Motorcycle Accident Results in $650,000 Jury Award
A Macon County, Georgia jury awarded a motorcyclist $650,000 for injuries he suffered to his back in a motorcycle accident. Apparently the driver of the car did not see the motorcycle. This is one of the most common causes of accidents involving motorcycles. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation has published a list of safety tips for car and truck drivers to help reduce the number of motorcycle accidents. In a prior posting, we covered some of the issues motorcyclists face on public highways.
The motorcyclist was a 49 year old truck driver riding his bike on a country road when a car pulled out to make a left turn in front of him. Unable to avoid the car, the two vehicles colided leaving the cyclist with broken bones and permanent back injury.
You might wonder what it takes to prove negligence and injury in this type of case. Often, expert witnesses are called to testify to the medical injuries or to reconstruct the accident to show who was at fault. In this case, there were two independent eyewitnesses who were able to testify to what they saw happen. The trooper who worked the accident testified that there were over 147 feet of skid marks from the motorcyclist showing he attempted to avoid the accident. With eyewitness testimony and a good work up of the accident by the police, the facts are almost indisputable.
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