A couple from Philadelphia, MS was injured when their motorcycle got hit by a car. The driver was making a left turn when she struck the motorcycle, knocking both riders off of the motorcycle and injuring them. The injured riders were taken to the hospital, where they were both treated for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
Collisions between left-turning vehicles and motorcycles are a common type of failure to yield motorcycle accident. Similar failure to yield accidents can happen when one passenger vehicle turns across the lane where another is traveling, but the amount of injury and damage is often far less in those scenarios than it is in collisions where one of the vehicles involved is a motorcycle. When the driver of a passenger vehicle fails to yield to a motorcycle, the rider of the motorcycle usually does not have enough time to move out of the path of the oncoming car, and the resulting crash often results in serious injury or death for the motorcycle rider.
Left-turn accidents and other types of failure to yield motorcycle accidents can happen in places where both lanes of traffic are moving, and they can also occur at intersections. Sometimes, a complicating factor like alcohol, speeding, aggressive driving, or distracted driving, causes the driver of the vehicle to fail to see and avoid the motorcycle. In other situations, there is no complicating factor, and the driver of the vehicle simply doesn’t see the motorcycle until there is no chance to avoid a wreck.
In left-turn accidents and other failure to yield motorcycle accidents, it is important to remember that answering the question of whether the car struck the motorcycle or the motorcycle hit the car may not create a clear picture of who was at fault. All too often, when people think about accidents, they think of the victims as the driver and passengers in the vehicle that was struck. This potential misperception can cause problems during the investigation of the accident. Witnesses may sometimes believe that the rider was at fault for the crash when in reality, the fault lies with the car’s driver if they failed to yield to the oncoming motorcycle or give the rider time to pass safely or otherwise avoid a collision. A thorough investigation of these accidents is crucial in determining fault accurately.
Barrett Law PLLC: Helping Mississippi Motorcycle Accident Plaintiffs and Their Families
If you were hurt or someone that you love lost their life in a left-turn failure to yield motorcycle accident or any other type of motorcycle accident, a Mississippi personal injury attorney could help you pursue a claim for the injuries, damages, or loss that you have experienced as a result of the crash. To find out more about how we could help you with your motorcycle accident case, please call the Mississippi Personal Injury Attorneys at Barrett Law PLLC at 1 (800) 707-9577 to set up an initial consultation.