Recent Posts in Motorcycle Accidents Category
Posted on May 30, 2013 By Catherine Lerer
A motorcycle rider was killed on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The accident was reported about 6:25 a.m. The motorcyclist was westbound on the 10 (Santa Monica) freeway when he was struck ...
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Posted on May 12, 2013 By Catherine Lerer
A motorcycle and car were involved in a crash on Pacific Coast Highway Sunday in Malibu. The accident happened at 4:06 p.m. on PCH near Moonshadows restaurant. The cause of the accident remains under ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2013 By Daniel McGee
An accident today in Santa Monica involving a motorcyclist and a vehicle left the motorcyclist dead. The accident happened at about 1 p.m. on Pico Blvd., near 24 th St. The accident happened in the ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Sunday left a motorcyclist injured. The accident happened about 12:45 p.m. on westbound PCH, approximately 300 ft. from Paradise Cove Rd. A motorist in ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A motorcyclist was struck by a left-turning vehicle in Oxnard on Saturday morning. The accident happened about 7:50 a.m. A motorcyclist was southbound on Ventura Rd. A van, heading northbound on ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A motorcyclist who was racing with another motorcyclist struck an SUV in Santa Monica and later died. The accident happened on February 24 th at 12:20 p.m. Two motorcyclists were westbound on Pico ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A pickup truck driver fled the scene of a hit and run accident that killed a motorcyclist Saturday afternoon in Canoga Park. The accident happened at the intersection of Nordhoff St. and De Soto Ave. ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A motorcyclist struck two cars on Sunday in Pacific Palisades. The accident happened at 5:05 p.m on Sunset Blvd., between Chautauqua Blvd. and Brooktree Rd. The motorcycle rider and his passenger were ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A study published in this week's British Medical Journal found that people who smoke marijuana within three hours of driving are almost twice as likely to cause a car accident than drivers who are ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
In an effort to reduce traffic accidents, including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents, the Santa Monica Police Department each month is focusing on a ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
Friday evening, the driver of a stolen car struck two motorcyclists and a vehicle as he was being chased by police. The police pursuit began on the 405 freeway. The driver of a stolen Chevy Impala ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Catherine Lerer
A motorcycle accident in Long Beach left the motorcyclist dead Sunday evening after he ran a red light and struck a car. The accident happened at the intersection of Seventh St. and Redondo Ave. in ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
A pickup truck driver struck and injured a motorcycle rider and the rider's passenger, who is the wife of the motorcyclist. The motorcycle accident happened at about 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday in ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
A motorcyclist collided with a garbage truck today in Malibu, resulting in the motorcyclist's death. The accident happened at about 9:00 a.m. on Pacific Coast Highway at Rambla Vista. The ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
A two-vehicle accident this morning near LAX resulted in a motorcyclist's death. According to Los Angeles police officer Bruce Borihanh, the accident happened at about 5 a.m. in Inglewood at the ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
On Tuesday, a hit and run driver struck a 21-year-old male USC student who was riding a motorcycle, critically injuring the motorcyclist. The accident happened just after sundown at the intersection ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
Santa Monica has been awarded a $158,000 grant from California's Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant was awarded for a year-long program whose aim is to reduce injuries and deaths on Santa ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
Right-turning trucks are an accident waiting to happen. They present enormous dangers to cars, motorcycles and bicycles that are in the lane to the right of the truck. Trucks cannot physically make a ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
On August 10 th, a three-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and 19 th St. in Santa Monica. A small sedan traveling westbound on Santa Monica Blvd. broadsided a ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
The upcoming closure of the 405 freeway is expected to cause traffic nightmares of epic proportion, which will trickle down to Santa Monica. "Carmageddon" will likely cause an increase in injury ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2011 By Catherine Lerer
Have you been injured in a motorcycle accident in Santa Monica? You are not alone. Santa Monica has a heinous track record for motorcycle accidents. When compared to other California cities of similar ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By McGee Lerer
As I pointed out in my March 6, 2011 blog entry, Santa Monica has a heinous track record for motorcycle accidents. When compared to other California cities of similar size, Santa Monica was found to ...
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