Motorcycle rider injured in Maryland multi-vehicle accident

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

University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center treats motorcycle accident victim

Police and emergency medical personnel respond to reports of accidents every day, arriving on scenes where victims are in need of serious medical attention. Emergency response are focused first and foremost on obtaining treatment for the victims often making it difficult to immediately determine what caused the accident.

Investigators are looking into the cause of a serious motorcycle accident that left one victim recovering at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center early last week.

According to police reports, the accident occurred on Monday, September 12, 2011. Police responded to the report that an accident had occurred at the intersection of Montgomery Road in U.S. 1 in the city of Elkridge, Maryland. When they arrived on the scene, they found a seriously damaged motorcycle and a black sedan.

Emergency medical personnel responded to the report as well when police learned that there were four possible victims. Three of the people involved voluntarily declined any kind of medical attention but one person's injuries were serious enough to require transport to the shock center.

The accident caused traffic to be diverted after the southbound lanes of Washington Boulevard and Montgomery Road were shut down by 6:30 p.m., approximately one half hour after the accident occurred.

Investigators have not released details that would help determine who was responsible in causing the accident. If a person was found to have negligently caused the accident, the victim injured by their careless behavior may be able to recover compensation for their injuries or lost wages that may result from their time spent at the trauma center and during recovery.

Source: Ellicott City Patch, "Collision at Route 1 and Montgomery Sends One to Shock Trauma," Elizabeth Janney, Sept. 12, 2011