San Diego Car Accident Lawyer Blog

A 28-year-old San Diego man was killed in a fatal San Diego County motorcycle accident on State Route 78 just east of Pine Hills Road in Julian. The deceased, identified as Carl Davis Jr., was riding a 2007 CVR 600 motorcycle when he was hit in a head-on collision. He died at the scene.

This serious traffic accident happened on Saturday, January 30, 2010 around 12:30 p.m. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Pennings, Carl was eastbound on Pine Hills road when he suddenly crossed the double yellow line and was hit by a 1976 Chevrolet pickup. A witness told the California Highway Patrol Officer that Carl had passed him at a high rate of speed and soon afterward his motorcycle crossed into the oncoming traffic and was hit by the pickup. In his defense, the driver of the pickup, Dean Young, 47, of San Diego said that he “was unable to react in time to avoid a collision with the bike.”

Our office wishes to convey our sincere prayers and condolences to the family and friends of Carl Davis Jr. The number of catastrophic motor vehicle accidents that take place in San Diego County due to speeding is on the rise. Poor decisions, like suddenly switching lanes into oncoming traffic, can lead to disastrous consequences and, as in this case, even death.

Ross Jurewitz is a San Diego personal injury lawyer and the managing attorney of the Jurewitz Law Group, a San Diego, CA law firm dedicated to representing people seriously injured and the families of people killed by the negligence of others. If you or a loved one has been hurt or killed in a San Diego car accident, please call Mr. Jurewitz at 888-233-5020 for a free consultation.

In addition, if you would like more information to help you or your family following a head-on car crash or motorcycle wreck, please order your free copy of Mr. Jurewitz's book, The Ten Biggest Mistakes that can Destroy Your California Accident Case. It is free to all California residents.

Two people have died this week in two East San Diego County motorcycle accidents. The first was the tragic accident of Mark Anthony Taylor when he was hit by an unlicensed car driver, which the Jurewitz Law Group has already reported. The second fatal motorcycle accident occurred in Descanso and was just reported by the San Diego County Coroner's Office.

Marleea Anne Gerfen, 21, was killed September 13th after fracturing her cervical spine in a motorcycle accident along California's Highway 79 while she was traveling southbound near Lookout Road in Descanso. Gerfen had been a servicewoman with the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar on active duty. She struck a dirt berm just as she approached a bend in the highway, causing her to crash on her motorcycle.

Though 911 was called and there was serious resuscitative effort on the paramedic's part, she was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene in this fatal San Diego motorcycle accident.

If you or a loved one has ever been injured or killed in a San Diego, CA motorcycle accident, contact San Diego motorcycle accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the traffic accident lawyers of the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Diego, CA personal injury lawyers online here.

For more information about the best motorcycle accident attorneys in San Diego, CA, you can also visit our new motorcycle accident website.

The ex-Media Chief for the popular O'Reilly Factor, a talk show on politics hosted by Bill O'Reilly, passed away after a tragic Santa Rosa, CA motorcycle accident that took his life. He had been riding along a winding Point Reyes-Petaluma Road to his mother's house in an effort to avoid traffic on Highway 101. The 59-year-old resident of Santa Rosa, California, was on his way to have dinner with his mother, something he did once a week.

The deadly California motorcycle accident occurred when Amen collided with a van outside of Petaluma just between San Antonio and Hicks Valley roads, at 6:15 p.m. on August 12, 2009. A report by the California Highway Patrol from Marin County says that a 2003 Ford E-350 van had driven out of the southbound lane and into the northbound lane, directly in the way of Amen's 2008 Ducati motorcycle, and the two vehicles collided with fatal results.

Both the Ford and the Ducati caught on fire at the moment of impact. The Ford hit a gate and cattle just east of the roadway and a small brushfire ensued from the motor wreck. The driver of the truck left with minor cuts and scrapes on his arms. Amen had been thrown from his motorcycle and landed in a ditch at the side of the roadway. He died at the scene.

If you or a loved one has ever been injured or killed in a San Francisco, CA motorcycle crash, contact Northern California motorcycle accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the San Francisco personal injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Francisco accident lawyers online here.

A deadly San Diego County motorcycle accident occurred last weekend when a motorcycle collided with a car on the road, and the man driving the motorcycle was killed. He has been identified as a 44-year-old Chula Vista resident.

Michael Vankleeck was the rider, who died at the UCSD Medical Center at 2:35 p.m. on July 31, 2009, merely an hour after the crash took place at Nacion Avenue and Montclair Street in Chula Vista, per reports from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Officer.

Vankleeck had been riding southbound along Nacion Avenue and broadsided the motor vehicle while in an intersection, according to Officer C.J. Burroughs of the Chula Vista Police Department. It is a tragic occurrence and we continue to ask all on the road to exercise cautious and safe behavior while sharing it with everyone else, as lives are easily taken, especially in motorcycle accidents.

If you or anyone you know has ever been injured or killed in a Chula Vista motorcycle accident, please contact Chula Vista motorcycle lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the San Diego personal injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Diego injury lawyers online here.

The Interstate 405, known as the San Diego Freeway, saw a deadly motorcycle accident over the weekend when a 27-year-old man was killed in a collision along the highway.

The victim was Matthew Wekall of Cypress, who had been riding south on the 405 freeway when the accident happened, shortly after 7:40 p.m., just north of Magnolia Street. The accident was said to have involved a car, a sports utility vehicle, and a fixed object. Following the collision, Wekall was taken to Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley, and was pronounced dead at 8:32 p.m. at the medical center.

Traffic fatalities in Orange County had steadily been declining, with a reported rate of 14 percent drop in 2008. However, motorcycle deaths rose a staggering 44 percent from the previous year. The California Highway Patrol is currently investigating the motorcycle crash, with the concern of the rise of motorcycle fatalities.

If you or anyone you know has ever been injured or killed in a San Diego motorcycle accident, please contact San Diego motorcycle accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the San Diego injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these personal injury lawyers in San Diego online here

Washington State Patrol reported that actor and Washington state native James Caviezel suffered injuries when an unidentified man threw a bicycle into the path of the motorcycle Caviezel was riding, about 14 miles southeast of Leavenworth, WA.

Caviezel, who was born in Mount Vernon, WA, is most known for his role as Jesus Christ of Nazareth in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" feature film released in 2004. His motorcycle accident happened last Thursday, July 16 in the afternoon. State Trooper Rich Magnussen reported that the actor was taken to Cascade Medical Center in north-central Washington city for treatment of cuts and bruises from the motorcycle accident. Magnussen mentioned that the 40-year-old Caviezel was wearing a helmet and that without it, the accident "could have been a lot worse".

Continue reading "Actor Jim Caviezel Injured in Washington Motorcycle Accident" »

A June 14, 2009, traffic collision on Interstate 215 killed a motorcyclist and even injured his passenger. Though the I-215 does not surface until Riverside County, it is a connection to the highly frequented San Diego County Interstate 15 freeway, and a well-traveled shortcut for many San Diego residents on their way to Las Vegas, or other desert locations, as it splits off of the I-15 and meets with it again north of San Bernardino some dozens of miles further north.

The suspect driving the car is 28-year-old Daniel Palmer of Rim Forest, who is now behind bars at Central Detention Center in San Bernardino on suspicion of murder, as well as drunk driving. Palmer had been driving a 1999 Ford pickup truck when that struck James Hayward Julian IV from behind on soutbound I-215, just south of Second Street in San Bernardino, resulting in the fatal motorcycle accident. You can read more about this San Bernardino motorcycle accident in this hayabusa.org story.

Continue reading "Deadly San Bernardino Motorcycle Accident on I-215" »

A San Diego California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was struck by a truck on Tuesday after it veered into a center median on the Interstate 15 in the San Diego area of Mission Valley while the CHP officer was assisting with another accident. Both parties were injured.

The motorist was identified as Brian Joseph Andrews, 43, who had been driving a 2000 Toyota Tacoma and had just got on the freeway from the eastbound Interstate 8, and swerved across southbound lanes and struck the center divider. The truck then sideswiped a CHP cruiser before he hit the officer, who had been next to the freeway's barrier near his BMW patrol motorcycle. This happened shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The CHP officer was then reported to have tumbled with or was caught under the Toyota and was dragging some distance to the south in this San Diego area injury, according to CHP public affairs Officer Brad Baehr. The pickup truck eventually stopped, as the rest of the freeway came to a halt following the series of events, and four men jumped out of their vehicles to free the California authority.

The CHP veteran's identity had not yet been released pending notification of his family, but he had been transferred to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest for treatment of his cuts, scrapes, and a bruised right lung. The San Diego resident Andrews was taken to the same medical center. He reported that he was stricken with chest pains just prior to the accident. You can read more about this San Diego motorcycle accident in this SanDiego6.com story.

Continue reading "CHP Officer Run Over in San Diego Truck Accident" »

On Thursday, May 21, a 37-year-old man was out riding his Yamaha motorcycle in San Pasqual Valley, only to end up hospitalized.

San Diego Police Sgt. Alan Hayward reported that the as-of-yet unidentified motorcyclist lost control of a curve while riding westbound on San Pasqual Valley Road around 11:15 p.m. and went off the roadway in this San Diego area motorcycle injury. After falling off of the roadway, he struck a rock and was separated from him motorcycle. He had been speeding.

You can read more about this San Diego County motorcycle accident in this 10news.com story.

Continue reading "San Diego County Motorcycle Accident Leaves Rider Injured" »

Kelly Reister was a 51-year-old novice motorcycle rider from Mission Viejo who was out taking a spin on her Harley Davidson street bike on May 17, 2009. Reister, who friends say had been riding motorcycles of this kind for only about a year or two, lost control of her vehicle on a long curved stretch of Ortega Highway despite only traveling at 35 mph.

When she lost control she struck a rock formation and was thrown from the Harley. After being flown to Mission Hospital, she was pronounced dead at about 8 p.m. Kelly was remembered for her outgoing and friendly personality in her job position as a Sales and Marketing Director at the Shur-lock Company, as well as having been very close to her father, who was out of town at the time of the accident. You can read more about this Temecula motorcycle accident in this missionviejodispatch.com story.

Continue reading "Mission Valley Motorcycle Rider Killed in Temecula Motorcycle Accident" »

San Marcos resident Shelley Meyer, 59, was killed while riding her scooter this past weekend east on South Santa Fe Avenue in San Marcos. Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Meyer was passing through the intersection of Mar Vista Drive when she was struck by a small sedan in North San Diego County, as reported by the Medical Examiner's Office. You can read more about this San Diego County motorcycle accident in this story.

Investigators state that the driver of the car was trying to turn left into the parking lot of a convenience store when Meyer was struck. While paramedics who arrive on the scene transported the victim to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.

The name of Shelley Meyer was originally unreleased until Monday. It is unsure whether the driver will be facing any charges.

Continue reading "San Marcos Woman Killed in Scooter Accident" »

Two motorcyclists died in San Diego County on Monday, April 6th, 2009, in separate traffic accidents within hours of each other. The first collision occurred around 4 p.m. when James Joseph Mann, as he was later identified, was driving northbound on Highway 79 and miscalculated the take on an upcoming curved and crashed into a southbound vehicle. The fatal motorcycle accident occurred just north of Camino San Ignacio in Warner Springs.

View Larger Map

The death of 52-year-old Mann, who is survived by a son, is made even more tragic by the second blow to San Diego County when just hours later at 9:35 p.m., an as-of-yet unidentified 58 year-old motorcycle rider was killed while riding in Harbor View. Unlike Mann, who had allegedly made an error in his steering, the driver of a 1996 Toyota Corolla violated the motorcyclist's right of way and made a left turn from southbound Pacific Coast Highway at West Cedar Street, ultimately killing the motorcyclist.

View Larger Map

You can read more about these San Diego motorcycle wrecks in this SanDiego6.com story.

Continue reading "San Diego Sees Two Serious Motorcycle Accidents Within Hours" »

According to a report by CBS8.com, just before 5 p.m. on March 12, an SUV overturned and slammed into a motorcycle on Highway 163 near the State Route 52 in San Diego. The driver of the SUV was thrown into the northbound lanes of the freeway and the motorcycle burst into flames. A pick-up truck was also involved in the San Diego car crash.

View Larger Map

The California Highway Patrol was not able to report on the extent of the injuries involved in this car accident/motorcycle accident and traffic continued to be slow into the night.

Just like in the Oceanside multiple vehicle car accident yesterday, this San Diego car accident happened during commuting hours. The importance of staying alert and cautious during this busy time on the roads cannot be stressed enough.

If you or a fellow commuter are ever injured or killed in a San Diego car wreck, please call the San Diego car accident attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at 619-233-5020 or contact them online.

On February 22, three San Diego men were either seriously injured or killed in three separate motor vehicle accidents throughout San Diego County.

Jamul Car Crash Kills Driver

A 24-year-old man died in a Jamul car accident along Skyline Truck Trail just west of Lawson Valley Road. The victim was identified as Manuel Rodriguez.

View Larger Map

San Diego Motorcycle Accident Causes Severe Leg and Back Injuries

A 20-year-old man broke his leg and suffered back injuries when he was involved in a San Diego motorcycle crash with a truck at the intersection of National Avenue and 31st Street in San Diego.

View Larger Map

Escondido Bicycle Accident Kills Bicyclist

A 29-year-old man was killed in an Escondido bicycle accident near the intersection of South Centre City Parkway and Brotherton Road in Escondido when his bicycle collided with a Toyota Corolla. Unfortunately, the best that the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office could do--the most dignity they could give to the victim--was to identify him as a local transient.

View Larger Map

The Jurewitz Law Group has opened a second office in North San Diego County to better serve our North County clients, including people seriously injured in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and trucking accidents.

Our North County office is located where Carlsbad, Vista, and San Marcos meet along Palomar Airport Road and is easily reachable from Oceanside, Escondido, and Encinitas.

Our North County office is located at 2768 Loker Avenue West, Suite 101, Carlsbad, CA 92010.

View Larger Map

Meetings at our North County office are by appointment only and can be made by contacting our office at 619-233-5020 or 888-233-5020.