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One Hurt in Motorcycle Accident on East Freeway near Oates in Houston, Texas


HOUSTON, TX — Harris County Sheriff’s deputies have not yet released the name of the man that was hurt in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident that happened in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015. News reports out of Houston said that authorities were notified of the accident at about 2:00 Wednesday morning.

One man was hurt when the motorcycle he was driving crashed for reasons currently under investigation while driving in the eastbound lanes of the East Freeway near Oates and Mercury Road. Houston officials said that the motorcycle may have lost control in the crash.

The motorcyclist was ejected from the bike and sustained critical injuries. He was taken by EMS to Ben Taub hospital for treatment.

Houston Police are still investigating.

Scene of the Accident

View of the Road

Commentary:

Before everybody jumps on the “blame a motorcyclist for being a motorcyclist” bandwagon that I see people doing in message boards on news websites, has anybody with the proper skill set actually examined the motorcycle in question? I know we hear about automotive defects and car recalls in the news on a near-weekly basis these days, but motorcycles are not immune to similar manufacturer issues right off the assembly line. Did the company that built the motorcycle issue a recall that the owner may have not been notified of? Just because the manufacturer issues a recall, doesn’t excuse them from liability for unleashing a potentially deadly product out onto our roads in the first place. Before we blame the victim in any single vehicle crash like this, looking at any potential issue with the vehicle needs to be standard procedure, instead of blaming the victim, which is normally what I see with motorcyclists.

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