NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
The sheriff's deputy behind the wheel in the deadly weekend accident involving bicyclists and a patrol car was once charged in Los Angeles with drunk driving.
Commute by Bike (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Cyclists in the San Francisco Bay Area are mourning the loss of two world class athletes who died Sunday when a Sheriff’s deputy apparently fell asleep at the wheel and ran head on into a group ride. A few hours later, two other cyclists were seriously injured on Skyline Boulevard in San Mateo County when [...]
Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Just a horrific accident last Sunday. Three cyclists were hit head-on by a Santa Clara County sheriff's deputy who claims to have fallen asleep at the wheel while on duty, veering across the lanes and striking the 3 cyclists. The crash killed bicyclists Kristy Gough, 30, of San Leandro and Matt Peterson, 29, of San Francisco. A third cyclist, 20-year-old Christopher Knapp of Germany is recovering...
this ain't livin' (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... complicated by the fact that they were hit by a sheriff’s deputy who apparently fell asleep at the wheel. At 10:30. AM. I’m not sure quite what the deal was there, and I’m sure that details will come out, but it doesn't make me feel very safe on my bike around police officers in cars, because the implication is either that the officer in question was either too overworked to get enough sleep,...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... no brake lights activated before the crash, so the assumption is that she just fell asleep at the wheel," she said.CONVERSATION STANDARDS Type in your comments to post to the forum Name(appears on your post) You are currently logged in as . Name(appears on your post) RegistrationWelcome to Topix Forums! Please fill out the form below to set up an account and post your comment. If you are...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... told a good Samaritan who showed up at the accident scene that he had fallen asleep at the wheel, according to the , although investigators told the newspaper that they have found no evidence to support that.A third bicyclist, identified as 20-year-old from German, was taken to Stanford Medical Center and was listed in stable condition as of Monday afternoon.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Distraught and pacing near his cruiser, a Santa Clara County sheriff's deputy who struck and killed two competitive cyclists on a winding road in Cupertino told people at the scene that he had fallen asleep at the wheel before veering across the center line,...
Army of Mom (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
I'm still burning the candle at both ends, but I think God gave me a wake-up call tonight. I fell asleep at the wheel driving Hot Rod to soccer this afternoon. I woke up feeling the wheel move and caught it just in time to correct. I was driving head-on into a pick up truck!!!! I'm so tired. I'm still behind on my stories, but deadlines be damned. I can't keep on doing this. My guardian...
SFist (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Alas, it was not a good weekend for cyclists of the Bay Area. The sheriff's deputy that accidentally crashed into three cyclists in Cupertinio over the weekend -- a collision that killed Olympic hopeful 31-year-old Kristy Gough of Oakland (the third-fastest, non-professional women's triathlete in the world); and 30-year-old Matt Peterson of San Francisco -- has been identified as 27-year-old James...
Reno Rambler (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
It's bad enough we have to be careful of the general population behind the wheel of an automobile. Now this. Tragic any way you look at it . Excerpt: CUPERTINO, Calif. -- The California Highway Patrol has launched an investigation into what caused a rookie Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department deputy to veer his patrol car into a group of cyclists on a training ride, killing two of them and...
gimme-five (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... long it takes a truck to brake. Even if you're close to the truck, unless you fall asleep at the wheel you won't crash into it when it starts to slow down.
Loans and Finance (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
In the most telling outcome of the Northern Wreck fiasco of last year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed that most of the officials at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), who fell asleep at the wheel whilst "supervising" Northern Rock have quit. The Times reports that five of the seven FSA supervisors working closely on Northern Rock have left. The fact that this information...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
I knew that moving from Paris to a dormitory room in northwestern Beijing would be a jolt akin to waking up in a body cast after falling asleep at the wheel. I had been to the Chinese capital a decade ago, so I packed surgical masks for the pollution, thermal...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Bobby Troup wrote “Route 66″ in 1946 and the first version was Nat King Cole’s (same year), although Perry Como followed a dozen years later. Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones had hit versions and dozens of other artists have done it as well, from Tom Petty, John Mayer, Manhattan Transfer, Them, Natalie Cole, Brian Setzer Orchestra and Asleep at the Wheel to the Andrew Sisters (with...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
... Apache Beat, A Thousand Knives, Ume Apr 25 - YORKSHIRE HOUSE LANCASTER Nuclear Free City Asleep at the Wheel
