Sadly, many
fatal motorcycle accidents are the result of the negligence of other motor vehicle drivers.
The East Providence personal injury lawyers at SS&A also help clients with pedestrian accidents in RI, drunk driving crashes (DUI / DWI and OUI), automobile collision, rear end car accidents, t - bone mishaps,
fatal motorcycle accident and deadly bike collisions.
The estate of the man who was killed in
the fatal motorcycle accident argued through their Rhode Island personal injury attorneys that the «owned but not insured exclusion within the NLC policy was unclear and ambiguous and thus should be construed against the insurer to permit UM coverage.»
About 41 % of the driver is
fatal motorcycle accidents were speeding.
In 2005 there were nearly 40,000
fatal motorcycle accidents.
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.
Even though fault seems relatively clear - cut after a recent
fatal motorcycle - vehicle crash, the insurance company will almost certainly try to reduce the compensation that the victim's family receives.
In addition, speed reportedly played a role in at least 40 percent of
fatal motorcycle collisions nationwide.
More
fatal motorcycle crashes in Maine so far this year than in all of 2016, Sept. 29, 2017, By Nok - Noi Ricker, Bangor Daily News
To prevail, the plaintiff and their attorney must prove that the defendant failed to use reasonable care and skill at the time of
the fatal motorcycle accident and that this failure was the direct cause of the victim's death.
Recent highlights include securing damages for the psychiatric injuries suffered by three secondary victims of
a fatal motorcycle accident, including one who was not proximate to the scene.
-95 percent of
fatal motorcycle accidents in Illinois occur in and around urban areas.
- More than half (53 percent) of
fatal motorcycle crashes occur in urban areas — 9 in 10
fatal motorcycle crashes occur within 10 miles of an urban area.
There are a variety of damages that you can seek after
a fatal motorcycle accident, including compensation conscious pain and suffering before the death, and for any medical expenses incurred after the crash and before the decedent's passing.
Alcohol consumption is a leading factor in
fatal motorcycle accidents.
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.
For 2010, 2011, and 2012, there were 24, 50, and 52
fatal motorcycle accidents, respectively.
With Biketoberfest almost upon us in Daytona Beach, the chance of
fatal motorcycle accidents increases greatly.
We all hear the headlines on television or radio: Rear - end accident causes five car pile - up; drunk driver causes
fatal motorcycle crash; semi jackknife leads to multi-lane highway crash.
From slip and fall accidents to
fatal motorcycle accidents and any other injury or accident case, I strive to use every tool and resource at my disposal to help my client.
A Chicago police officer involved in
a fatal motorcycle accident in June, 2007 has been charged with misdemeanor DUI, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Our Portland accident lawyers understand that nearly 60 percent of
all fatal motorcycle accidents are the result of multi-vehicle accidents.
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.
More than half of
the fatal motorcycle crashes in 2011 occurred on non-interstate major roads such as boulevards and state highways.
Collisions between motorcyclists and other passenger vehicles are much more likely to result in catastrophic injury, and tragically, almost half of
all fatal motorcycle accidents are alcohol - related.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per 100,000 vehicles involved in a crash, just over thirteen cars were involved in fatal crashes, while that number increases to over 72 for
fatal motorcycle wrecks.
Nationwide,
fatal motorcycle accidents have increased every year for more than a decade and have reached epidemic proportions; Each year, 1 in every 7 fatal traffic accidents nationwide is the result of a motorcycle accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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.
Nationwide, the rate of
fatal motorcycle accidents has exploded in the last decade, increasing 144 percent from the 2,116 motorcycle fatalities recorded in 1997.
He represents the families of victims in
fatal motorcycle accidents to make sure they receive compensation they need to pay final expenses.
3 Accidents involving a motorcycle and another vehicle made up half of
all fatal motorcycle crashes in 2005.
Last weekend,
a fatal motorcycle accident closed southbound Interstate 25 in Albuquerque for several hours.
According to the nation's Department of Transportation, nearly 40,000
fatal motorcycle accidents occur throughout the United States each year.
Additionally, speed reportedly played a factor in more than 40 percent of
fatal motorcycle collisions.
Alcohol Use: In 2009, 31 percent of
all fatal motorcycle accidents involved riders with blood alcohol levels above the legal limit of.08.
This is where a wrongful death attorney who specializes in
fatal motorcycle accident cases can help.
Here are some other notable statistics regarding
fatal motorcycle accidents based on the NHTSA's (PDF) 2014 report:
Houston
fatal motorcycle accident attorney Neal Davis understands how devastating such a tragedy can be and is committed to fighting for the compensation you deserve.
Nearly 31 percent of
fatal motorcycle crashes occur during the months of March, April and May.
Fatal motorcycle accidents are the ultimate price, and riders in Texas and across the nation pay it each and every day.
Gabrielle would suffer a near
fatal motorcycle crash with her boyfriend Michael that put the damper on her youthful, and helmetless, sense of invulnerability, and spend a long period of time convalescing, gradually learning to walk once again.
Immaculately constructed minimalist canvases in black, silver, white, and red were cut in half or loosely re-stretched on their frame, granting a baroque symmetry to the painter's
fatal motorcycle accident.
Production on DEADPOOL 2 was shut down today after stuntwoman Joi «SJ» Harris was involved in
a fatal motorcycle crash
Survivor of a near
fatal motorcycle accident that gave me a new outlook on life.
In August of the same year Collison entered West Ham folklore by playing in the infamous Millwall League Cup encounter just a few days after his father's
fatal motorcycle accident.
Not exact matches
He was involved in the celebrated wife - swapping incident with Fritz Peterson in 1973 and survived a spate of near -
fatal mishaps in 1976: a
motorcycle wreck in February, a bee sting in November and a ruptured spleen in December.
The Broome County Sheriff Department is investigating a
fatal 2 - vehicle car vs.
motorcycle accident Monday afternoon.
Motorcyclists in the 21 - 29 year age group are most likely to be involved in
fatal crashes, and this age group accounts for nearly 30 % of all
motorcycle fatalities.
Instead, George is trying to deliver the sister of the
fatal fertility juju from Arthur Penn's Night Moves through titular Manchester into the green countryside on the back of his too - cool
motorcycle.
Speed was a factor for 33 % of
motorcycle riders in
fatal crashes.