A motorcycle rider was injured in a crash on Oct. 14 in College Station. The car accident was said to have occurred just prior to 5:30 p.m. after a driver turned her car in front of the motorcyclist on Southwest Parkway near Texas Avenue. When the car made the turn, the 20-year-old motorcyclist hit the passenger side of the vehicle and was thrown from his bike. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
The motorcyclist, a Seguin native and a student at Texas A&M, along with the two occupants of the vehicle were taken to College Station Medical Center. He was listed in critical condition. The driver of the car, an 18-year-old Bedias woman, was listed in fair condition while her passenger, a 20-year-old man also from Bedias, was upgraded from critical condition to fair condition soon after the accident.
– Article By Richard Weaver
The driver of the vehicle was cited for failure to yield. The College Station Police accident reconstruction team began working at the site at 8:30 a.m. the next day. Residents were warned by a local news source to expect lane closures and delays in the area. By 11:30 a.m., all lanes were opened to traffic.
When people are injured due to a driver’s failure to obey traffic laws, a personal injury attorney could use the official accident report from the police to prove the driver’s negligence. From there, the attorney might negotiate with the driver’s insurance company for a settlement to cover the injured party’s medical expenses. If an adequate settlement cannot be attained through negotiations, the attorney might recommend court proceedings.
Source: KBTX, “Three injured in CS motorcycle vs car accident“, October 16, 2013
