10 Bicyclists who died (that we know of*) in
OC since last year's Ride of Silence...
(see count by Calendar Year here)
6 so far in 2022 ... 5 in traffic
Ivars Bornsteins, 58 (March 3, Fullerton) eBike or Moped? ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Another Man, ? (Feb 21, Santa Ana) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Another Man, ? (Feb 12, Santa Ana) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Jason Aguilar, 25 (Feb 5, Laguna Open Space) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Kelly Carrington,52 (Jan 20,Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Liem Bui, 71 (Jan 15, Fountain Valley) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
-2021-
Norman Rest,73 (Nov 29, Laguna Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Justin Sanders, 24 (Oct 29, Santa Ana) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Jenn Macy, 36 (Sep 25, San Juan Capistrano) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Clinton Silverman, 75 (Aug 8, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
John Crouch, 68 (May 27, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
May 2021's list of 12
Ernest Adams, 88 (Mar 28, Newport Beach)
Another Man, ? (Feb 12, Anaheim) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
-2020-
Noel Bascon, 12 (Dec 6, Costa Mesa) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) Joshua Pumphrey, 33 (Nov 23, Fullerton) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Hannah Tran, 42 (Nov 15, Santiago Cnyn@Modjeska Grade) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Ho Cheong 24 (Nov 15, La Palma) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Wendy Cendejas,50 (Oct 17 {19}, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
James Blauer, 68 (Oct 2, Costa Mesa) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Another Man, (Sep 30, Seal Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Another Boy, 3 (Sep 20, Orange) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Barbora Kabatova, 26 (Jul 11, Irvine) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Linda Smythe, 70 (May 25, Irvine) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
May 2020's list of 14
Another Person, (April 21, Fullerton) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Another Man, (April 1, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Another Young Man, (March 15, Newport Beach)
Hector Carrillo, 62 (March 6, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) Robert Calvin, 83 (March 5, Laguna Niguel) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Tyler Kanarr, 25 (February 25, Orange) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Adam Nickelson, 30 (Jan 19 {23}, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
-2019-
Carlos Bravo, 45 (Dec 9, Buena Park) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Mario Gomez, 57 (Dec 6 {8}, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Daniel Martinez, 52 (Nov 4, Santa Ana) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Virgilio Lemus Garcia, 60 (Oct 13 {16}, Santa Ana) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Chad Peterson, 44 (Sep 2 {3} Ortega Hwy) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Pablo Valdez-Aguirre, 20 (Jul 22, LasFlores/Mission Viejo)
Marcos Monzon, 40 (Jun 11, Santa Ana) ![FB](file:///Users/williamsellin/Documents/Sellin.com%20Web%20Site/httpdocs/silence/facebook_button_png_by_ockre-d3gok5y.png)
May 2019's list of 17 all in traffic
Jaxon Ortiz, 8 (May 13, Ladera Ranch) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Mike Alcaraz, 60 (May 5, Santa Ana)
Raymond Macdonald, 33 (Mar 30, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Michael Tomlinson, 51 (Jan 30, Aliso Viejo) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Paul Smith, 64 (Jan 11, Seal Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
-2018-
Chandler Espinoza, 25
(Dec 15, Died Jan 1, Rancho Santa Margarita) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) Leslie Valdovinos, 33 (Dec 5, Santa Ana)
Charles Kam, 78 (Nov 20, Huntington Beach) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) Konghao Wei, 19 (Nov 13, Irvine)
Mike Kreza, 44 (Nov 3 - died Nov 5, Mission Viejo) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Richard Mulfania Jr., 48 (Oct 21, Huntington Beach)
Raymond William Jaso, 52 (Oct 8, Buena Park) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Tam Nguyen, 79 (Oct 8, Stanton) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Terri Ames, 54 (Aug 9, Cypress) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Jesus Romero, 17 (July 20, Santa Ana)
Arthur Kendrick, 84 (June 25, Lake Forest) Alexander Russell, 32 (Jun 8, Garden Grove)
May 2018's list of 8
John Dolan (Apr 26, Orange) 3
Jesus Cruiz-Ramirez, 38 (Mar 22, Santa Ana) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Thomas Bucsko, 64 (Mar 21, San Juan Capistrano)
-2017-
John Smith, 56 (Sep 27, Orange) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Gary Thomsen, 78 (Sep 26, Irvine)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Bihn Ngo, 41 (Sep 13, Fountain Valley) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Jose Vasquez-Perez, 41 (Jul 15, Newport Beach)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Eliseo Benitez-Quiroz, 71 (Jul 3, Garden Grove)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
May 2017's list of 8
Encarnacion Salazar Munoz, 52 (Mar 19, Anaheim)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
David Garcia, 42 (Mar 13, La Palma) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) ?
Paul Hurst, 38 (Jan 18, Stanton) ![](red%20light.gif)
-2016-
Gilbert Gutierrez, 32 (Oct 28, Costa Mesa) 3
Deborah Gresham, 44 (Oct 14, Stanton)
Jonathan Petsas, 19 (Sep 30, Placentia)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Jorge Leyva, 42 (May 29, Anaheim)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
Brock McCann, 8 (May 25, Newport Beach)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg)
May 2016's list of 15
Becky Sheehan, 35 (March 17, Buena Park)
Ricardo Aguilar, 44 (March 12, Santa Ana) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) ?
Thuc Van Nguyen, 71 (January 25, Santa Ana)![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) ![Incident Coverage](http://sellin.com/silence/news.jpg) ?
Angel Preciado, 52 (January 12, (2/15) Yorba Linda) 2,3?
-2015-
Kevin Jiang, 9 (November 20, 2015, Irvine) 2,3
Valente Vasquez, 29 (October 17, Huntington Beach) 1
Kathleen Walker,37 (September 27, Orange) 2,3,![](red%20light.gif)
Rafael Romo, 51 (September 14, Placentia) 3
Nadia Silva, 31 (September 10, Huntington Beach) ?1?3?
Jonathon Wilson, 23 (August 2, Newport Beach) 1b,4
Man from Victorville, 58 (July 14, Garden Grove) 3
Priscilla Vallejo, 13 (July 13, Santa Ana) 2
Suzi Ramage,& dog Sonny,55 (June 23, Garden Grove) ![Incident Coverage](news.jpg) ?1 !
Jorge Covarrubias, 40 (June 16, Stanton) 3, ?4 !! Michiko Day, 66 (May 30, 2015, Laguna Hills) 2,5
4x1, 3x2, 3x3, 4x4, 1x5, 4x ?, 2x*, 1x! Drunk, 1x!! Hit&Run
May 2015's list of 13
Robert Horton, 62 (May 4, 2015, Santa Ana) 2 ?
Timothy Binau, 41 (April 1, 2015, Anaheim) 1, 3 ?
-2014-
Vihn Tran, 36 (December 27, 2014 Fountain Valley)
1 !
Cesar Labastida, 74 (November 15, Laguna Woods) 1,3 ?
Hassan Davoodiaria, 69 (November 15, Santa Ana) 2
Daniella Palacios, 44 (November 1, Anaheim) 1,3 ? !!
Shaun Eagleson, 30 ( October 19, Newport Coast) 1 !!
William Rowland, 61 (September 5, Huntington Beach) 3?
Michael Bastien, 55 (September 1, Huntington Beach) 1 !!
Artemio Ortiz, 56 (August 1, Orange) 3
Rafael Correa, 19 (July 5, Fullerton) 2,5 John Colvin, 55 (June 17, Laguna Beach) 1 !!
Jordan Ames, 21 (May 30, 2014, Santa Ana) 3
7x1, 3x2, 6x3, 1x4, 4x ?, 1x*, 1x! Drunk, 4x!! Hit&Run
May 2014's list of 17
Haitham Gamal, 39 (May 6, 2014, Dana Point) 2 ?
Kathy Sieberhein, 44 (April 16, Huntington Beach)![](news.jpg)
Geneveve Hall, 34 (April 6, Huntington Beach)![](news.jpg)
Sean Severson, 15 (March 21, Fountain Valley)![](news.jpg)
Alfanso Franco, 52 (Feb 20, Santa Ana)![](news.jpg)
Matthew Liechty, 37 (Feb 19, Huntington Beach)![](news.jpg) ![](news.jpg)
Joey Robinson, 21 (Feb 2, 2014 Orange) 1 !!
-2013-
Pete Tomaino, 82 (Dec 24, 2013 Laguna Hills) 1
Paul Lin, 41 (Nov 6, Newport Beach)![](news.jpg) Michelle Lounsbury, 44 (Nov 4, Costa Mesa) ![](news.jpg)
Manuel Morales Rodriguez, 19 (Oct 30, Anaheim) 1? ?
Debra Deem, 58 (Aug 27, Newport Beach)![](news.jpg)
Alberto Ramos, 40 (July 20, Stanton) ![](news.jpg)
Richard Paine, 19 (July 11, Fullerton)![](news.jpg) ![](news.jpg)
James Waller, 53 (June 28, Irvine/Laguna Beach)![](news.jpg)
Chelsea Kashergen, 22 (June 20, Fullerton) ![](news.jpg) ![](news.jpg)
Susan Stripko, 56 (June 2,2013 Huntington Beach) ![](news.jpg)
"Victim Blaming" is a counterproductive
impulse, but there may be aspects we can pull from reports that give
clues a Savvy Cyclist can learn from to reducing risks in traffic.
1: Edge riding - shoulder riding- Bike Lane users; Rear ended
1a: Doored 1b: Hit parked car
2: Bikeway or side walk or Cross walk to Road conflicts
3: Failure to follow Rules of the Road / CVC / Control Device
: Missing legal lights & reflectors in dark ![](red%20light.gif)
4: Solo crash in road - not traffic related
!: Drunk / Impaired Driver
!! Hit & Run motorist 5: Questionable road design hazards
* If we have missed anyone,
please let us know of any other cyclists killed in Orange County traffic
Many others have been injured or disabled by incidents in traffic...
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