Motorcyclist Collides with Sports Utility Vehicle

Michael Myers — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:12:03 GMT

On Saturday a Bellingham man, 20 years of age, was injured when his motorcycle collided with an oncoming vehicle. The injured man was transported to St. Joseph Hospital, with injuries that police declared not life-threatening.

Witnesses to the motorcycle collision said that the injured man and another motorcyclist had been speeding and passing cars in an aggressive manner directly before the man collided with a sport utility vehicle at about 7 p.m. The two people in the vehicle were uninjured.

Unfortunately, accidents like this reinforce juror stereotypes about motorcycle riders and accidents. While disputed liability motorcycle cases can be won, misperceptions about motorcycle riders affect both the insurance claims process and litigation.

Read more: Caleb Heeringa, The Bellingham Herald

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Michael Myers

Roethlisberger Released From Hospital After Motorcycle Accident

Staff Writer — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:54:17 GMT

The QB who beat our Seahawks in the Super Bowl (argh!), Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers, was released from the hospital late last night after suffering facial injuries in a motorcycle crash Monday in Pittsburgh. "Big Ben" has a broken nose and jaw along with multiple facial fractures being held together by screws and two titanium plates. He has been placed on a soft food diet.

According to an AP article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

"We take a titanium plate, bend it and adapt it to the contours of the facial bones and then secure it in place with screws," surgeon Daniel Pituch said. "This kind of state-of-the-art technology allowed us to successfully treat Mr. Roethlisberger's facial fractures."
As a result, the 240-pound Roethlisberger probably won't lose as much weight as he would have on an all-liquid diet. The Steelers have not given a timetable for his return, but they are optimistic he will be ready for their Sept. 7 opener against Miami.

I hope this serves as an eye-opener to all those bikers out there who choose not to wear helmets - preferably full-faced ones. You may be a safe rider, but you can't control the actions of others, and as Ben found out, accidents do happen.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

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