Long Beach Motorcycle Versus Motorcycle Crash Leaves One Dead – Long Beach Wrongful Death Lawyers
Long Beach Motorcycle Versus Motorcycle Crash Leaves One Dead
Incident Date: August 30, 2025
Incident Time: 9:01 p.m.
Location: Redondo Avenue and 11th Street in Long Beach, California
What We Know:
At 9:01 p.m., officers responded to a traffic collision with injuries on 11th Street and Redondo Avenue involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. When officers arrived, personnel with the Long Beach Fire Department were providing medical aid to the motorcyclist. Unfortunately, the motorcyclist died on the scene.
According to the preliminary investigation, a 2010 KTM motorcycle was traveling southbound on Redondo Avenue when it collided with a 2006 Toyota Sequoia traveling eastbound on 11th Street. Reportedly, the vehicle failed to yield to the motorcycle at a 2-way stop. The driver of the Sequoia remained on the scene of the incident and was cooperative. He was arrested and booked for driving under the influence and for vehicular manslaughter. His bail was set at over $100,000. He was identified as 33-year-old Frank Andrade Jr. of Long Beach.
The victim was identified as 37-year-old Roberto Barraza, of Long Beach.
Motorcycle Accidents Are Common – Unfortunately, incidents like the one mentioned above are very common. Motorcycle versus auto accidents usually lead to critical injuries for the motorcyclists involved. As mentioned, in the incident mentioned above, the motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries. In cases involving fatal injuries, the decedents’ families could have the right to pursue wrongful death claims. If you are interested in learning more about the legal options available to you and your family, please do not hesitate to reach out to the attorneys here at the Downtown L.A. Law Group as soon as possible.
How the Downtown L.A. Law Group Can Help: our team has decades of experience and is more than ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to fight for your rights and get justice. Our team is ready to handle your motorcycle accident wrongful death claim and help you recover the compensation that you are owed. For more information about the legal options available to you, contact us today!
Some of the common causes of these incidents can include the following:
- Drunk driving or any impaired driving (including driving under the influence of drugs)
- Distracted driving
- Reckless driving, including speeding, tailgating, weaving in and out of traffic, failing to yield, etc.
- Unsafe road conditions, including poorly lit roads, blind intersections, etc.
- Vehicle defects
- And more
If a member of your family died in a motorcycle accident like the one described above, you could have the right to file a lawsuit. You could have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim against the at-fault driver and their insurance company. To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of your right to file a wrongful death claim, please do not hesitate to reach out to our experienced lawyers as soon as possible. Our team is fully committed to fighting for the rights of our clients and helping them secure the compensation that they are owed.
What Compensation Is Available for Motorcycle Accident Wrongful Death Claims?The different categories of compensation available for recovery include the following:
- All medical costs incurred prior to the victim’s death
- All lost income or loss of financial support related to the victim’s death
- Pain and suffering
- Punitive damages
- Funeral and burial costs
- Loss of consortium
- Legal expenses
- And more
Our attorneys here at the Downtown L.A. Law Group are more than ready to fight for your rights and help you secure the maximum recovery available for your claim. Whether our team has to negotiate a settlement or take your claim to a legal proceeding to reach a verdict, you can be certain that our team will do everything possible to ensure that you are fairly compensated.
In California, wrongful death claims, in general, are subject to a two-year statute of limitations, meaning that claimants will only have two years to file their claims. If they fail to file their claims on time, then they run the risk of losing their right to sue altogether. To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the deadline that applies to your claim, please do not hesitate to reach out to our legal team as soon as possible.
