10/25/2008
9:00am
East bound on Pico in 2nd lane; intersection of 22nd & Pico.
I was traveling East at about 30 mph. I saw the crosswalk lights start to flash. I looked left to see if anyone was crossing, and as I turned to look forward again the mini van in front of me had come to a complete stop. I reacted by releasing the throttle and applying the brakes. I also attempted to lay the bike down. I hit the rear of the mini van with the front of my motorcycle and then I hit the mini van with my helmeted head. I was probably doing between 20-25 mph. I fell to the street where my motorcycle lay on top of my left leg. Then mini van drove away making a right turn onto 22nd street. The driver did not get out of his vehicle to check on me or do anything. He just drove away. I was able to free myself from my bike and then upright it and push it to the curb. Witnesses to the accident helped me and called the police. One witness even went and got bandages for my leg. As I sat on the curb I felt my limbs for any broken bones and found nothing. My injuries were to the inside of my right thigh and to my left leg from the knee to the ankle (see pictures). The police arrived and took my information. A mini van matching the description was stopped on Pico and the officer drove me to it to see if I could recognize it. All I remembered was that it was a Maroon mini van; I never got the license plate or a view of the driver or anything. The mini van they showed me had some dents in the rear of it, but I could not with 100% certainty say it was the one I hit. My motorcycle was towed and I got a ride home from a friend.
When I got home I cleaned my wounds. Then I called my insurance company and the towing service.
9:00am
East bound on Pico in 2nd lane; intersection of 22nd & Pico.
I was traveling East at about 30 mph. I saw the crosswalk lights start to flash. I looked left to see if anyone was crossing, and as I turned to look forward again the mini van in front of me had come to a complete stop. I reacted by releasing the throttle and applying the brakes. I also attempted to lay the bike down. I hit the rear of the mini van with the front of my motorcycle and then I hit the mini van with my helmeted head. I was probably doing between 20-25 mph. I fell to the street where my motorcycle lay on top of my left leg. Then mini van drove away making a right turn onto 22nd street. The driver did not get out of his vehicle to check on me or do anything. He just drove away. I was able to free myself from my bike and then upright it and push it to the curb. Witnesses to the accident helped me and called the police. One witness even went and got bandages for my leg. As I sat on the curb I felt my limbs for any broken bones and found nothing. My injuries were to the inside of my right thigh and to my left leg from the knee to the ankle (see pictures). The police arrived and took my information. A mini van matching the description was stopped on Pico and the officer drove me to it to see if I could recognize it. All I remembered was that it was a Maroon mini van; I never got the license plate or a view of the driver or anything. The mini van they showed me had some dents in the rear of it, but I could not with 100% certainty say it was the one I hit. My motorcycle was towed and I got a ride home from a friend.
When I got home I cleaned my wounds. Then I called my insurance company and the towing service.