Hit and Run Driver Injures Encinitas Bicycle Rider
A woman on a bicycle coming home from a bar on the morning of June 12, 2009, in Encinitas was severly injured when she was hit by a van. The victim and her girlfriend were riding their bikes home on southbound Pacific Coast Highway 101 near Chesterfield Drive when the victim was struck.
The van's driver was driving an older tan colored box-shaped van. He initially got out of his vehicle and told the victim's girlfriend that he would move his van to a safer location and return to help, but he never did. The sergeant reports that the man was last seen driving towards Solana Beach. Paramedics that arrived on the scene took the victim to Scripps La Jolla Hospital for treatment. You can read more about this hit-and-run Encinitas bicycle accident in this 10news.com story.
While not completely fool-proof, safety while biking, especially at night, is enhanced when bike riders have very visible reflectors or blinking lights on the bicycles, and always wear protective head gear to reduce injury in the case of an accident. Nighttime visibility of bicyclists is generally low, even for drivers that are aware and cautious, and it is a responsibility of the bicyclist to take measure to protect his- or herself.
If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a San Diego hit-and-run bicycle accident, please contact San Diego bike 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 injury lawyers online here.
