According to police, the 22-year-old driver being blamed for the Newport Beach bicycle accident that claimed one man's life on Monday had received at least 16 traffic citations since 2005. Now, Danae Marie Miller has been booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
Miller is accused of striking a bicyclist on San Joaquin between Spyglass Hill Road and Newport Ridge Drive West. The victim, 41-year-old Amine Britel, died at the scene. Meantime, Miller failed a field sobriety test.
Her past traffic citations include tickets for talking on the cell phone, speeding, wrong way driving, following too closely, operating a vehicle faster than the conditions warrant, making an unsafe turn, and neglecting to stop at stop sign.
Newport Beach Bicycle Accident Cases
As an Orange County, California bicycle accident victim, you may be entitled to financial recovery from the liable parties. Serious bicycle accident injuries can include head trauma, internal injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, and disfigurement.
Bicyclists are at a huge disadvantage anytime they are involved in an Orange County, California traffic crash with another vehicle. Injures are frequently catastrophic and costly. Our Newport Beach injury lawyers work with a team of professionals that knows how to prove who was at fault in causing your bicycle crash and what acts of negligence may have transpired.
Is there more that safety officials can do to keep bicyclists safe? Findings from a new study, found in Injury Prevention, report that the answer to this question may be yes. Researchers say that when bicyclists ride in bikes-only lanes, they have a 28% lower rate of injury. With only 20 miles of bike-only tracks, this safer alternative may be something that US safety and transportation officials may want to consider.
Driver in fatal accident had multiple tickets, Daily Pilot, February 22, 2011
Separate Bikes-Only Lanes in Cities Cut Injury Rate: Study, Bloomberg Businessweek, February 17, 2011
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More California Injury Lawyer Blogs:
California Truck Accident Lawsuit Filed in Bicyclist's Wrongful Death, California Injury Lawyers Blog, December 22, 2010
Los Angeles Bicycle Accident: Mayor Villaraigosa Undergoes Surgery to Repair Broken Elbow, California Injury Lawyers Blog, July 20, 2010
Family of Bicycle Accident Victim Who Struck Her Head After Hitting Defective Lane Divider Settles California Wrongful Death Lawsuit for $2.4 Million, California Injury Lawyers Blog, June 18, 2010
Contact our Orange County, California personal injury law firm. Your consultation with us is free.
