Personal Injury Law

Bicyclist dies in Sunday crash on Uvas Road in Gilroy, California

By Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq.

A Gilroy bicyclist died Sunday morning after his bike struck a car on Uvas and Little Uvas roads in unincorporated Gilroy, California Highway Patrol officers reported.

A CHP press release said Rita Campos, 60, of Morgan Hill, was driving a 1997 Honda eastbound on Little Uvas Road at 9:45 a.m. when she stopped at the intersection with Uvas Road.

Bruce Finch, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Finch was riding southbound at 9:45 a.m. when the front of his bike struck the front left side of the Honda, according to a CHP news release. Campos, who was traveling eastbound on Little Uvas, was stopped at the intersection, the release states. No injuries were listed for Campos in the release. It is unknown what caused the accident.

According to the report, Finch was using safety equipment at the time of the crash and was ejected from the bicycle.

Campos was not arrested.

Any witnesses are asked to call the Hollister-Gilroy California Highway Patrol office at (408) 848-2324.

The circumstances of this crash are very suspicious to say the least. It seems highly unlikely that a bicycle would strike a stopped car, killing the bicyclist.

If you have been the victim of a bicycle accident anywhere in California you may call us for a free consultation at 800-816-1529, extension 1.

Gilroy California Bicycle Accident Attorney

Full post as published by California Personal Injury Law Blog on October 08, 2008 (boomark / email).