Alcohol Use: In 2009, 31 percent of
all fatal motorcycle accidents involved riders with blood alcohol levels above the legal limit of.08.
According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, over half of
all fatal motorcycle accidents involve another vehicle; most of the time, the driver - not the motorcyclist - is at fault.
In fact, the National Safety Council reports more than one - third of
fatal motorcycle accidents involve a rider who is over the age of 50.
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Whether this work
involves a construction worker's catastrophic injuries or
fatal car and
motorcycle accidents — their lawyers are here to help.
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Accidents involving a
motorcycle and another vehicle made up half of all
fatal motorcycle crashes in 2005.
The Layfield Law Firm, LLC also represents
motorcycle accident victims and victims in truck
accidents with 18 wheelers, big rigs or other trucks
involving, for example, tired truck drivers, causing minor to critical and / or
fatal injuries.
Given the unprotected nature of riding a
motorcycle, riders often sustain severe, if not
fatal, injuries when they are
involved in an
accident.
Police suspect that alcohol was
involved in a recent
fatal accident involving an automobile and a
motorcycle that took place in Indianapolis last month.
Last month, Lewis Doty, a 61 - year old Montana resident, was
involved in a
fatal motorcycle accident when he lost control of his
motorcycle traveling westbound on Interstate 90 during a heavy rain shower.
Our firm is experienced in representing clients in wrongful death claims
involving car
accidents, truck
accidents,
motorcycle accidents and other
fatal injuries.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 54 percent of all
fatal motorcycle crashes in 2011
involved multiple vehicles, and the leading age group for riders in such
accidents was riders who were over 50 years of age.
A Chicago police officer
involved in a
fatal motorcycle accident in June, 2007 has been charged with misdemeanor DUI, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Bridge McFarland's personal injury practice is led by Leanne Keating, who handles a range of claims
involving industrial
accidents and diseases, and includes Kathryn Hudson, who is singled out for her expertise in claims
involving injured seafarers and handles serious and
fatal injuries arising from
motorcycle accidents.
Some of the most serious road
accidents in the UK
involve motorcycles, and frequently result in life - threatening or even
fatal injuries.