Valley Center Bicyclist Dies in San Diego County Bicycle Accident
On Friday, May 15th, 2009, 5,200 cyclists participated in San Diego's designated Bike to Work day. This is a great way to reduce the use our gasoline and greenhouse gas emissions, but the event had a rough onset when a 43-year-old man was struck by a car on Wednesday while riding his bicycle in Valley Center. Later identified as Jose Mejia, the bicyclist was fatally injured on Valley Center Road near Cole Grade Road after he swerved into the path of the vehicle.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office did not come to any conclusions on the reasons why the bicyclist lose control. Paramedics who arrived on the scene took Mejia to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, but he died at 8:45 p.m. while there on Thursday from brain injuries suffered according to the medical examiner's office.
Car collisions with bikes tend to be very unjust, and bikers always stand very slim chances. Still, while the driver of the vehicle in this particular fatal San Diego County bike accident could only do so much from a bike coming unexpectedly into a lane, there are measures that bicyclists could take to reduce accidental injuries, such as installing reflectors and wearing helmets.
If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a San Diego bicycle accident, please contact San Diego bicycle accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the San Diego personal injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Diego bike accident lawyers online here.
