Now that spring is here, the Alexander Law Group is reminding consumers to check to see if their bicycles, bicycle components or accessories have been recalled before using them. Recalled bicycles, components and accessories can be dangerous and cause an accident, resulting in injury or even death. If you have a recalled product, contact the firm for the remedy. Once that’s taken care of, remember to properly strap on your bike helmet! Check out these recent bicycle-related recalls. You can find out more about these recalls and others at our website or at www.cpsc.gov. Product Recall Press Release Hazard Photos Bridgeway Bicycles (91,000 units) 11-331 The bicycle chain can break, causing a rider to lose control and fall. Trek 2012 FX and District bicycles [...] Read more »
A bicyclist died Monday night when he was hit by two cars in Santa Rosa according to police. Frank Moreno, 49, of Santa Rosa was knocked off his bike by one car near the corner of Chatham Drive and Fulton Road at 6:45 p.m. and run over by another, said police Sgt. Lance Badger. The first driver fled the scene before police arrived and is wanted for hit-and-run. The driver of the second vehicle, Bianca Belle-Bonas 18 years-old of Santa Rosa, stopped and is cooperating with police, according to Sgt. Badger. Police have yet to determine which car killed Moreno. Police ask that anyone who saw the crash or has information call police at (707) 543-4108. Alexander Hawes, LLP is a nationally-recognized and award-winning personal injury law firm with offices in San Jose and [...] Read more »
Yesterday marked the third death of a bicyclist or pedestrian struck by a car in the last five days. a vehicle struck and killed a bicyclist or a pedestrian in San Jose on Wednesday while a pair of other crashes left two men fighting for their lives, triggering police warnings to motorists driving home during what is now a moonlit rush hour. In the latest crash, a 67-year-old unidentified woman was hit on her left side by a Nissan Sentra while walking across the crosswalk of Jackson Avenue at Alexian Drive in East San Jose, police said. She died shortly after at the adjacent Regional Medical Center. Police are now urging motorists who had been commuting home in the sunlight to be extra careful now that it is getting dark earlier, and ask those on [...] Read more »
Three bicyclists were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on a mountainous Palo Alto road last weekend according to police. The collision which occurred in the 3900 block of Page Mill Road happened just before noon. Two of the bicyclists suffered moderate to major injuries and the other sustained minor to moderate injuries, police said. All three were taken to Stanford Hospital. The driver of the car was not hurt, police said. Police released few details about the crash Monday, but Sgt. Rich Bullerjahn said the vehicle was traveling west up Page Mill Road when it struck the descending bicyclists, who were all wearing helmets. The driver has not been arrested. The police department’s Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team, or STAR, is investigating the collision. While the team has yet to [...] Read more »
