Cooper
Cooper v. County of San Diego CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
Huffman, J.
BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL FACTS
Midday on May 26, 2017, Wayne Koren was driving a flatbed truck heading westbound on Dehesa Ranch Road. At the same time, Cooper was riding his motorcycle eastbound along the same road. Koren made a left turn onto a private driveway in front of Cooper, and the two collided. Cooper
Further statutory references are to the Government Code. 2 suffered injuries as a result. Koren told an officer at the scene that Cooper came around the curve when the front end of the truck was about three feet from the white line that marked the edge of Dehesa Road, off of which he was turning. Koren clarified at his deposition that he saw the motorcycle at the bottom of the curve. He also testified at the deposition that he saw Cooper before he began his left turn but believed he had sufficient time to make the turn safely.
Following the accident, Cooper filed suit against the County, 2 alleging a cause of action for dangerous condition of public property in violation of section 810. Cooper contended that the County’s placement of a “Welcome to Dehesa” sign on the westbound stretch of the road where Koren was traveling blocked drivers’ views of oncoming traffic…