Car-Motorcycle Accident Leaves One Dead
Around 5 p.m. Thursday evening, police in Sioux Falls, SD responded to a car-motorcycle accident at Minnesota Avenue and 60th St. N. The motorcyclist was riding a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle and collided with a 2003 Saturn. The motorcyclist was transported to a nearby hospital but later died.
Car-Motorcycle Wrongful Death Attorney Information
- Who is at fault? Was the driver of the car or the motorcycle at fault? In some cases the fault is divided between the two parties involved in the accident.
- Was distracted driving a factor? The motorcyclist or the driver may have been distracted–texting, eating, turning radio stations–all these things qualify as distracted driving and the distracted driver can be held responsible for injury or death they may have caused.
- Is this a wrongful death case? In an accident in which someone has died, the family of the deceased may have a wrongful death claim against another party.
Motorcycle Injury or Death Settlement
- Funeral or medical expenses
- Pain and suffering
- Lost wages
- Loss of future earning capacity
Motorcycle Accident in Hutchinson, MN Seriously Injures 18-Year-Old
On August 17, a Kawasaki motorcycle slowed down to make a right turn into a private driveway when it was rearended by a Dodge Intrepid in Hutchinson. The motorcyclist, Andrew Johnson, an 18-year-old Hutchinson resident, was seriously injured, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
It appears that this motorcycle accident was caused by the other vehicle. It is the third motorcycle accident in three days that may have been caused by an auto driver’s negligent inattentiveness.
On August 16, a motorcyclist was critically injured when a car turned in front of the motorcycle on Highway 47 in Isanti County. The motorcycle had no time to stop and broadsided the car.
On August 15, a car pulled out in front of a motorcycle on Highway 169 in Onamia, Minnesota. The motorcycle had no time to stop and made rear end contact with the car. Ronald Green, who was driving the motorcycle, and Brenda Jo Green who was a passenger on the motorcycle, were both critically injured, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
“The number of motorcycle accidents caused by inattentive drivers suggests that the Minnesota Department of Transportation needs to do more to educate drivers to watch for motorcycles,” stated Attorney Fred Pritzker, who has recently recovered over a million dollars for a passenger of a motorcycle who was seriously injured. “MNDot’s emphasis is on motorcyclists driving safely, which is important, but more should be communicated to other drivers about driving safely on the road with motorcycles.”
Pritzker Olsen Attorneys have a national reputation and have appeared on national and local television stations discussing personal injury litigation and product safety. Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have again been Minnesota “Super Lawyers” by Law & Politics magazine, a Minnesota legal journal. Fred Pritzker is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America and is a member of the Million DollarAdvocates Forum, an ellite group of attorneys who have won multiple million-dollar settlements and verdicts. He was named a “Top 40 Minnesota Personal Injury Lawyer” by Law & Politics this year.
