Miguel Gama Macias is seeking over $200,000 in Orange County, California personal injury compensation following a San Clemente motorcycle accident he was involved in on I-5 last March. The Santa Ana motorcyclist says that he suffered a head injury, internal bleeding, and a lacerated spleen when his motorbike struck an unmarked raised curve as he was about to make a legal stop.
In his San Clemente injury complaint, Macias is arguing that not only was the curb too steep to allow for safe driving but also the fact that it was unmarked made it a hazardous condition on a public premise. He claims that the defendants should have known or knew that the curb was a hazard that posed a danger not just to the plaintiff but also to the rest of the public. Macias contends that the safety issue was preventable and could have been remedied. He wants Orange County, California premises liability recovery for disability, pain, income loss, medical costs, and mental distress. At the time of the traffic crash, Macias was uninsured.
California Motorcycle Accidents
Contrary to popular belief, not all single motorcycle crashes occur because the motorcyclist was negligent or made mistakes. Some single motorcycle collisions happen because of a defect or debris on the road, a traffic light malfunction, the motorcycle had a defect, or its tire blew out. Poor weather and road conditions can also play roles.
Regardless of the cause of the Orange County, California motorcycle crash, in many cases the motorcyclist will have sustained serious injuries. Remember that except for a helmet and any protective clothing, a rider won't have much else to protect him/her from the impact of a collision. In many cases, the motorcyclist may even be thrown off the bike and onto the road or into a concrete wall, a road barrier, or oncoming traffic.
Motorcyclist sues city, county, state over I-5 accident, The OC Register, January 4, 2011
Read the Complaint (PDF)
Related Web Resources:
Motorcycles, NHTSA
California DMV Announces New 2011 Laws, California Department of Motor Vehicles
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