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Litigation

Sep. 18, 2014

State, Newport Beach sued over cycling death

An Olympic cyclist whose wife was killed last year while biking along the Pacific Coast Highway filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday accusing the State of California and Newport Beach of poorly maintaining a section of the roadway.


By Matt Hamilton


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - An Olympic cyclist whose wife was killed last year while biking along the Pacific Coast Highway filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday accusing the State of California and Newport Beach of poorly maintaining a section of the roadway.


On the same day that a new state law took effect requiring drivers to keep a 3-foot gap between a bike and a vehicle while passing, Paul Deem claims the i...

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