Bay Area Businessman Dies Due to Bicycle Accident
Recently the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, based in San Francisco, California, lost its former board member, Duane Roth, to a bicycle accident. The accident, which occurred on July 21, caused injuries which led to Mr. Roth’s death on August 3. Mr. Roth was an important player in the San Francisco organization’s development of a loan program to help companies in the research and, potentially, commercialization of stem cell therapies. Mr. Roth’s professional associate Jonathan Thomas called Roth “one of the true stewards of the mission, offering countless insights on the role of industry in the world of regenerative medicine and how best and efficiently to drive therapies to patients. He was unfailingly a voice of reason and optimism and always sought to find ways to make things happen, refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer.”
Mr. Roth died after colliding with an outcropping, falling and breaking his helmet, which resulted in a 2-week hospitalization, during which he was in a coma, and underwent skull surgery to relieve pressure in a region of his brain.
Courts Can Hold Government Responsible That Result From Take Prompt Action To Maintain Safety on Our Roads
It is tragic when a member of our San Francisco community loses his life due to unsafe or dangerous conditions on our roads. One of the responsibilities of our government is to insure that our roads do not present an unreasonable risk of injury to cyclists, and to insure that when dangerous conditions on our roads are detected, that these conditions are corrected. When the government receives actual notice of a dangerous or unsafe condition on the road and fails to correct it, our courts can hold the government responsible for the injuries or wrongful deaths that occur as a result of its failure to promptly take action to maintain safe roadways.
City Can Be Held Responsible For Unsafe Conditions
Sometimes, even when the driver of a vehicle is at fault for colliding with a cyclist, the situation that gave rise to the collision can be attributed to a design flaw that the city is aware of, and has not corrected. If the city of San Francisco, for example, knows there is a condition on the road that creates a substantial — as opposed to an insignificant — risk of injury to a cyclist who is exercising care, then a bicycle accident lawyer can potentially hold the city responsible for the resulting injuries and damages.
Talk To a Bicycle Accident Attorney in San Francisco
Bicycle accident lawsuits are an important way to remind our government that it is accountable to take corrective action to cure dangerous conditions on our roads. If you or a loved one has recently been injured in a bicycle accident, please contact our offices for a free consultation. Bike accident attorney Boone Callaway has won millions in awards for his clients injured in bicycling accidents, including one case for $4.7 million dollars.
Boone Callaway is a personal injury & medical malpractice lawyer in San Francisco who has been working with clients in the Bay Area for over 25 years. Mr. Callaway is one of only a few personal injury litigators in San Francisco who is a Super Lawyer, AV Rated and is also a member of ABOTA – American Board of Trial Advocates.
