Category: Bicycle Accidents

Large commercial trucks such as a semi-trailer can weigh as much as 80,000 lbs fully loaded, while the average cyclist and bike weigh just under 200 lbs. When the two collide, it usually doesn’t go well for the cyclist. The Bay Atea is a mecca for cyclists with many of the municipalities developing long-term programs…

A boy was riding his bike on the River Road U.S. 101 overpass when he was struck by a Toyota. According to police, the accident happened around 6 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2019, when the cyclist crossed the entrance to the onramp to U.S. 101 and the Toyota attempted to turn right onto the onramp….

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…