Articles Posted in Motorcycle Injury Accidents

Earlier this month near Las Vegas, Nevada, one man was left in critical condition after he was involved in a motorcycle accident with an SUV. According to one local news report, the motorcyclist was heading west when an eastbound SUV made a left turn in front of the motorcyclist.

As the SUV attempted to complete its turn, it cut off the motorcyclist, who did not have time to slow down or come to a stop. As a result, the motorcyclist crashed into the rear passenger side of the SUV, sending the rider off his bike. The car spun around before coming to a complete stop.

Another motorcyclist who witnessed the accident pulled over and offered to help. Emergency responders arrived and took the injured motorcyclist to the hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition. The driver of the SUV was not seriously injured in the accident. An investigation is still underway. However, at this point it seems that the cause of the accident was the SUV driver’s failure to yield the right-of-way to the motorcyclist.

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Earlier this month on the Inner Loop in Washington, DC, an accident between a semi-truck and a motorcycle injured one man. According to a report by one local news source, the accident occurred near Kenilworth on the Inner Loop of Interstate 495.

The motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and sustained life-threatening injuries as a result. He was taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition. He is expected to survive his injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured in the accident.

There is no indication as to whether the driver of the semi-truck was cited for the accident or whether he will face any criminal charges as a result. An investigation is ongoing.

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Earlier last month in Vineland, New Jersey, a female motorcyclist was seriously injured when she was forced into another lane by a nearby motorist and then hit by an oncoming car. According to a report by one local news source, the accident occurred around three in the afternoon.

Evidently, the motorcyclist was on a two-lane road riding next to a pick-up truck when the truck driver forced the motorcyclist out of her lane. As the motorcyclist moved to avoid what would have been a certain collision, she was hit by another truck traveling in the opposite direction.

The motorcyclist was pinned underneath the truck, and passing motorists got out of their car to lend what help they could. In the end, the motorcyclist was freed from underneath the truck and taken to the hospital. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident, and charges have not yet been filed against any of the parties.

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Earlier this month in Darlington, a motorcyclist and his passenger were both flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center after they were rear-ended while waiting to make a left-turn. According to a report by the Baltimore Sun, the accident occurred around 3 p.m. on the 3800 block of Conowingo Rd.

Evidently, the couple were in the southbound lane of Route 1 waiting to make a turn onto Arena Road when they were hit from behind by a black SUV that was heading south on Conowingo Road.

Both the driver and his passenger were ejected from the motorcycle upon impact. They sustained serious injuries and were immediately flown to the hospital. Their condition is not known at the moment.

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Earlier this week in Anne Arundel County, three people were injured in a motorcycle accident involving a Toyota Avalon and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. According to a report by WUSA 9, the accident occurred just after two in the afternoon at the intersection of Davidsonville Road and Governor Bridge Road.

Evidently, the motorcyclist was heading south on Davidsonville Road when the driver of the Toyota pulled out in front of him. The driver was waiting at a flashing red signal to turn left onto Davidsonville Road. However, since the driver pulled out right in front of the motorcycle, the motorcyclist had no time to stop and collided with the Toyota.

The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Both the driver and the passenger of the Toyota were also taken to the hospital. However, they were admitted with only minor injuries.

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Earlier this week, a woman was sentenced to 16 to 29 months in jail for causing an accident that required the accident victim get both of his legs amputated. According to a report by a local ABC affiliate, the woman and the man were neighbors and lived only a few houses away. One morning around 10 a.m., the man was attaching his kayak to the back of his truck when the woman can speeding down the residential street at 45 miles per hour. She was also driving on the wrong side of the road.

The woman struck the man, who was pinned between her hood and the rear bumper of his truck for nearly an hour before emergency crews could extricate him from the wreckage. The man’s wife, who was present for most of the horrific accident, recalls fearing that her husband was going to die in front of her. Although he did survive, he sustained such injuries that both of his legs needed to be amputated.

The driver of the car was intoxicated at the time of the accident with a blood alcohol content of .10. In addition to alcohol, the woman was also under the influence of cocaine. The accident victim and his wife lead a charge to seek the highest penalty available for the driver of the car. However, in the end, she received a sentence of 16 to 29 months; a sentence that may be reduced with good behavior.

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Earlier this week in North Carolina, a motorcyclist was killed when a Chevy Trailblazer attempted to turn in front of the motorcyclist. According to a report by the local NBC affiliate, the motorcyclist was heading northeast when the SUV, heading the opposite direction, attempted to turn left in front of the biker. Attempting to avoid the collision, the motorcyclist first braked and then laid the bike down, separating himself from the machine. However, his efforts were fruitless in the end as he himself collided with the passenger side of the SUV.

Despite wearing a helmet, the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV, a 73-year-old man, was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to yield the right of way. He was uninjured.

Drivers Must Pay Attention To Motorcyclists or Face the Consequences

Even though motorcyclists enjoy the same rights to use the roads as all other drivers, they still are fighting to be seen and respected by other drivers out there on the roads. Drivers of cars and trucks need to make extra efforts when they are driving near motorcyclists, because the consequences of even the smallest accident can end up in a fatality, as it did here.

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Last week, a Burbank jury found Los Angeles County liable to a motorcyclist in the amount of $773,000 for negligent road repairs causing the motorcyclist to slide out of control. According to a report by the Los Angeles Daily News, roadside crews repairing the highway left loose gravel on the road where they were working. As one motorcyclist was traveling down that section of the road, he slipped on the gravel and lost control, crashing into another motorcyclist. Both motorcyclists were taken to the hospital for their injuries.

The motorcyclist who was hit was a 71-year-old man who suffered spinal fractures as a result of the crash. Doctors testified that he was just a half inch way from being completely paralyzed.

In response, the 71-year-old man decided to sue the County of Los Angeles for negligently leaving the gravel on the road, which caused the other motorcyclist to slip out and, in turn, collide with him.

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In what the news reports are calling a “late night accident,” a Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe earlier this week in Texas. According to a report by the local CBS affiliate, the accident occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. when the Kawasaki ran into the back of the Tahoe. Both people on the motorcycle were taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. The driver of the motorcycle was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. The two in the Tahoe suffered only minor injuries and were not taken to the hospital.

At this early point, police believe that speed and/or alcohol may have been involved in the accident.

Drinking and Driving Kills, Especially on Motorcycles

It’s not news to anyone that drinking and driving is extremely dangerous. Each year across the country thousands of motorists die from drunk-driving related accidents. While the numbers of motorcyclists injured are only a fraction of that number, the likelihood of an accident being fatal is much higher when one of the vehicles involved is a motorcycle. For this reason, if you are a motorcyclist, a drunk driver is like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.

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