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Euclid, Holt, Mission, Archibald and Vineyard, the 10, the 15 and the 60, and the warehouse roads south of the airport. If a driver in Ontario hit you on your motorcycle, Morales Law Firm handles the claim. Free consultation. No fee unless we win. English and Spanish.
Ontario is an airport, a freeway hub and one of the biggest warehouse districts in the country, all in one city. Each part of town has its own kind of crash.
Around the warehouses south of the 60 and along Vineyard, Archibald and Haven, trucks and pickups pull out of business driveways into fast traffic. A rider has almost no time to react.
Near Ontario International Airport, Ontario Mills and the arena, drivers are lost, in a hurry, or looking at their phones for directions. Sudden lane changes and U-turns cause the crashes.
Three freeways and their interchanges mean constant merging. Riders get hit by drivers changing lanes without looking, and in rear-end crashes when traffic stops suddenly.
Euclid Avenue has run from the valley floor toward the mountains for more than a century. Today its wide median and tree-lined lanes carry fast traffic, and drivers crossing or turning at every side street. It is also the way many riders head north through Upland to Mt. Baldy Road. We see crashes at the cross streets, where a driver pulls out or turns left in front of a motorcycle they judged to be farther away.
| Rule | What it says | Why it matters to you |
|---|---|---|
| Lane splitting | Legal in California and defined in Vehicle Code § 21658.1. See the CHP’s rider safety page. | An insurer can’t deny a claim just because you were splitting lanes. |
| Helmet law | Vehicle Code § 27803 requires a helmet. | Not wearing one can only reduce damages for injuries a helmet would have prevented. |
| Comparative fault | Fault is divided by percentage. | You recover even if you were partly at fault, minus your share. |
| Two-year deadline | Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1. | Most injury lawsuits must be filed within two years. |
| Six-month deadline | Government Code § 911.2. | Claims against a city, county or public agency are due in six months. |
| UM / UIM coverage | Coverage on your own policy. | Pays when the driver has little or no insurance, or fled. |
“Motorcycles are hard to see. Our driver couldn’t have avoided it.”
“You were lane splitting, so you’re at fault.”
“You weren’t hurt that badly. Here’s a quick offer.”
“We just need a recorded statement to process your claim.”
A driver has to look for motorcycles. “I didn’t see him” is an admission.
Lane splitting is legal in California. Fault depends on what the driver did.
Motorcycle injuries often get worse over weeks. Early offers close the claim for good.
You don’t have to give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement.
2295 S. Vineyard Ave. Emergency care in south Ontario, and where many Kaiser members go.
Upland. The nearest full emergency department for north Ontario.
Colton. San Bernardino County’s Level I trauma center.
2500 S. Archibald Ave. Takes reports for crashes on city streets.
Covers Ontario’s freeways and takes reports for crashes on the 10, the 15 and the 60.
Where an Ontario lawsuit is filed. The same California law applies.
Send a few details and an attorney, not a screener, will call you back. No cost, no obligation, and no fee unless we recover money for you. Phones are answered 24 hours a day, in English and Spanish, and we come to you in Ontario.
Tell us what happened. No cost, no obligation, and your information stays private.
The Ontario Police Department at 2500 S. Archibald Ave. for crashes on city streets. Freeway crashes on the 10, the 15 and the 60 are handled by the CHP Rancho Cucamonga Area office. We request the report on every case and check it for mistakes.
Usually the driver and the company that employs them. Commercial vehicles carry larger insurance policies, and the company may have cameras and GPS data showing exactly what happened. We send a preservation letter right away so that evidence isn’t lost.
Yes. California allows lane splitting and defines it in Vehicle Code section 21658.1. Splitting lanes does not decide fault. The question is whether the driver acted carelessly.
Yes. The insurer can argue your recovery should be reduced, but only for injuries a helmet would have prevented. A helmet has nothing to do with a broken leg or road rash.
About fifteen miles west, roughly twenty minutes on the 10 or the 210. We are at 151 W. Bonita Ave. in San Dimas. For most Ontario riders we come to you for the first meeting, at home or in the hospital.
Two years for most injury lawsuits in California, and six months for a claim against a city, county or other public agency. Video and truck data can disappear within days, so call early.
Nothing up front. Our fee comes out of the recovery, and if we don’t recover money for you, you owe no fee. The consultation is free, in English or Spanish.
Morales Law Firm
151 W. Bonita Ave., San Dimas, CA 91773
(626) 521-5402
We are about fifteen miles west of Ontario, at the Bonita Avenue exit off the 57. For most riders we come to you for the first meeting, at home or in the hospital, and handle the rest by phone, text and email. If you would rather come to us, there is free parking in downtown San Dimas.
Free consultation, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No fee unless we win. Two years to file under California law, and the evidence does not wait.