Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Motorcycle Accidents

In 2006 57 Iowans were killed while riding on a motorcycle. Any tip about how to avoid collisions has to be a good thing. They say 2/3rds of the crashes nationwide are from operator error. I'm not sure how they define operator error. So here is the tip, leave your head light on at all times when riding and have installed a motorcycle headlight modulator that will change the lamps intensity while...

This year already 8 people have died as a result of deer coming into contact with a moving motorcycle. That should tell us something. Deer are most active at dawn and dusk. That should tell us something about riding during those hours. During those hours motorcycle drivers and riders should be hyper vigilant. From 1995 to 2005 the state of Iowa recorded 18 deaths from motorcycle-deer crashes. Of...

The Gazette reported a motorcycle rolled over "several times" after going into the ditch along Highway 151 on Monday night. The woman, Treva Rai Rich, was taken to the hospitals in Iowa City. Her condition was "believed to be life-threatening." The driver, Robert Embry went from the hospital in Cedar Rapids to the University Hospitals. Neither were wearing helmets. The Wall Street Journal ran an...

An accident in Davenport left a motorcyclist in critical condition. It was reported by the Des Moines Register that, Jan Deverwaere was in critical condition Sunday, said a spokeswoman for Genesis Medical Center in Davenport.Police said Deverwaere was driving a motorcycle westbound on West Sixth Street about 5:30 p.m. and turned right onto North Division Street.The motorcycle apparently crossed...

Apparently I had less than all the facts earlier when I wrote about this accident on Highway 218 in Waterloo involving the Brayton boy and the Wright couple. It seems there was a second motorcycle being driven by a Mr. James Graham of Brandon.His injuries were reported as possible life-threatening and he was airlifted to Iowa City Hospitals. The same issues concerning liability as stated in my...

It's been reported that two motorcyclists, a husband and wife were killed by a car that crossed the center line on Highway 218 last Thursday night. It was reported that the driver of the car, a 17 year old boy, fell asleep at the wheel while driving just after 11:00 PM. I'm not sure why anyone would fall asleep while driving that early in the evening but there can be many causes. If there is no...

I found a report of a woman riding her motorcycle and confronted with a drunk driver turning left of center in front of her. She then t-boned the vehicle and ended up in the hospital. It was reported in Bikerchicknews.com. We all wish no one would drive drunk, but they do and we know it. And their perceptions are not as clear nor are they as quick to react - so you need to be. Drive like no one...

The Sioux City Journal reported that Allen Pratt, age 49 is in fair condition after being involved in a single vehicle collision and that he smelled of alcohol. Allen Pratt, 49, was northbound on Highway 982 around 11 p.m. entering a right hand curve when he lost control, crossed the center line and left the roadway. The motorcycle then struck an embankment, ejecting Pratt off the bike. The...

Shawn M. Geers, a twenty-five year old man from Marion was killed as the driver of a car attempted to turn left of center at the intersection of Collins Road NE with the drive at Northland Square Mall. Alexander Best, an eighteen year old man from Marion attempted to turn left and collided with Geers. The collision occurred around 7:17 p.m. Monday night. The accident is reported in The Gazette....

James McLane from Garnovillo was killed Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle motorcycle accident on the Great River Road in Clayton County, Iowa. His bike left the roadway, vaulting off of a driveway. Slow it down out there. I wish they would report on the size, make and model of the motorcycles to see if there are any similarities with other collisions. Wear your helmet and slow it down. For...

In 1998 alone there were over 120 backover deaths associated with a relative or parent backing over a toddler or child. Last year no fewer than 100 children were backed over and killed. SUV's and other large vehicles with large blind spots or lousy visibility were involved. Safety Tips for ParentsKeeping your children out of harm's way requires ongoing education, supervision, and vigilance:...

What is it with single riders crashing their motorcycles? This past weekend two riders, Kyle Wyatt and David Abell, both ended up in the ditch suffering severe and fatal injuries. Wyatt apparently failed to negotiate a curve and crashed. The other, Abell drove off of the roadway colliding with the ditch sustaining fatal injuries. The station reporting on these two did not disclose if there was...

Todd Rhoades of Crystal Lake, Iowa a long time motorcycle enthusiast died as a result of a truck motorcycle collision. He was wearing his helmet and died following the collision with a truck being driven by a sixteen year old. Rhoades is survived by his wife and daughter along with four brothers, a sister and his mother. The truck turned left from southbound Randall Road towards Huntington Drive...

According to the Iowa City Press Citizen, Daniel D. Christ, president of the Iowa City chapter of BMW Motorcycle Owners of America, was heading home from a weekend motorcycle rally in West Bend, Wis., when he was killed by a suspected drunk driver on Highway 60.Christ, 40, died Sunday of injuries sustained when a woman driving in the opposite direction in Rubicon, Wis., crossed the centerline...

We are doing it to ourselves. After almost a lifetime of work the Baby Boomers are taking time off and getting ready for retirement. More of us are buying that Harley-Davidson we always wanted and taking to the road in droves. More than 25% of the bikes registered in 2003 were owned by people 50 and older. People 40 and over own 53% of the motorcycles. And guess what fatalities among motorcycle...