Recent Posts in Pedestrian Injuries Category
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Posted on Mar 21, 2013 By Pete Clancy
A woman from San Francisco was badly injured when she was struck by a car while in a crosswalk at the intersection of Vicente and West Portal in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood. According ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Pete Clancy
When a car exits a parking lot and crosses over a sidewalk to do so, what rights does a pedestrian on that sidewalk have? What obligations does the driver have? We have seen many pedestrian accidents ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2012 By Pete Clancy
A hit-and-run driver who struck and injured 4 pedestrians last night was apparenlty detained. The incident took place in San Francisco on the evening of December 20 on Christmas Tree Point Road. One ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2012 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian was struck by a car near the intersection of 7th and Madison near Lake Merritt BART in Oakland this morning. According to a KTVU report, she was transported to the hospital with ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Pete Clancy
What rights does a pedestrian have in Oakland? The first thing to ask is whether the pedestrian is in a crosswalk. If an pedestrian is in a crosswalk "the driver of a vehicle shall yield the ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian was struck and killed yesterday in San Francisco at the intersection of Market and Beale Streets in San Francsico. According to reports, the pedestrian was in the crosswalk when he was ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Last year I put up a blog post about the most dangerous intersections in Oakland for pedestrian accidents and bike accidents. It an be found here. I have now taken that information and placed it on a ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Children's Personal Injury Claims - Lost Time At School When an adult is injured in a rear-end accident or a pedestrian accident, he or she will have medical bills, pain and suffering and perhaps ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A 4-year old boy from Santa Rosa was killed after he was hit by a car, while in a crosswalk. The pedestrian accident happened at the intersection of West 9th and Rockwell. The crosswalk is very ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Pete Clancy
We recenlty resolved the claim of a pedestrian who was struck while in the crosswalk. She absolutely had the right of way when she was crossing the street. A distracted driver apparenlty did not ...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2011 By Pete Clancy
What rights does a pedestrian have when crossing the street? What responsibilities? The main thing to remember is that regardless of your legal rights or obligations, if you are hit by a car, you will ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A 17-year-old Hayward pedestrian was seriously injured when she was struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident in Hayward on Friday night. The Hayward Police Department is looking for the white vehicle ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A Caltrain full of Giants fans on their way to the game on June 8 struck and killed a pedestrian. It appears that the pedestrian entered the train's right of way. The decedent has not yet been ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian was killed on Friday when he was struck by a 2006 Scion, near Saratoga and Graves. According to reports, the driver is a 26 year old woman from Campbell, who is cooperating with ...
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Posted on May 29, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Pedestrian accidents can have grave consequences for the a pedestrian hit by a car. Oakland is particularly dangerous for pedestrians. On average, there are between 200-350 pedestrian accidents in ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Pete Clancy
53-year-old Oakland resident Walter Barret was struck and killed early Sunday morning while walking across Highway 280. California Highway Patrol officers report that the driver of the car that struck ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A 25-year old Pacifica pedestrian was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver early Sunday morning. Scott Garrigan was walking along Skyline Boulevard near Sharp Park Road when he was struck by ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian in Oakland's Grand Lake district was injured in a hit and run accident on Wednesday afternoon. The pedestrian accident was at the intersection of Lake Park and Walker in Oakland. The ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2011 By Pete Clancy
An 18-year old San Jose pedestrian was struck by a minivan and then dragged some 700 feet early Sunday morning. The victim, Erika Luna, is in serious condition and may not walk again. The pedestrian ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2011 By Pete Clancy
An early morning car accident involving a taxicab and a limousine injured 5 passengers and two pedestrians who were injured when a light fixture from a light pole struck by one of the cars involved in ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Pete Clancy
According to NHTSA statistics, a pedestrian is struck by a car roughly every 9 minutes. In the year 2009, there were 59,000 pedestrians injured by cars or trucks. Of those 59,000 pedestrian accidents, ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A 16-year old pedestrian was hit and killed by a pickup truck in Bakersfield today. Victoria Peterson was walking home at 8:10 a.m. when a truck struck and killed her. She was taken to the hospital ...
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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 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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