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A UC Berkeley undergraduate student was killed last week when her motorcycle collided with the back of a vehicle in San Francisco. Jessica Christie, an English major, was riding east on Broadway when she crashed at the intersection of Broadway and Stockton Street early in the morning. According to the SF Police Department, she was […]
LEARN MOREWe are bringing you a story from nearby Santa Cruz today because it highlights some of the safety concerns we frequently discuss concerning large trucks. Last week, a crash involving a tractor-trailer and 20 vehicles sent nine people to the hospital. The crash caused the big rig to burst into flames. Highway patrol investigators say, […]
LEARN MOREYing Kuang was almost home the other day when she was hit by an eighteen-wheeler at the intersection of Powel and Vallejo streets in the North Beach neighborhood. Kuang was 86-years-old and she lived with her daughter and grandson. Her day, according to the story, started normally. She had gone to the park with her […]
LEARN MOREThough this incident happened a few months ago, it highlights a problem that puts so many people in this state at risk of injury – drunk drivers. In August, a Daly City man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after he allegedly crashed his vehicle into a Pacifica residence. The driver said he was […]
LEARN MORELast week, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in Chinatown near Powell and Vallejo streets. Unfortunately, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. San Francisco police say that the pedestrian was in a crosswalk when the accident happened. At Allegiance Law, this is something we see all too often. Why are so many […]
LEARN MOREWe want to bring you a story from right across the Golden Gate Bridge because it highlights something we see all too often – a drunk driver ruining lives. Last week, a Marin County school teacher, Debra DiBenedetto, was killed by an alleged drunk driver while she was riding her bike. The entire community around […]
LEARN MOREOld La Honda Road in Woodside is not the best road when it comes to safety. As described in this article, “It’s narrow, it’s steep, it’s one curve after another, and as the primary route to and from home for at least 75 households, it is not a road less traveled.” One man is suing […]
LEARN MOREAccording to the California Highway Patrol, male bicyclists are much more likely to be killed than female cyclists. In a study of the years 2003 to 2015, there were 1,753 cycling fatalities in California. Out of those, 1,557 were males. Why does this happen? Most point out that this is because there are more male […]
LEARN MOREThe good news is that San Francisco recorded the lowest number of traffic fatalities in the city’s history in 2017. The city has worked hard to improve street-level safety measures. Overall, there were only 20 traffic-related deaths that occurred on city streets, marking the lowest number since 2010. It was also 10 fewer deaths than […]
LEARN MOREMany people assume that a motorcyclist must have collided with another vehicle to have a legal claim. Although most motorcycle accidents involve another car, someone else can also be to blame when the motorcycle loses control of their vehicle on their own as well. These crashes are commonly referred to as “no contact” accidents. Motorcyclist […]
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