Man Killed in Victorville Motorcycle Accident
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY - A 47-year-old man tragically died yesterday after he struck a van while riding his motorcycle in Victorville. According to The Press-Enterprise, the accident happened after 5 a.m. Monday when a 2003 Ford Windstar van made a left turn in front of the motorcyclist at the intersection of D and 2nd Street.
Witness reports stated the driver of the van, 32-year-old Casey Hunter of Adelanto, was stopped at 2nd Street, and then made a left turn onto D Street in front of the path of the 2005 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic traveling westbound lane of D Street.
The motorcyclist identified as Michael Johnson was reported to have died after being transported to Victor Valley Community Hospital. Victorville Police Department is investigating the May 7th crash to determine why this happened.
Wrongful Death Liability for Victorville Motorcycle Accidents
If police officially determine negligent actions or unsafe driving of the Ford driver caused or contributed to the death of the victim, the victim's family may be entitled to recover compensation for funeral and burial expenses, lost wages, loss of love, care, affection, and companionship. Thus, immediately after a fatal incident, the family would be well-advised to speak to a experienced Victorville motorcycle accident lawyer about their legal rights in a wrongful death claim. An attorney who understands the legal issues regarding collisions like this one can advise the best course of action in protecting the family's rights and recovering the maximum compensation for their tragic loss.
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The two drivers, whose identities were not released, were flown to trauma centers for treatment of their injuries. A passenger in one of the vehicles, a two-door Honda, was ejected from the car and was reported to have died at the scene. The passenger has been identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Corner's Department as Randal Warren Esford.
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- A Victorville car crash killed a 30-year-old man early Monday morning, The Press-Enterprise reported. The fatal collision happened just after 1 a.m. when a 2003 Saturn station wagon traveling west on Bear Valley Road failed to stop at a red light and broadsided a 1993 Buick that was making left turn onto Bear Valley Road from Industrial Boulevard. 
Following the accident, the two occupants in the Toyota sustained minor injuries and was taken to St. Mary Medical Center. The driver of the SUV was not wearing a seat belt, which then caused her to be ejected from the vehicle and sustain head injuries. Authorities at the scene indicated four of the woman's passengers were seriously injured. Two people were airlifted to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and two were taken to a local hospital for further treatment. 
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- A man and a woman pushing a shopping cart were dreadfully struck by a car in Victorville Friday night. According to The Press-Enterprise, the accident happened at 6:03 p.m. at 7th Street and La Paz Drive when the man, Jesse James, 47, of Victorville, and the woman, whose name was not released, were attempting to cross the street and then struck by an oncoming car driven by a 30-year-old woman.
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- A 31-year-old Victorville man was arrested on the suspicion of causing a hit-and-run car accident that occurred at 2:02 p.m. Monday, The Press-Enterprise reports. Luis Arroyo is believed to have been behind the wheel of a Dodge pickup going southbound on Highway 395 when he struck a 2001 Ford Explorer traveling northbound. According to police officials, Arroyo attempted to make a left turn in front of the Ford, however, he ended up hitting the SUV before fleeing the scene. The driver of the Ford, Latrina Leeshell Woodberry, 34, of Victorville, lost control of her vehicle after the impact, which then caused her to slam into a telephone pole. 
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- A 21-year-old Phelan woman was tragically killed Saturday night in a multi-vehicle collision in Victorville, the San Bernardino Sun and Victorville Daily Press reported. The victim, Brittany Michele Davis, was driving a 1998 red Chevy Cavalier westbound on Bear Valley Road near Seventh Avenue when two vehicles travelling eastbound on Bear Valley Road collided. One of the vehicles, a Nissan Titan pickup truck struck the center median and rolled into westbound traffic where it struck Davis's car. The driver of the vehicle that collided with the Nissan, possibly a white Chevy Tahoe or GMC Yukon, fled the scene. Anyone with information regarding the driver of the white SUV involved in the crash is urged to call the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Hesperia Sheriff's Station at (760) 947-1525 or the WeTip hotline at 800-78-Crime.
