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A collision at the intersection of Lodi Avenue and Main Street sent a motorcycle rider with minor injuries to Lodi Memorial Hospital on Wednesday. (Brian Feulner/News-Sentinel)
Motorcyclists struck in 3 recent Lodi crashes
Wednesday marked the third time in less than two weeks that Lodi motorcyclists have been injured in crashes caused by other drivers, police said.
None of the victims has suffered life-threatening injuries, but a soldier just home from Afghanistan is recovering from a broken pelvis. His wife suffered a broken leg, according to Lodi Police Motor Officer Chris Kaufman.
Wednesday's crash victim was more fortunate — the Kawasaki rider only suffered scrapes to his arms in a collision on Lodi Avenue at Main Street, according to Motor Officer Larry Vietz.
Around 12:15 p.m. the man was riding east when a 1963 truck and trailer pulled out on northbound Main Street. The motorcycle was only traveling about 20-25 mph due to road construction.
A day earlier, a southbound vehicle turned from Central Avenue onto Hilborn Street, in front of a northbound motorcycle at 2:40 p.m.
That rider tried to stop and slid about 22 feet before hitting the car, Kaufman said. The motorcyclist flew over the vehicle and hit the back of it but his injuries were apparently minor enough that he declined medical attention at the scene.
And, around 4 p.m. Sept. 4, a vehicle was heading east on Tamarack Street when it reached Church Street. The driver stopped at the limit line but didn't inch forward slowly enough to make sure the road was actually clear, Kaufman said.
A northbound motorcyclist couldn't stop in time to avoid the collision.
The male driver, a National Guard soldier, suffered a severely broken pelvis, Kaufman said. The man's wife, who was riding with him, had a badly broken leg.
Police said there was no connection between the collisions, but they reminded drivers to be aware of motorcycles on the roads.
Contact reporter Layla Bohm at layla@lodinews.com.
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Carlos wrote on Sep 17, 2009 5:05 PM:
requires only that vehicles must yield to pedestrians who are in a
crosswalk, which is different from the stop order that a crossing
guard gives with the handheld sign. Therefore, it is legal for a driver
to pass through the crosswalk behind a pedestrian's path, even though
they have not made it to the other side. In my view, it's safer if
everyone waits, but it is not required. "
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