The San Francisco wrongful death lawyers at our firm understand that no accidents are tougher on area families than those that take the life of a loved one. All losses are difficult, but there is something especially tragic about those deaths that are caused by the negligence of another. Far…
For those of you who do not get around by bicycle, you may not know that the door zone, the space in a bike lane between the cyclist and a parallel parked car, is one of the biggest threats to bicyclists in San Francisco. According to the San Francisco Municipal…
Nancy Ho, a 25-year-old cyclist was struck by a food delivery truck in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday. The truck was heading west on Mission, and s much as I would not like to say the next part, it must be said: the cyclist made an illegal left turn onto…
Last week a pedestrian was struck while jogging through an intersection at Masonic and Grove. She survived the accident, but the driver managed to break her leg as he slammed into her after running a red light. The accident is one of several that have occurred on Masonic recently. As…
Police in San Francisco have a new entity, a type of watchdog/public eye, to contend with: The Bike Accident Tracker App. According to baycitizen.org-the creators of the app– police will write an accident report only if an ambulance is called. As you can imagine, a lot of reports go unwritten…
The parents of the 22-year old Nils Yannick Linke, the young man who was killed on Masonic Avenue last August after being run down by a negligent driver, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The complaint describes the sad details of the accident, from the behavior of the two defendants…
Last weekend, a 24year old man who was cycling in the mission district suffered serious injuries after being struck by a hit a run driver, according to SFGate.com. The cyclist was taken to San Francisco General Hospital. There is no detailed description of the suspect, except that his vehicle is…
Transportation for America writes: America’s transportation system is half a century behind-causing unnecessary pollution, expense, and congestion. We need our leaders to invest in public transportation, high-speed passenger rail, streets safe for biking and walking, maintaining our roads and transit systems, and green innovation. Here at the Brod Law Firm…
According to the Press Democrat, the CHP is looking for a maroon-colored SUV in connection with a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a cyclist in Saturday’s GranFondo ride, a 103 mile ride through northern California. Witnesses told officers it could have been a ford Explorer or something similar. As of…
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