Blog Posts in January, 2011
Posted on Jan 29, 2011 By Pete Clancy
This morning, my son and I were walking my dog when a bicyclist hit my son. Luckily, nobody was hurt, but it reminded me of the rules governing bicyclists on pedestrian trails. The East Bay Regional ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A Hayward man who rear-ended the car in front of him, causing it to lose control and strike the center divide and kill the passenger, has been charged with manslaughter. 43 year old Juan Nunez was ...
Continue reading "Drunk Driver Rear-Ends Car, Killing Passenger" »
Posted on Jan 28, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A driver who lost control of his vehicle and caused a car-versus-bike auto accident apparently had a seizure at the time, which caused him to lose control of his vehicle and speed into a man waiting ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Bay Point police say that a pedestrian found lying in the street at the intersection of Willow Pass Road and Globe Drive was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Police have not yet released details ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Pete Clancy
An Oakland toddler was killed outside of her home last night when a relative backed over her in the driveway. The girl was rushed to Children's Hospital Oakland, where she was pronounced dead. Her ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2011 By Pete Clancy
In most Oakland car accidents, a CHP officer or police officer will make an accident report. The report will identify the drivers, the vehicles and the causes of the accident. The reports also refer ...
Continue reading "Rear-End Collisions & California Vehicle Code 22350" »
Posted on Jan 17, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A 53-year old pedestrian was struck and killed while walking her dog on Sunday in Concord. According to reports, the woman ran out into the street after her dog and was struck by two cars, one of ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2011 By Pete Clancy
According to the CHP, 22 Californians were killed in auto accidents during the 2009, and more than half of them were not wearing their seat belts at the time. (During that same time, the CHP made ...
Continue reading "22 Californians Killed During Holiday Travel" »
Posted on Jan 11, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Almost 1 year ago, I wrote a post about dangerous intersections in San Francisco, as well as dangerous intersections in Oakland. The group Walk Oakland Bike Oakland recenlty referred to 40th and ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Police in Petaluma are seeking a hit and run driver who left a left another motorist seriously injured this weekend. The driver has been identified as 38-year old Celestino Cruz Gonzalez, and he fled ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 By Pete Clancy
I was traveling up highway 880 through Oakland, when I witnessed a pretty bad rear-end accident. There were three cars involved in this accident and it happened so quickly that I can not remember ...
Continue reading "Rear-End Accident on 880 Due to Distracted Driver" »
Posted on Jan 4, 2011 By Pete Clancy
January 4, 2011 - There was a major big rig accident in San Jose this afternoon,on highway 880 north of the 880/101 interchange. It appeared that there were at least two trucks involved, perhaps more. ...
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