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<\/a>Bruce Hall Jr. was fatally injured Friday morning when a BFD vehicle collided with the bicycle he was riding near Union Avenue and 4th Street.<\/p>\n\nThe Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) says a BFD Arson Investigator vehicle collided with a cyclist, 32-year-old Bruce Edward Hall Jr., of Bakersfield, near Union Avenue and 4th Street at approximately 10 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nHall was rushed to Kern Medical, where he sadly succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n
\nOfficials say the driver, identified as an on-duty arson investigator, stopped after the crash.<\/p>\n
\nThe incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
BICYCLE CRASH INVESTIGATION<\/p>\n
\nOur roads pose a unique danger for bicycle riders.\u00a0A variety of laws protect bicyclists, but unfortunately, as this case illustrates, they can still be killed while on our roadways.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOf the 1,377 bicyclist deaths in 2023, 937 died in motor-vehicle crashes and 440 in other incidents, according to the National Center for Health Statistics mortality data.\u00a0In California, 145 bicyclists lost their lives in traffic accidents in 2023, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBicyclists are particularly vulnerable on the road, and many factors can contribute to serious crashes,\u201d said Candice Bond, a Managing Partner with Bond Legal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt is imperative to come to a determination of the exact cause of these types of accidents. An attorney has the resources to review applicable insurance coverage, hire expert witnesses, run background checks, and locate witnesses. We carefully guide the family of the victim through the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIn such cases, it is crucial to have an independent investigation conducted quickly to preserve evidence, said Bond, an experienced bicycle accident attorney.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn addition to a police report, an attorney will carefully review what may have contributed to the crash,\u201d said Bond. \u201cYour lawyer has the resources to hire expert witnesses, conduct background checks, locate witnesses to the crash and review applicable insurance coverage. Serving as an advocate, an attorney can help guide an injury victim through what can be a complicated process.\u201d<\/p>\n
WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM<\/p>\n
\nPending the investigation, the family of\u00a0Bruce Hall Jr. could pursue a wrongful death claim. Family members of wrongful death victims may seek damages for loss of companionship, pain and suffering, and emotional distress following a tragic or catastrophic accident such as this.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe stress and sorrow can be extremely overwhelming after losing a loved one in an accident,\u201d said Stefano Formica, of counsel at Bond Legal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe understand just what families must go through, and having their rights protected is vital. A wrongful death lawyer will stay updated on the official investigation and help ensure that their legal rights and best interests are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n
(This report is based on verified data – learn more on our About Us<\/a> page.)<\/p>\n If you or a family member have been involved in a situation similar to this article and would like to speak to our national legal analysts Candice Bond or Stefano Formica free of charge, please use the contact information found on this page.<\/p>\n (Candice Bond, Managing Partner, and Stefano Formica, Of Counsel, at Bond Legal, are the national legal analysts for The Legal Advocate. The Legal Advocate can and does use quotes from prior interviews with our analysts for our news articles. If you would like to contact Bond Legal to help you, please call 866-599-0297<\/a> or use the submission box found on this page. Legal analysts quoted may or may not be licensed in your state).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man fatally injured in Friday morning crash near Union Avenue and 4th Street, police say BAKERSFIELD, CA, (October…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-41674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}