Recent Streetsblog LA posts about “Accidents”

Buena Park P.D. – It’s OK to Hit Pedestrians if They Aren’t in Crosswalk

By Damien Newton | Dec 5, 2008 | 9 Comments

Every now and again I come across a news story that I pray was just poorly written. In this case, I’m hoping this written report at KTLA, the news video can be found above, is missing a qualifier. If not, the Buena Park P.D. is basically saying it’s ok to run down pedestrians if they’re […]

Update: City Charges Jassy with Murder in Assault of Pianist

By Damien Newton | Dec 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, the City of Los Angeles announced that Swedish Rapper David Jassy would be charged with murder in addition to the previous charges of assault and leaving the scene of an "accident." For those of you that missed the story earlier in the week, here is a brief recap of the assault as reported in […]

Wannabe Rapper Beats, Runs Over, Kills Pedestrian Advocate

By Damien Newton | Dec 1, 2008 | 6 Comments

Pianist and car-free advocate John Osnes left his favorite bar in Hollywood one night in mid-November. He waived to the bartender and promised he would be back the next day. However, instead he was savagely beaten and quite probably intentionally run over by a wanna-be Swedish rapper named David Moses Jassy, who is probably still […]

Cycling Victim Seeks Help Finding Driver from Hit and Run

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2008 | 5 Comments

The Above Sign Was Made by Friends and Co-Workers of the Victim Alert Streetsblog reader and member of the Ballona Creek Livable Streets Network Group Brian Treanor noticed the above sign biking home from work on the west side of Lincoln Boulevard, just south of the bridge over Ballona Creek. I called the number on […]

KTLA: Two Cyclists “Collide with” Target Truck in Crosswalk

By Damien Newton | Oct 1, 2008 | 19 Comments

As we’ve seen before, the passive language of the accident’s description makes it seem as though the poor truck driver was just minding his own business when kamikaze cyclists slammed into his truck. Unfortunately, one of the cyclists, a 20 year old construction apprentice named Jakob Weathermon, died as a result of the crash while […]

Update: Police Report on Lancaster Bike Fatality

By Damien Newton | Sep 26, 2008 | 7 Comments

An alert and obviously well-informed reader got a copy of the police report from Tuesday’s fatal bike crash in Lancaster. Some readers felt that I assumed the car driver to be at fault without knowing the facts. The point of that article, and this one, isn’t to place blame on anyone but show how the […]

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