John Roach, Esq. | October 1, 2026 | Car Accidents
Getting hit by a fully loaded semi is not the same event, legally, as getting hit by a sedan. A big rig can weigh 20 to 30 times what a passenger car weighs, and the company that put it on the road is regulated by… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 29, 2026 | Car Accidents
On Monday afternoon, September 28, 2026, a driver struck a pedestrian at the intersection of Anza Street and Arguello Boulevard in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond. Police logged the collision at about 2:08 p.m. Officers from Richmond Station rendered aid at the scene, and paramedics took… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 28, 2026 | All Things Trial \ Brain Injuries \ Car Accidents
The early imaging in this case was about as clear as brain injury imaging gets — a subdural hematoma that showed up plainly on the first scan, not a borderline read that could have gone either way. That didn’t stop the insurance company from opening… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 18, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
Senate Bill 371 fixed the headline number everyone worried about: Uber and Lyft’s $1 million commercial liability policy stayed intact when the new rideshare insurance rules took effect. What got far less attention is what SB 371 did to the uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 10, 2026 | Brain Injuries \ California Law \ Car Accidents
You did everything right. You wore a DOT-approved helmet, you rode sober and alert, and a driver still turned left across your lane or drifted into you on the 101. The helmet did its job — you’re alive, your skull is intact. But in the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 3, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
You got in the back seat, confirmed the driver’s name, and watched the little car icon crawl across the map. Then someone ran a light — your driver, or the other driver, it happened too fast to tell — and now you’re hurt, the trip… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 2, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
Ben Fisher was walking his two-year-old daughter across Sanchez and Duncan streets in Noe Valley shortly after 9:30 a.m. last Friday when she tripped and fell, face-down, in the crosswalk. As she lay there, a Waymo robotaxi began moving into the intersection toward them, according… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 1, 2026 | Car Accidents
The pattern behind most Market Street bike and scooter falls is almost always the same: a rider swerves around a bus or a double-parked car blocking the bike lane, drifts into the track-lined portion of the roadway, and catches a wheel in the gap alongside… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 30, 2026 | Car Accidents
Data Analysis · Traffic Safety in San Francisco San Francisco’s Most Dangerous Intersections: What the City’s Own Data Shows Citywide traffic deaths just hit a decade low. But San Francisco has the highest share of pedestrian deaths of any major U.S. city — and the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 28, 2026 | California Law \ Car Accidents
For the second time in less than a year, video has surfaced showing a San Francisco Muni operator asleep at the controls of a moving train. On July 31, 2026, at roughly 8:30 a.m., an L Taraval train ran into a stopped, empty train near… read more