The local news indicates a motorcyclist was injured following an accident with an SUV in Bryan Texas. The accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Thursday September 22 when the driver of an SUV failed to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist. The injured person was taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan Texas and then taken to Scott and White Hospital in Temple Texas. No further details are available.
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While just another vehicle on the roadway motorcycles require a bit more attention to care from other drivers near them. Theres no codified law stating this but with the inherent danger in operating them it is understood. A third party investigation is needed to determine liability but if the reports are accurate and the driver of the SUV turned in front of the motorcycle that person could face fault in a personal injury claim.
On the road drivers owe each other a duty. This duty is established by defining how a reasonable person would expect others to drive on the roadway. A reasonable person would not expect a person to turn in front of them. To have standing for a personal injury claim a person must show that this duty was breached by the actions of another. From there a cause must link the persons actions with the injuries incurred in the wreck. If this can be done a determination of damages owed can commence. Typically these are in the form of monetary losses like medical bills lost wages pain and suffering and repair bills.
These types of claims are very common yet still require attention to facts. Without an accurate representation of what occurred in the accident proper damages cannot be claimed leaving a victim overwhelmed and undercompensated.
Austin Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
