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Valencia sentenced, BOLO for killer car, arrest in Angeles Crest road rage and 3 feet 2 pass passes9 comments

bikinginla wrote 11 months ago: Lots of news to catch up on while I take a break from work. …….. First up, Marco Antonio … more →

Tags: Advocacy & Politics, Bikes & the Law, legal cases, bicycling, Los Angeles, Road Rage, Dr Christopher Thompson, Marco Antonio Valencia, fatal hit-and-run

Valencia sentencing delayed, upcoming events and a little light reading for your holiday weekend

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: Dj Wheels reports that yesterday’s scheduled sentencing for Marco Antonio Valencia in the drunken an … more →

Tags: General, Bikes & the Law, legal cases, Just the links., Marco Antonio Valencia, Bike events

Legal update: DUI driver arraigned for injuring Adam Rybicki, Valencia sentencing today4 comments

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: These days, it seems like there are as many court cases involving cyclists than there are riders on … more →

Tags: Bikes & the Law, legal cases, Dr Christopher Thompson, Marco Antonio Valencia, Jorge Alvarado, Patrick Roraff, Shawn Fields, James Laing, danny marin

Breaking News — Marco Antonio Valencia guilty on all counts in murder of Joseph Novotny5 comments

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: According to cyclist/attorney Dj Wheels, a San Fernando courthouse jury has found Marco Antonio Vale … more →

Tags: Bikes & the Law, legal cases, bicycling fatalities, Marco Antonio Valencia, fatal hit-and-run

Possible justice in Jim Swarzman hit-and-run, Zeke’s brother Dave blasts Universal14 comments

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: It looks like justice may be coming for Jim Swarzman after all. Joseph Ricardo Fernandez of Carlsbad … more →

Tags: legal cases, bicycling, Los Angeles, Marco Antonio Valencia, Dj Wheels, universal studios, Joseph Ricardo Fernandez, Jim Swarzman

Valencia trial nears conclusion, CA 3-foot law moves forward, NY Post absurdly fans the bikelash flames

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: Dj Wheels reports that the trial has resumed in the case of Marco Antonio Valencia, charged with mur … more →

Tags: General, legal cases, Marco Antonio Valencia, Dj Wheels, Richard Schlickman, Adam Rybicki, three-foot passing laws

The sad stats behind this year’s rash of Southern California bike deaths7 comments

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: I’ve started a database to track information about biking fatalities throughout the Southern Califor … more →

Tags: bicycle safety, Injuries and Fatalities, bicycling, bicycling fatalities, Jim Swarzman, Los Angeles, Manuel Santizo, Marco Antonio Valencia, Nicole Honda

Cyclist killed in Indio area, suspected Jim Swarzman killer released, Marco Antonio Valencia on trial9 comments

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: I was really hoping I wouldn’t have to write this. Last night, the CHP reported a collision involvin … more →

Tags: Bikes & the Law, legal cases, bicycle safety, Injuries and Fatalities, bicycling, Marco Antonio Valencia, Jorge Alvarado, Dj Wheels, Patrick Roraff

A raft of legal cases — 5 deaths, 4 hit-and-runs, 1 drunken pop star and a justly jailed physician2 comments

bikinginla wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t had a lot of opportunity lately to keep up with recent bike-related court cases, or even t … more →

Tags: Dr Christopher Thompson, Bikes & the Law, legal cases, Injuries and Fatalities, Marco Antonio Valencia, Jorge Alvarado, Dj Wheels, Patrick Roraff, Brett Morin

Local bike cases slowly wind their way through the courts2 comments

bikinginla wrote 2 years ago: Cyclist, attorney and court case correspondent Dj Wheels emailed today to catch us up on the current … more →

Tags: General, hit and run, Rod Armas, Robert Sam Sanchez, Patricia Ann Izquieta, Don Murphy, Marco Antonio Valencia, Celine Mahdavi, Walter Karabian

The bike court beat goes on6 comments

bikinginla wrote 2 years ago: Christian Stoehr and Ron Peterson speak outside the courthouse following the Thompson conviction las … more →

Tags: General, bicycling, Los Angeles, car vs bike, hit and run, Rod Armas, Jesus Castillo, Robert Sam Sanchez, Alejandro Hidalgo

Bike cases fill the dockets — Dr. Thompson was just the beginning4 comments

bikinginla wrote 2 years ago: As Bob Mionske noted in the Times last week, the Thompson case does not represent a sea change for c … more →

Tags: Bikes & the Law, legal cases, bicycling, Los Angeles, dangerous drivers, roadblock, they drive among us, Rod Armas, Jesus Castillo

Santa Clarita hit-and-run killer was high on meth, coke, grass and booze; now faces trial1 comment

bikinginla wrote 2 years ago: After Marco Valencia plowed into a group of cyclists on Bouquet Canyon Road last July, he wanted a S … more →

Tags: General, hit and run, santa clarita, Bicyling, Marco Valencia

Santa Clarita to honor fallen cyclist with silent ride5 comments

bikinginla wrote 2 years ago: Every cycling death is tragic. And unnecessary. And this year, there have been far too many around h … more →

Tags: General, Drunk Driving, fallen cyclists, hit and run, Ride of Silence, santa clarita

Just how many drunk driving deaths are one too many?5 comments

bikinginla wrote 2 years ago: This last Saturday, Joseph Novotny of Stevenson Ranch became the latest local cyclist killed in a hi … more →

Tags: General, bicycling, Los Angeles, hit and run, Rod Armas, Drunk Driving, Bouquet Canyon Road, santa clarita, Jesus Castillo

Another weekend, another drunken hit-and-run, another ghost bike

bikinginla wrote 2 years ago: This has to be the worst weekend for L.A.-area cyclists in recent memory. On the heels of yesterday’ … more →

Tags: General, bicycling, Los Angeles, hit and run, Bouquet Canyon Road, santa clarita


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