Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Accident with SUV in Putnam County, Florida
A motorcyclist was seriously injured after being hit by an SUV in Putnam County, Florida according to an article on News4Jax.com. John Herbert was seriously injured after an SUV struck him from behind on U.S. 17 and dragged him over 500 feet, according to the article.
We have seen more and more serious traffic accidents where motorcyclists have been the victims these days in the Jacksonville, Florida and North Florida area. In personal injury or wrongful death suits brought by victims of accidents on motorcycles, insurance companies for the at-fault drivers will often try to place some sort of blame on the motorcycle driver. However, the law is clear that drivers of cars and trucks have to look out for motorcycles and avoid them just like any other vehicle. In a case like this which apparently involved a rear end accident and the motorcycle being dragged several hundred feet after the crash, it is hard to imagine what defense the SUV driver or his insurance company would come up with to try and argue that he was not negligent in causing the crash and exacerbating the motorcycle driver's injuries by dragging him so far.
When people are injured driving motorcycles, they have as much a right to seek compensation as anyone. Their cases are often better because accidents involving motorcycle victims are often the result of a careless driver who was not paying close attention to the road and other vehicles.
