A Sacramento police officer sustained injuries in a motorcycle accident the morning of July 26, 2010 after he went over some debris on the roadway. According to a report in The Sacramento City News, the injury crash occurred at the intersection of Third Street and Richards Boulevard when the officer was riding his motorcycle northbound on Third Street. As he made a turn on to Richards, his motorcycle slid on the debris and crashed. The officer sustained injuries, which were not life-threatening. Read More

A motorcycle accident in Rialto proved fatal for 61-year-old Carl Jensen the afternoon of July 23, 2010. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the fatal car versus motorcycle collision occurred at the intersection of Agua Mansa Road and Enterprise Drive. Jensen was westbound on Agua Mansa when the driver of a 1997 Buick Park Avenue Sedan turned left in front of him. Jensen was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officials are investigating the incident. Read More

A motorcycle accident in Oakland proved fatal for a 40-year-old man the afternoon of July 4, 2010. The Contra Costa Times reports that the fatal crash occurred at the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Magnolia Street. Another car driven by a 31-year-old man was attempting a left turn at the intersection when the car and the motorcycle collided. The motorcyclist was fatally injured. Officials are still looking into what caused this collision. Read More

A barbecue that was dropped on the roadway by a vehicle caused a fatal San Diego car accident the morning of June 15, 2010, killing David Jensen, 49, and injuring his wife, Bernardine Jensen, 52. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the Jensens were on a Harley Davidson in the fast lane of the 15 Freeway when the motorcycle struck the barbecue that had fallen off another vehicle. Jensen was thrown off his motorcycle and struck by a Toyota. His wife suffered fractures and other injuries while Jensen was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is ongoing. Read More

A motorcycle accident in the Merced area left 53-year-old Wallace Dunn with major injuries the afternoon of May 27, 2010. The Merced Sun Star reports that the accident occurred when a car made a left turn in front of Dunn's motorcycle. Dunn was going west on Highway 140 when a 1999 Ford Mustang driven by 24-year-old Teresa Ledesma turned left into a private driveway in front of him. Dunn was taken to an area medical center with severe injuries. Read More

Officials have identified a 20-year-old motorcyclist killed in a truck accident in Westminster as Nicholas Joseph Knoth. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal motorcycle versus big rig collision occurred on Edwards Street near Homer Street, when Knoth lost control of the motorcycle and moved in front of the truck. He was then run over by the 18-wheeler. Westminster police suspect that Knoth may have been cut off by another vehicle causing him to lose control and ride into the path of the large truck. They are looking for eyewitnesses. Read More

A 37-year-old man who was killed in a Los Angeles car accident after his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle on the 210 Freeway, has been identified as Lincoln Juarez. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports that the fatal collision occurred the morning of April 10, 2010 in the eastbound lanes of the freeway, near Fruit Street, in La Verne. Juarez was ejected from his 2008 Harley Davidson following the collision with a 2006 Jeep Cherokee. Juarez was pronounced dead at the scene. The Jeep was being driven by a 19-year-old man. California Highway Patrol officials are in the process of determining whether one the motorists involved here had made an unsafe lane change. Read More

A 26-year old man sustained injuries in a Los Angeles car accident after his motorcycle struck a pickup truck on a local freeway. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports that the injury collision occurred the afternoon of March 22, 2010 in the northbound lanes of the 605 Freeway. The motorcyclist was in the fast lane, right behind the pickup, when traffic slowed and the rider rear-ended the truck. He was thrown off his motorcycle and landed on the freeway. However, his injuries were not life-threatening. Read More

A man who sustained fatal injuries in a Los Angeles motorcycle accident has been identified as 47-year-old Martin E. Simon. The Santa Clarita Signal reports that the fatal crash occurred the morning of March 7, 2010 after Simon lost control of his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle as he rode north on Bouquet Canyon Road. Simon and his bike then went into opposing traffic lanes. Douglas Ross, a 46-year-old driver in a Nissan Sentra, was in the southbound lane and could not avoid hitting the motorcyclist. The Sentra ran over Simon's lower legs. Simon's injuries were fatal. Ross was uninjured. Read More

A 66-year-old man sustained fatal injuries in a Fresno car accident after he lost control of his motorcycle and collided into another vehicle. The Fresno Bee reports that the March 3, 2010 accident occurred when the motorcyclist was riding on Trimmer Springs Road near Pine Flat Road. The 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle went into the path of a westbound 1996 Ford Taurus driven by 54-year-old Susan Adams. The man was thrown off his motorcycle and sustained critical injuries. He was taken to a local hospital where he died. Adams was not injured. According to California Highway Patrol officials, drugs or alcohol was not a factor in this crash. Read More