Personal Injury Law

Motorcycle wreck hospitalizes Missouri man

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Ronald Hall, 20, was injured in a Missouri motorcycle accident on Missouri 76 near Tiff City.

Hall was riding his 1997 Suzuki motorcycle westbound at the time of the wreck, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. He approached an intersection at the same time as Charles Bales, 58, who was driving a 2001 Oldsmobile. Bales pulled out of the intersection into the path of Hall's motorcycle. Hall was unable to avoid a collision and struck the Oldsmobile.

Hall was taken by ambulance to Freeman West Hospital for emergency treatment. He was wearing a helmet. Bales was uninjured and was able to drive from the scene.

Again we have a case of a car not seeing a motorcycle at an intersection and pulling into its path. This scenario, and cars merging into motorcycles on the highway, are the most common causes of serious motorcycle accident injuries.

Now, there are still some details missing from the the initial crash report of this latest accident. We don't know the speed at which Hall was traveling or whether he had the right of way in the intersection. Whatever the liability situation of this particular incident, it serves as yet another warning to drivers and riders to be cautious when out on the road.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on May 13, 2010 (boomark / email).