Personal Injury Law

Motorcyclist injures pedestrians after losing control performing trick

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Three people were hospitalized, including two pedestrians, after a St. Charles County motorcycle accident on Highway 94.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, John Gall, 36, was traveling southbound on the highway on his 2006 Kawasaki Motorcycle when he attempted to perform a wheelie just north of Firehouse Drive. Gall lost control of his bike and it slid off the right side of the roadway. The motorcycle hit three pedestrians and a utility pole before coming to rest on the side of the road.

Two of the pedestrians, Mark Jesse, 53, and Kelly Roth, 44, sustained significant injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment. The third pedestrian was not listed as having serious injuries on the accident report.

Gall also sustained serious injury and was taken by ambulance for emergency treatment.

While the laws vary from state to state, and each municipality enforces motorcycle laws differently, in almost any area of the country a wheelie is considered a reckless maneuver and negligent behavior on the part of the rider. Serious personal injury can happen when a rider loses control performing these stunt. Hopefully Gall can make a full recovery and has learned this painful lesson.

This incident also shows the bikes themselves can become deadly projectiles capable of serious damage. Fortunately, the injuries sustained by Jesse and Roth were not described as life threatening.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on October 05, 2010 (boomark / email).