Amarillo, TX — There was an accident this week in Amarillo that involved a motorcycle and a Ford Mustang. Police identified Robert Gall Jr., 21, as the rider of the motorcycle and said that he was critically injured after his bike collided with Annette Vogt’s Ford Mustang.
The accident happened on Tuesday afternoon of this week, April 7, 2015 at about 3:00 p.m.
Gall had been riding his motorcycle eastbound on 6th Avenue that afternoon when he was somehow involved in a rear-end accident with Annette Vogt’s 2014 Ford Mustang. The news reports aren’t very clear, but it appears that Gall may hit the back of the Mustang, causing him to be very badly injured.
Vogt and her passenger, a minor, were not harmed by the accident. More investigation will hopefully be done so that more details can be released.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
Some of the reports I read seemed to imply that the motorcycle here was at fault, but they didn’t have any kind of evidence or proof to back that up. Now, this accident may have been caused by excessive speed or reckless riding, but I know those are also stereotypes often applied to motorcycle riders regardless of their safety on the road. What I’m saying is that there’s a temptation for police officers to skip over things while investigating motorcycle accidents because there’s such a strong bias against them ingrained in our culture. Unfortunately, that doesn’t exactly make things fair for those who ride motorcycles, big or small.
— Grossman Law Offices
