Motorcycle Accidents

• 19 Year Old Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  19 year old Chantelle Still was killed in a motorcycle accident on I-405 in Kirkland recently. Ms. Still was a passenger on the motorcycle. The driver lost control of the motorcycle at a high speed in a construction zone. Both the driver and Ms. Still were thrown from the motorcycle.In situations like this accident, Washington's wrongful death statutes allow the victim's family to pursue a...

• Motorcycle accidents increase with summer heat

  Dale Emch | July 31, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A rash of motorcycle accidents seem to have taken place recently around Toledo, Findlay, and Bowling Green. As a personal injury lawfirm that handles motorcycle accidents, we naturally see more motorcycle accidents as the summer wears on.Two fatal accidents occurred in northwest Ohio on Sunday. In Hancock County, near Arlington, Ohio, Perry Fletcher was riding his motorcycle on Madison Township...

• Fatal motorcycle collision near Mobile

  Staff Writer | July 30, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Press-Register reported a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred Friday night just south of Mobile. Two men were riding Suzuki GSXR sport bikes when they accidentally collided on Degusa Road at about 11:10 p.m. One man died and the other was seriously injured in the crash.This tragic motorcycle accident raises awareness about the dangers of motorcycles on our nation's roadways. Motorcycle...

• San Francisco Motorcycle Accident With No Insurance

  Claude Wyle | July 29, 2007 12:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Riding a Motorcycle With No Insurance? Risks You Should Know About. Last Fall Joey Palmer, a San Francisco Richmond District resident, was riding his motorcycle through the Presidio when his brakes suddenly locked up, and he crashed. He was lucky to survive the motorcycle accident with only a broken rib, and no other serious bodily injuries. Palmer, who was not carrying health insurance at...

• Motorcyclist Hit and Run Victim Struck By Two Vehicles

  David Lowe | July 25, 2007 7:25 AM | 1 CommentMilwaukee, WI

  I have been following a sad story from last month in which Michael Kemper, a 56 year old man from Pewaukee Wisconsin, was killed in a hit and run accident while riding his motor scooter. Yesterday, the authorities announced that their investigation revealed the likelihood that the victim was hit by two separate vehicles, a minivan and an Oldsmobile Delta 88. It is hard to believe that anyone...

• Motorcycle Accident Slows Down Traffic, Rider not Seriously Injured

  Chrissie Cole | July 25, 2007 2:55 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A motorcycle accident on Interstate 80 slowed commuter traffic down to a crawl, but had a happy ending when the rider ejected from the bike, was not seriously injured.California Highway Patrol reports, a motorcyclist was traveling along the carpool lane at 6:36 a.m. approaching University Avenue when a pickup truck switched lanes in front of the motorcycle, causing the rider to lose control and...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Crash

  Chrissie Cole | July 22, 2007 7:07 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 49-year-old man lost his life Friday night in a fatal motorcycle accident, on Verano Avenue in Sonoma, when he collided with a pickup truck and was thrown from his bike.The man was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 10:15 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol.CHP said, the man was driving his 1977 Honda motorcycle west on Verano when he collided with a 40-year-old man, also...

• Motorcycle Accident Fatalities Increase 200 Percent

  John Bisnar | July 17, 2007 5:59 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  In 2007, the number of fatalities involving motorcyclists increased to its highest level since 1985 according to a story by Tim Harlow of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. During the same period the number of deaths on the state's roads was the lowest in more than 60 years. Seventy motorcycle riders died on Minnesota State roads last year. That's a 200% increase from a decade ago which matches...

• Motorcycle Accident Study - A Wealth of Information

  Rick Patterson | July 15, 2007 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A motorcycle accident study, specifically, The Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures, was conducted by the University of Southern California (USC) and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is said to be a great resource for information regarding how to avoid accidents. Some 900 motorcycle accidents were investigated as part of this...

• Hollywood Freeway Accident Kills Motorcycle Driver

  Shannon Weidemann | July 15, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A man driving his motorcyle on the Hollywood Freeway was killed when he was struck by a hit and run driver. The motorcycle accident happened in the late evening on Friday. The rider was taken to a hospital after the accident and died, officials said. Witnesses said a vehicle hit a motorcycle, crashed into the center divider, hit another vehicle, then crashed into a light pole as its female...