Child Bicycle Rider Killed In Accident with Pickup Truck

December 3, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports a nine year old child was struck by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle.

According to Anaheim Police officer Sgt. Rick Martinez the police and paramedics were called to the scene of the bicycle accident at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The accident occurred on Orangewood Avenue and Loara Street when a boy riding a red bicycle was struck by a white pickup truck.

Sgt. Martinez stated that the at the time of the accident the driver of the truck was headed westbound and it is unclear was direction the bicycle rider was traveling in.

Both Orangewood Avenue and Loara Street as far as Euclid Street has been closed for several hours while Anaheim police investigators inspect the scene. The boy that was struck and killed was transported to UCI Medical Center in Orange where he was pronounced dead a short time later, according to Sgt. Martinez. Neither the identity of the child or the driver of the white pickup truck has been released.

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Irvine Accident Sends Bicyclists To The Hospital

November 16, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports a bicyclists was hospitalized after a morning Irvine accident.

The rider identified as a 45 year old female was seriously injured when he was struck by a 71 year old driver in Irvine. The accident occurred at approximately 7:00 a.m. when the driver was traveling eastbound on Irvine Center Drive and collided with the bicyclist, according to Lt. John Hare.

The rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident and was treated at the scene by emergency personnel and then transported to an area hospital according to Lt. Hare. The 71 year old male driver was not injured in the accident.

The woman injuries have not been released and authorities are continuing to investigate the accident and what might have been the cause. They are also asking anyone that witnessed the bicycle accident to contact Detective Jonathan Cherney.

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Elderly Bicycle Rider Killed When Struck By Pickup Truck

October 22, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports by a bicycle accident attorney, an elderly bicycle rider was struck and killed in Yorba Linda.

The bicycle rider that was killed in a Wednesday night bicycle accident has been identified as 80 year old Edelgard Owens a resident of Placentia.

According to Brea Police Department Sgt. Bill Smyser Owens was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk on East Imperial Highway when the accident occurred Owens was crossing the street at Prospect Avenue in Yorba Linda. The accident occurred at approximately 5:40 p.m. when according to preliminary reports Owens crossed against a red light and a woman driving a full sized pickup truck had a green arrow striking the bicyclist.

According to Sgt. Smyser police gave the woman a sobriety test and arrested her on allegedly driving under the influence.

According to Lt. Gregg Hayden after further investigation the woman was released after it was found she was not driving under the influence.
Owens was transported to Placentia Linda Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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Bicyclist Pinned Under Bumper of Big Rig After Being Struck

October 8, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports a bicyclist was pinned under the bumper of a big rig after being struck in the early morning hours. Anaheim traffic investigator Rick Alexander stated that the accident occurred at approximately 5:43 a.m. in the vicinity of Kraemer and the eastbound off-ramp of the 91 Freeway. The bicyclist was traveling southbound along the west curb at the time of the accident.

The accident closed the off ramp of the freeway, along with Kraemer that was closed from La Palma Avenue to Frontera Street, while the scene of the accident was investigated, according to Alexander. According to the investigator what was found is that the semi- truck was stopped at the off ramp and as it began to accelerate and make a right hand turn the rider of the bicycle peddled in front of the big rig.
The rider did not have head lights and according to a witness after the bicyclist was knocked to the ground they yelled to the driver of the truck to stop, which he did.

The rider of the bicycle was pinned underneath the bumper of the big rig and was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. According to at least one bicycle injury lawyer, Alexander the rider was transported to UCI Medical Center in Orange.

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Identity of Man Fatally Injured In Huntington Beach Bicycle Crash Released

September 17, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports a 67 year old man that was killed in a weekend accident has been identified as Kevin Petrimoulx a resident of Huntington Beach.

Petrimoulx was killed at approximately 1:00 p.m. Sunday after he fell from his bicycle, and according to Huntington Beach Police Lt. Russell Reinhard he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

The Huntington Beach man was reported to police by a passerby that reported he was lying on the ground and police have found no witnesses to Petrimoulx falling from his bike. Huntington Beach Traffic Investigators are attempting to piece together what occurred that caused Paetrimoulx to crash landing on the ground at Greentree Lane south of Warner Avenue. Lt. Fred Corral from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office Investigations stated that they are investigating Petrimoulx death as an accident.

The wife of the fatally injured bicycle rider stated that he rode his bicycle daily from Warner Avenue to PCH and the city pier, along with riding his bike every Sunday to St. Bonaventure Church in Huntington Beach to attend Sunday Mass.
Petrimoulx was originally a police officer in Detroit and owned an Anaheim Hills chop house, Foxfire Restaurant.

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Bicycle Safety Fair Motivated After Fatal Injury Of Long Time Biker

September 16, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports an area bicycle safety fair that is planned to be held will focus on bicycle safety following the death of long time area biker.

The safety fair will be held at St. Timothy’s and will focus on bicycle rider safety following the death of organizer Dave Wilde’s father-in-Law, retired Stanford University Law Professor John Barton. The law professor was fatally injured while writing his bicycle in Los Altos on July 14th, injuring his head in two places.

Barton was an avid bike rider and was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, which took his life on August 3rd. The head injuries were severe enough to have broken the 72 year old man’s eye socket, leading doctors to believe he might have been a victim of a hit and run accident.

Police investigating the accident have found no evidence of a vehicle being involved in Barton’s fatal injuries according to reports.

The Stanford University law professor and local resident was the father of five children including his son John who is a Palo Alto City Council member.

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