By Roz Rogoff
About this blog: In January 2002 I started writing my own online "newspaper" titled "The San Ramon Observer." I reported on City Council meetings and other happenings in San Ramon. I tried to be objective in my coverage of meetings and events, and...
(More)About this blog: In January 2002 I started writing my own online "newspaper" titled "The San Ramon Observer." I reported on City Council meetings and other happenings in San Ramon. I tried to be objective in my coverage of meetings and events, and saved my barbs for my Commentary page. I had some political differences with the City Council at that time and particularly with the majority dubbed "The Gang of Three," by the San Ramon Valley Times. In 2003 new Council members were elected and the Council was more balanced and fiscally conservative, but I continued to write the Observer until 2009. At that point I decided I wanted to concentrate on my commentaries. So I requested a meeting with the editor and publisher of the Danville Weekly about taking over the San Ramon Observer. My timing was very apropos since the parent company, Embarcadero Media, was planning to release an online San Ramon Express that April. I was offered a "blog" under the name "San Ramon Observer" for my commentaries. I like to inform residents about what is happening in San Ramon, especially on city government and local politics. When I don't have anything to write about on those topics, I just write about anything I am doing or thinking about.
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I wanted to add some new information about my accident that I received from Police Officer Troy Montemayor. I was literally spun around in a circle so my car wound up on the North side of Bollinger Canyon Road. Here's Officer Montemayor's description. I didn't remember the airbag being so big.
"Roz,
Your left front wheel assembly and fender took most of the impact. There was a secondary impact as both vehicles began to spin and the left rear fender area on your car was hit. From there, your car spun so you were facing west in the westbound lanes and made a large arc and rolled up onto the north sidewalk adjacent to the park. The other vehicle was a Ford Expedition.
That's about the average size of the side curtain airbags – they're usually about the size of your side windows. They're designed to protect the head and torso from either hitting something inside your vehicle or an intruding part of the other vehicle.
Troy"
I'm attaching the photo of my car after the accident. I'm very impressed with the Ford Motor Company's engineering staff!
Officer Montemayor will have his Police Report completed next week. I'll report on my stay at San Ramon Valley Regional Medical Center early next week too.
"I'll have my report finished this afternoon and it should be available early next week. You can get a copy of it by calling the records department at 925/973-2700. If you explain to them that you were badly injured and unable to get around, I believe they'll mail you a copy so you can save a trip. Again, feel free to call or email me if you have any questions. I hope you start to mend and feel better.
Regards,
Troy Montemayor"
Officer Monetmayor also emailed me the name and address of the person who ran the light. I won't put his name here, but he's 18 and is a student at Cal State Fullerton. He was driving a 1998 Ford Expedition. Some recent Cal High graduates may know who he is. He has been charged with Felony Drunk Driving.
