A 69-year-old bicyclist tragically lost his life after being struck by a driver merging into his lane in Long Beach, resulting in a severe traumatic brain injury. A $2.25 million settlement was secured for his successor-in-interest after evidence confirmed the driver’s negligence.
Plaintiff, a 69 year old male at the time of the subject accident, was riding his bicycle with the right-of-way on a public street in Long Beach, CA; during which time, the Defendant, who at the time was not paying attention to the traffic around him, merged into Plaintiff’s lane of travel, projecting Plaintiff off of his bicycle, and causing Plaintiff to land very hard on his head.
The Defendant was operating the vehicle in such a reckless manner, in violation of the following California Vehicle Codes: 22107 – “No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.” 22350 – “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.” 23103 – “(a). A person who drives a vehicle upon a highway in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.”
As a direct result of the Defendant’s negligence, the Plaintiff suffered catastrophic injuries, including a severe traumatic brain injury. Tragically, these injuries proved fatal, leading to the Plaintiff's avoidable death in April 2011. The Defendant’s reckless actions directly caused this devastating and preventable loss of life.
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