Motorcycle Accidents

During a motorcycle crash, riders and their passengers usually suffer the most severe consequences. They can incur devastating injuries, including injuries to the spinal cord or brain, or even multiple broken bones. For this reason, Florida riders are advised to take...

Motorcycles may be a favorite way to travel for many Floridians, but almost all of them can tell stories about close calls that could have ended their lives or certainly put them into a hospital with severe injuries. Unfortunately, these vehicles do not offer the same...

Accidents involving motorcycles frequently have tragic results around the country, including in Florida. Because motorcycles offer less protection to their riders than cars do with seatbelts and other safety features, riding a bike is always more dangerous than...

A 54-year-old motorcyclist was killed recently in an early morning accident when a car driven by a 34-year-old man collided with the motorcyclist in Wesley Chapel. The biker was heading west when the car stopped at a stop sign at Nashville Drive and then turned left...

Florida has great weather for traveling by motorcycle, but a bike's design, size and weight can mean serious injuries when it is involved in an accident.Two people, both from Apollo Beach, Florida, in the Tampa area, sustained serious injuries when their motorcycle...

More than three months after a high-speed July accident claimed the life of a Cape Coral man on a Fort Meyers street, the driver allegedly responsible for that death turned himself into Cape Coral police.Fort Meyers police say the 26-year-old Fort Myers man was...

One simple act of failing to stop at a posted traffic sign in late August has resulted in the recent death of a 66-year-old motorcyclist.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the motorcycle accident occurred when the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on State...

Drunk driving is illegal in all 50 states in the U.S., including in Florida. This is understandable because driving under the influence may contribute to a motor vehicle accident.Recently, a 54-year-old man was involved in a fatal motorcycle crash. The incident...

While Florida's weather is ideal for motorcycle riding, motorcyclists still face certain risks on the road, such as minimal visual recognition. Motorcycles share the road with other vehicles, such as commercial trucks and cars. However, there are instances when...

A recent accident on U.S. Highway 41 in Manatee County has left one motorcyclist seriously injured and a car driver facing a charge of violating the motorcyclist's right of way.The Florida Highway Patrol reports that a van driven by a 48-year-old Bradenton man...