CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — A major motorcycle accident sent one person to the hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas on Saturday, April 5th, 2014, according to the news article released by KIII-TV.
Police working closely with accident investigation crews believe one person was hurt when the motorcycle they were driving was struck by a vehicle that turned unexpectedly into his path while driving on Ayers near the intersection with Sunnybrook around 10:00 Saturday morning.
Scene of the Accident
The motorcyclist was taken by EMS to a nearby hospital, along with one of the occupants in the car that struck him.
Representatives from the Corpus Christi Police Department are investigating the accident at the time of writing.
Commentary:
Many people who come into my office believe that just because the person that hit them with their car was ticketed after an accident, that the person is now responsible for the accident by default, and this is simply not the case. Texas uses what people in the legal profession call ‘comparative fault’ which essentially allows a jury to divvy up fault based on percentages. If a person causes an accident whose damages total up to $100 dollars, and is found to be 20% at fault for the accident, that person would be responsible for $20 in damages. Clearly, I’m oversimplifying things for the sake of explanation, but this is the general idea. The burden of proof rests on the victims in cases like this, and proving fault is not as easy as pointing to the person with the speeding ticket in their hand after an accident.
