Recent Streetsblog LA posts about “Accidents”

Angelina Everett, the Driver Who Ran Down Ed Magos, Pleads “No Contest” to Two Charges

By Damien Newton | Sep 15, 2010 | No Comments

Via Biking In L.A. comes news that Angelina Everett, the driver who ran down city employee and community activist Ed Magos in January, has plead “no contest” to two misdemeanor charges for leaving the scene of a collision resulting in physical injuries and property damage. While it’s doubtful that Everett will face any jail time, […]

Language Is Important

By Damien Newton | Jul 19, 2010 | 22 Comments

This terrible headline via the Huffington Post It’s been a common theme when Streetsblog covers crashes to note the soft bias of the writing and headlines in more traditional news sources. This bias nearly always deflect guilt away from the people who cause the crashes. It amazes me when I watch coverage of a tragedy […]

Dangerous Taxi Driver Causes Bike Crash, Broken Arm for Villaraigosa

By Damien Newton | Jul 18, 2010 | 18 Comments

Image: Villaraigosa/Flickr Well, that didn’t take long. On Friday, Metblogs’ Will Campbell noticed a tweet from Mayor Villaraigosa about how much he enjoyed riding his bicycle as part of the Summer Night Lights program. Campbell spent the time to page through the Mayor’s flickr feed and even found a picture of Villaraigosa laughing it up […]

Rampant Excuse-Making for Fatal Hit and Run Drivers on PCH

By Damien Newton | Mar 17, 2010 | 15 Comments

Early Monday morning, 73 year old Amelia Ordona and her 67 year old sister were crossing the street when a car struck Ordona, felling her. Then, Ordona was struck at least six more times, and at least five of the drivers of those vehicles just kept driving, never stopping to see whether their car […]

Vicious and Deadly Hit and Run Crash in Compton Caught on Tape

By Damien Newton | Feb 16, 2010 | 5 Comments

Local news has been buzzing this morning because a deadly hit and run "van v bike" crash was caught on tape in Compton this morning. Ovidio Morales, a father of five, was presumably on his way to work. Morales is separated from his family in Guatemala, whom he was sending money to in hopes they […]

As Cyclists Focus on Hit and Runs, Roadblock’s Crash Goes to Court

By Damien Newton | Feb 2, 2010 | 53 Comments

One of the less high-tech methods of getting info on a hit and run. Photo: Patrick Miller On May 19, a cyclist, let’s call him Roadblock, was riding home late at night on Glendale Boulevard. Roadblock’s bike was lit up with front and rear lights and he was wearing a helmet. Just a couple of […]

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