A bicyclist was injured in a San Diego car accident the morning of July 28, 2010, 10news reports. San Diego County Sheriff's officials said the injury collision occurred at the intersection of Imperial Beach Boulevard and Florence Street. The injured bicyclist was transported to an area hospital. The extent of the bicyclist's injuries is not known. An investigation is ongoing. Read More

A man who was killed in a bicycle accident in Oakland on May 19, 2010, has been identified by officials as 35-year-old Erik Fitzpatrick. According to a KCBS news report, Fitzpatrick had just gotten out of an AC Transit bus and started riding his bicycle, when a woman who suddenly opened her car door knocked him off his bike. Fitzpatrick was then thrown onto the roadway where he was hit by the same bus he had exited moments ago. The accident occurred on MacArthur Boulevard near Patterson Avenue. Fitzpatrick was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Charges are pending against the woman as an investigation if ongoing. Read More

A bicycle accident at a Whittier street intersection caused serious injuries to a man who was riding his bike across the street, the Whittier Daily News reports. The pickup truck versus bicycle accident happened on May 11, 2010 at the intersection of Lambert Road and Coachman Avenue. The driver of the pickup told officials he stopped at the stop sign at the intersection. But he hit the bicyclist who was crossing Coachman as he did not see him attempting to cross the road. Read More

A San Francisco car accident proved fatal for 60-year-old bicyclist Peter Webster, who was struck and killed by a Buick at an Oakland intersection. The Oakland Tribune reports that the fatal bicycle accident occurred at the intersection of 52nd and Market streets the evening of April 30, 2010. Webster was taken to an area hospital where he died shortly after the crash. Read More

Officials in La Habra have identified a 49-year-old woman killed in a recent La Habra bicycle accident as 49-year-old Annette Ferrin-Rodgers. The Whittier Daily News reports that the fatal bicycle versus bus crash occurred when a Foothill Transit bus was turning from Beach on to La Habra Boulevard the evening of April 20, 2010. The driver said he did not see the bicyclist riding in the crosswalk until it was too late. Read More

A 21-year-old Chico State University student who was seriously injured in a car accident after her bicycle was hit by a vehicle the morning of January 7, 2010, has been identified as Kelsey LeBoeuf. The Chico Enterprise-Record reports that LeBoeuf was riding her bike near the intersection of First and Walnut streets when she was struck by a pickup truck and then dragged with her bicycle for nearly 100 feet. LeBoeuf suffered a compound fracture to her right leg. She underwent surgery, but is said to be in fair condition. An investigation is ongoing. Read More

A San Diego truck accident that occurred the morning of December 18, 2009, has left a 24-year-old bicyclist seriously injured, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The major injury accident occurred at the intersection of Orange and Fairmount avenues in the City Heights area of San Diego. A semi-trailer apparently made a right turn from Orange on to Fairmount Avenue. The bicyclist, who was riding on the right side of the semi, got pinned under the right front tire of the big rig. He sustained major injuries to his lower body. The injuries are thankfully not life-threatening. Read More

Authorities have identified a bicyclist killed in an Orange County car accident the afternoon of November 7, 2009 as 26-year-old Christopher Alan Winkel. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Huntington Beach police found Winkel lying on the roadway, injured and unconscious, at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Banning Avenue. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. An investigation is being conducted by police to determine who or what caused this fatal bicycle accident. If you saw this accident or have any information about it, please contact Huntington Beach police at 714-536-5666.
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