Recent Streetsblog LA posts about “Accidents”

The Dodgers Are Failing the Yasiel Puig Test

By Damien Newton | Jan 2, 2014 | 8 Comments

On Saturday, December 29th, at 9:30 am, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested for reckless driving in Greater Miami after being caught driving 110 miles per hour. Puig’s mother and sister were also in the car. This was the second time Puig was caught going over forty miles over the speed limit. In […]

LASD Sheriff Strikes and Kills Cyclist in Bike Lane with Police Cruiser

By Damien Newton | Dec 9, 2013 | 34 Comments

Milton Olin Jr., former chief operating officer of music-sharing site Napster and Hollywood Attorney, died Sunday when his bicycle was struck by a Sheriff’s Deputy’s patrol car at the 22000 block of Mulholland Highway. LASD confirms that Olin was in the bicycle lane at the time of the collision. Both the driver and bicyclist were traveling […]

The Teachable Moment Everyone Is Ignoring

By Damien Newton | Dec 3, 2013 | 35 Comments

By all accounts, Paul Walker was a great person. He was a movie star who cared about people. He raised millions for charity. He loved his daughter. He did all the things that one hopes celebrities do in their lives, by using his money and fame to make the world a better place. Except for […]

What To Do After an Accident When the Police Fail to Respond?

By Farid Yaghoubtil | Sep 4, 2013 | 5 Comments

(Farid Yaghoubtil is an attorney with the Downtown L.A. Law Group. Following last week’s story on the LAPD’s failure to cite a driver in a crash involving a cyclist, Yaghoubtil asked if he could write a piece on what cyclists can do to get the best legal results after a crash…not that it would have […]

Why Is Hitting a Car Still Considered More Serious Than Hitting a Person?

By Damien Newton | Aug 30, 2013 | 6 Comments

On Sunday, July 28, I was playing in the back yard with Sammy when we heard a horrible sound of twisting metal come from the front of the house. Grabbing my phone, I ran out of the house to see if anyone was hurt in what was surely another car crash at the corner of […]

Integrating Land Use and Transportation VI: Industry

By Mark Vallianatos | Jul 29, 2013 | No Comments

Last month, Streetsblog introduced a six-part series by Mark Vallianatos looking at how city leadership can start truly integrating land use and transportation in the six geographic zones he outlined: parks, hills, homes, boulevards, center and industry. First, he outlined the series and wrote about parks. Later, “The Hills”, “Homes Zone”, “Boulevard Zones” and “Centers” got […]

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