interesting lead. According to the Bay City News Service, and Alameda County deputy probation officer was arrested on misdemeanor vehicular homicide charges on August 19. The suspect was identified as 32-year-old Eunique Wesley, and she is scheduled to appear in court on September 23. Wesley was driving east on Fairmont Drive near San Leandro when she veered into the cyclist—56-year-old Timothy Bucher—who hit his head on the windshield of Wesley’s Honda Civic. Bucher suffered massive head trauma even though he was wearing a helmet, according to police records.  He was taken to Eden Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Wesley was driving at approximately 35 mph. Dave Campbell is the program director for the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. He claims that his group is working with the county to get bike lanes installed where the accident happened. “It’s a wide…
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Chicago Woman Killed in Bicycle Accident

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Dudek Law Firm

Chicago cyclist Jacqueline Michon was killed in a tragic bicycle accident on August 6 while she was on her way back from the popular Lollapalooza music festival.  The victim was identified as Jacqueline Michon, a 25-year-old fitness instructor, according to the Chicago Sun Times. According to police reports, Michon was riding home shortly before 11 p.m. when she pulled between a car and a truck that had stopped for a red light.  Witnesses said she lost her balance and fell under the rear wheel of the truck, which took off when the light turned green, before she had a chance to crawl to safety. “It was a tragic accident,” said Officer John Mirabelli of the Chicago Police.  “It appears from witnesses…the bicyclist had lost her footing and slipped under the wheels.” The driver of the truck was not aware that anything had happened until a bystander stopped him.  The driver…
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