Category: Bicycle Accidents

A cyclist was struck by a commercial truck Wednesday, September 25, 2019, just after 1 p.m. According to police, the cyclist was traveling northbound on Highway 59 approaching West Olive Avenue when the truck attempted to make a right-hand turn from the same lane and hit the bike. Officials pronounced the cyclist dead at the…

A driver hit a pickup truck and then a cyclist before fleeing on foot. The accident happened Thursday, August 29. 2019, around 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of Story Road and South Jackson Avenue. Witnesses say that a Gold Chevy Suburban was traveling west on Story Road when he hit a blue Chevy Silverado pickup…

A man was convicted by a Sonoma County Jury of vehicular manslaughter in the death of a cyclist who was participating in the Tour de Fuzz charity ride. A previous jury was unable to come to a unanimous verdict as 2 of the 12 voted to acquit. The issue at both trials was whether the…

A car struck a cyclist seriously injuring him on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. According to the California Highway Patrol, the cyclist was riding on the shoulder of the road when a car drifted off the road and struck him from behind. CHP say that the accident happened at N. Temperance and E. McKinley avenues early…

A cyclist is in the hospital with a traumatic head injury after colliding with a car Sunday, August 1, 2019 around 5 p.m. According to police at the scene, the cyclist was riding southbound on College Oak near Auburn Boulevard when he was stuck by a motorist. It’s unclear which direction the motorist was going…

A cyclist was being transported by an ambulance after being hit by a car on Thursday, July 25. Just minutes into the ride to the hospital, the ambulance was struck by a vehicle injuring all five occupants of the ambulance including additional injuries to the cyclist. The cyclist was transported to the hospital in another…

A cyclist was struck by one car and then another Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at 12:15 a.m. and died from his injuries. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Petaluma Hill Road at Hopi Trail just northeast of Rohnert Park. CHP also says that it looked like the cyclist was riding in…