Orange County Bicycle Coalition : Bicycle Advocacy : OCBC » County News http://ocbike.org Promoting the use of bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:58:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Justice for the death of a cyclist. You be the judge. http://ocbike.org/2011/03/justice-for-the-death-of-a-cyclist-you-be-the-judge/ http://ocbike.org/2011/03/justice-for-the-death-of-a-cyclist-you-be-the-judge/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:17:33 +0000 admin http://ocbike.org/?p=913 In December, 2009, Patricia Izquieta drove her Saturn SUV northbound on Jamboree Road in Newport Beach in the far right-hand lane. The victim, Donald Murphy, was riding his bicycle along the curb behind two of his friends. Izquieta drifted towards the curb and hit Murphy from behind. She then fled the scene, dragging Murphy’s [...]]]> In December, 2009, Patricia Izquieta drove her Saturn SUV northbound on Jamboree Road in Newport Beach in the far right-hand lane. The victim, Donald Murphy, was riding his bicycle along the curb behind two of his friends. Izquieta drifted towards the curb and hit Murphy from behind. She then fled the scene, dragging Murphy’s bicycle beneath her car. Police found her, impaired by three prescription drugs, sitting in a Coco’s Bakery parking lot.

Izquieta was to 3 years in state prison. Representatives from OCBC were there.

Read the OC District Attorney’s press release is here.

]]> http://ocbike.org/2011/03/justice-for-the-death-of-a-cyclist-you-be-the-judge/feed/ 2 Thanks O.C.! Nearly 1,000 TdF fans viewed Chasing Legends… http://ocbike.org/2010/06/oc-film-debut-benefits-ocbc/ http://ocbike.org/2010/06/oc-film-debut-benefits-ocbc/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:43:46 +0000 admin http://ocbike.org/?p=420 Limited posters available at the event!

…and their contributions help OCBC make Orange County a better place to ride!

The Video is now on Sale. Check out the trailer now.

Chasing Legends gives you cycling heroes as you’ve never seen them before, through an intense and personal glimpse inside the most winning [...]]]>

Limited posters available at the event!

…and their contributions help OCBC make Orange County a better place to ride!

The Video is now on Sale. Check out the trailer now.

Chasing Legends gives you cycling heroes as you’ve never seen them before, through an intense and personal glimpse inside the most winning professional cycling team as told by legendary riders, current and past.

92 uninterrupted minutes of lung searing action.

Using a multitude of high tech, high def cameras mounted on bikes, motorcycles, helicopters and team cars, Gripped Films will also include historical race footage, artistic travelogue of the European countryside and villages with narration from the voice of cycling for the USA, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen.

Commentary from Eddy Merckx, Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, Jens Voigt, Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie, Mark Cavendish and many others. Chasing Legends highlights today’s greatest professional cyclists with a dramatic show of teamwork and panache from Team HTC-Columbia through the 2009 Tour de France– an absolutely epic ride into the race action.


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