Posts tagged motorcycle accidents

• Fatal Florida motorcycle accident

  Staff Writer | December 13, 2006 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A Florida Highway Patrol news release reported the tragic motorcycle accident death of a 30-year-old motorcyclist last Wednesday night in Manatee. The motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck making a left-hand turn on U.S. 41. Apparently the driver of the truck did not see the two motorcycles approaching, and she was cited in the accident. Both motorcycles skidded and landed down the road, and...

• Pine Grove accident kills motorcyclist

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2006 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A fatal collision Saturday on a rural road between a motorcycle and a truck occurred just 13 hours after another fatal accident on the same road. In the first accident, a car ran off the road, struck and tree and caught on fire, killing the passenger. The driver was in critical condition. The motorcycle accident was a collision between a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a pickup truck. Apparently...

• Another tragic motorcycle accident claims life

  Staff Writer | November 09, 2006 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The Decatur Daily News reported Sunday that a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a van resulted in the death of the man on the motorcycle. The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon and the man on the motorcycle was wearing a helmet, sources say. With motorcycle and other motor vehicle accidents claiming more lives every day, it's important for all drivers to follow the safety rules,...

• Motorcycle crash kills man

  Staff Writer | November 06, 2006 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A two-vehicle accident Wednesday night left one man dead on the Causeway near Battleship Memorial Park, a Press-Register article reported. This accident included a motorcycle and a Toyota pickup truck. A man driving the pickup truck was experiencing engine problems that caused his vehicle to partially block the roadway. The motorcycle crashed into the stopped truck, killing the driver of the...

• Motorcycle accident claims woman's life

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A story in the Press-Register online reported Sunday that an Irvington woman driving a 1998 Honda Shadow motorcycle died in a collision with a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer. Apparently the woman on the motorcyle was wearing a helmet. Though investigators have not revealed fault in the case, they did say that one of the drivers did not yield the right-of-way. Sadly, motorcycle and auto accidents cause...

• Motorcycle death prompts safety campaign

  Staff Writer | October 24, 2006 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The recent death of Fort Rucker's Warrant Officer 1 Michael Boykin from a motorcycle accident has prompted the military base to implement a motorcycle safety awareness campaign. An article on MontgomeryAdvertiser.com details the program, its goals and success among military personnel.Fort Rucker officials say that many soldiers have an extracurricular interest in riding motorcycles, and some are...

• A jury verdict in an alcohol-related motor vehicle accident

  Tom Methvin | October 20, 2006 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Alabama has a law called the Dram Shop Act that makes it a civil wrong for a bar to sell liquor to a person who is visibly intoxicated. While a good number of other states have similar statutes, some don't. Mississippi happens to fall in the latter category. But, a Jones County circuit court jury has ordered Applebee's, a restaurant that served alcohol to a man who ran over two people, to pay...

• A good reason to help MADD

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  While this is primarily for our Alabama readers, I suspect the message applies to some degree for all of our readers. While drunken driving deaths declined in 32 states last year, the numbers actually rose in Alabama. Federal traffic safety officials say there were 341 such deaths in Alabama two years ago and 367 last year. That's an 8% increase and certainly not good news. The National...

• Appeals court in Indiana upholds $39 Million Judgement

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the $39 million judgment against Outback Steakhouse Inc. in an Indiana couple's lawsuit alleging they were severely injured in a crash caused by a drunk driver who got drunk at a restaurant's grand opening. In June 2003, a circuit court jury found in favor of David and Lisa Markley, whose motorcycle was struck by a drunk driver on July 21, 1997. The...