April 30, 20141 Comment on Santa Cruz hit-and-run cyclist fatality
The Sentinel reports a 65-year-old man lost his life after he crashed on his bicycle on Soquel Drive last Friday night and was subsequently run over by a Mazda.
The driver of the Mazda fled the scene. Authorities are searching for a “dark” Mazda sedan with a missing hubcap.
Read more in the Sentinel –> Santa Cruz man identified in fatal bike crash.
March 27, 20144 Comments on Pedestrian killed by cyclist in San Jose, and more bike news
Mercury News journalist Mike Rosenberg tweeted out this letter sent to City Hall the other day regarding pedestrian safety and dangerous sidewalk cyclists in downtown San Jose.
Letter San Jose City Hall received: Guy worried about being sent to his crypt; "meanwhile enjoy" pic.twitter.com/6zrcL7wjfR
— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) March 25, 2014
February 21, 20142 Comments on Santa Cruz County Highway 9 cyclist fatality
I was out most of yesterday and missed this sad bit of news from Felton in Santa Cruz County. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, a 50 year old man riding for the first time with a cycling group suffered an unspecified medical emergency on Highway 9 and lost his life.
Read more in the Sentinel: Santa Cruz man dies in Felton bicycle crash. I believe this is the first cyclist fatality for Santa Cruz County in 2014.
February 17, 2014Leave a Comment
Local news media reported yet another pedestrian hit-and-run fatality in San Jose, CA. This one occurred on Snell Avenue just south of Capitol Expressway in south San Jose.
There’s a twist in this case: police are treating this death not as an accident, but a homicide:
December 4, 20133 Comments on Teen fatality last night marks 40th traffic death for San Jose
A 17 year old boy was killed last night while crossing a large intersection in south San Jose with his bicycle. The driver of the silver Toyota RAV-4 stayed on the scene, according to media reports.
this Toyota is at the scene, person inside declined to talk. pic.twitter.com/kfLw6h8nFJ
— Eric Kurhi (@erickurhi) December 4, 2013
November 20, 2013Leave a Comment
As I type this, CHP have closed both lanes of northbound Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County, California. Somebody drove his vehicle off of the side of the highway and down the side of the mountain. Two women were ejected from the vehicle, and the car landed on top of one of the ejected passengers. Responding CHP requested a tow vehicle with 200 feet of cable to recover the vehicle.
In other news…