Motorcycle rider injured in Maryland multi-vehicle accident
On behalf of Palmeiro Law Group posted in Motorcycle Accidents on Wednesday, September 28, 2011
In our personal injury blog posts, we have often discussed the various types of vehicles that are commonly involved in auto accidents each day. There are essentially three types of vehicles: the common car, large commercial trucks and the small motorcycle.
A multi-vehicle accident occurred this month in Maryland involving all three types of vehicles and sending two of the drivers to the local area hospital.
On September 15, 2011 at approximately 9:30 in the morning, a Ford Windstar minivan drove up the entrance to I-70 using Exit 32 off of the Dual Highway. When the minivan approached the merging lane, the driver reportedly slowed to merge with the flowing traffic. According to the Maryland State Trooper reporting on the accident, the minivan was struck from behind by a large commercial vehicle.
The driver of the commercial vehicle swerved across the line designating his driving lane and into the lane to the left where a motorcycle had been traveling. The rider was struck by the big rig and pushing it into the center median. The motorcycle overturned, sending its rider sliding across the pavement.
In a multi-vehicle accident such as this one, the motorcycle rider has the largest risk of being injured while the driver of the semi truck has the lowest. The injuries sustained in the accident followed the typical pattern and the cyclist and the driver of the minivan were transported to the nearest hospital where they were treated for their injuries. The full extent of the injuries sustained in the accident was unknown at the time of the report, but it was later confirmed that the two lives were not threatened by the injuries.
Source: Herald-Mail, "Two taken to hospital following three-vehicle crash on I-70," Sept. 15, 2011
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