Category: Bicycle Accidents

Portland Bicyclist Injured by Drunk Driver in Auto Accident

Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Portland, OR Names: Angela Burke, Caleb Pruitt Southwest Portland resident Angela Burke, 26, was killed on the night of December 15 as she walked her bicycle across Southwest Barbur Boulevard. According to Portland Police as reported in The Portland Tribune, 28-year-old Caleb Pruitt was driving south on Barbur Boulevard at… read more

Police Nab Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured Bicyclist

Date: June 11, 2010 Location: SE 110th & Division, Portland, Oregon Names: Sean Meagher, [Unknown] A 33-year-old man has been booked into Multnomah County Jail after a hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist hospitalized, according to The Oregonian. On June 11, 2010, around 7:10 AM, police responded to reports of an accident and an injured… read more

Police Say Driver Intentionally Hit Bicyclist

Date: May 24, 2010 Location: NE 122nd & Glisan, Portland, Oregon Names: Michael Luther, Wayne Thompson On May 24, 2010, a Multnomah County Judge found Wayne Thompson guilty of third-degree assault in an August 2009 bike-car crash that put a bicyclist in critical condition. Portland Police said Thompson deliberately hit the victim. Nonetheless, Thompson was… read more

Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Bicyclist

Date: May 3, 2010 Location: SE 82nd near Highway 224, Clackamas, Oregon Names: Bonnie Ingersoll, Blake Sharkey Steve Oregon State Police caught and arrested a hit-and-run driver who injured an Oregon City bicyclist on May 3, 2010, according to an OSP press release. Police believe the driver was talking on his cell phone when he… read more

UPDATE: Bike Accident Ruled Homicide

Kipp Crawford’s death, which sent shock waves through Portland, Oregon’s biking community in November, has been ruled a homicide, and the Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, announced February 18, 2010, that they are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case, according to reports from BikePortland.org.

California Doctor Sentenced for Assaulting Bike Riders

Date: January 8, 2010 Location: Los Angeles, California Names: Christopher Thompson On July 4, 2008, according to the Los Angeles Times, Brentwood physician Christopher Thompson was on his way to work when he found himself behind a pair of bicycles. First, he honked his horn. Then he passed the bicycles, edging dangerously close to them…. read more

Judge’s Decision in Bike-Car Collision is Reprehensible

Date: December 21, 2009 BikePortland.org recently brought to our attention a court decision we find reprehensible. We believe that everyone – drivers, bikers, and walkers – share responsibility on the roads. But when a judge rules in favor of an absent-minded and reckless driver with the advantage of 2,000 pounds of machine behind her, when… read more

Bicyclist Killed, Drivers Cited in Fatal N. Portland Accident

Date: November 4, 2009 Location: North Willamette Blvd. & North Haven Ave., Portland, Oregon Names: Kipp Crawford, Carlos Tyrone McCall, Felisa Washington-Berry So many questions remain surrounding the death of Kipp Crawford, 31, a Portland, Oregon, musician who died November 4, 2009, after he was found on the road next to his bike. According to… read more

Canadian Bicyclist Killed after Falling into Traffic

Date: September 20, 2009 Location: U.S. Highway 101 near Northeast 10th Street, Lincoln City, Oregon Names: Kit Yang Charlene Pun, Doral E. Bray Type: Bicycle-Car Accident A Calgary, Alberta, woman was killed around 6 PM, September 20, 2009, when she fell off her bicycle on Highway 101 in Lincoln City and was struck by a… read more

Driver Who Backed Into Cyclist Charged with Assault

Date: August 31, 2009 Location: NE 122nd Avenue and Glisan Street, Portland Names: Michael F. Luther, Wayne Conrad Thompson According to the car accident article, a cyclist is recovering and a man is charged with assault after backing into him in a collision in Northeast Portland on Monday, August 31. Reports said the driver, Wayne… read more