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29
Mar

Hopkins County Accident Leaves Motorcyclist Severely Injured

March 29, 2012

A motorcyclist was injured after an accident early Thursday morning in Hopkins County, Kentucky. According to Channel 14 News, the elderly woman who struck the biker never saw the motorcycle.

Kentucky State Police say the accident happened around 6:45 a.m. at the intersection of Hubert Reid Road and Sandcut Road, near Madisonville, Kentucky. They believe that the 84-year-old woman involved, who was driving a Cadillac El Dorado, pulled up to a stop sign at the intersection as she headed north. She never saw the motorcycle, operated by 34-year-old Alabama man, which was heading east on Hubert Reid Road. She pulled into the intersection and struck the motorcycle. The impact caused the rider to be thrown from his bike.

He was taken to Regional Medical Center to be treated for the injuries he sustained in the accident. The rider was wearing a helmet, which minimized any head injuries.

With weather warming up and motorcyclists beginning to pull their bikes out of storage to go on rides, it is vital that motorists stay vigilant of traffic around them in order to avoid an unnecessary and preventable accident.

That is why the Kentucky Motorcycle Accident Lawyers with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers would like to remind drivers to look twice for motorcyclists. The firm would also like to remind bikers to always turn on your headlights in order to be more visible to traffic around you.

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Feb

Kentucky State Law Enforcement Has A Busy Month

February 2, 2012

Kentucky State Police have been quite successful in battling road dangers, such as speeding, lack of seat belts, and intoxicated drivers, that motorists face on the state’s highways for the past month. According to Channel 14 News, in January alone, 766 citations were issued to drivers and 44 impaired driving arrests were made.

In addition to those arrests and tickets 238 criminal arrests were made and a total of 2,100 citations were issued across seven counties. Other highlights included:

  • 121 Seat belt citations
  • 9 Child restraint citations
  • 67 Traffic crashes investigated
  • 189 Stranded motorists assisted
  • 819 Responses to calls for service
  • 50 Opened criminal cases

Only three lives were lost in fatal traffic accidents in the district in the month of January. A lack of seat belt use was reported as a contributing factor to deaths involved in two of the fatal crashes.

Law enforcement says that they credit the low number of fatalities to the high police presence on highways in the district over the past month. They hope that these numbers will help with increasing state funding for more campaigns in the area, with more patrols and sobriety checkpoints.

The Kentucky auto accident attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers are thankful for all that area law enforcement does to keep our highways safe and can only encourage motorists to do their part in keeping the roads safe by slowing down and buckling up. If you have been injured in a car accident at no fault of your own, contact an experienced attorney today for a free initial consultation.

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Jan

Eight Kentucky Cities Promote Walking And Biking To School

January 5, 2012

In an effort to get Kentucky’s children to participate in a more active lifestyle, the government has allocated more than $1 million to school systems in eight cities across the state to fund programs that will allow children to safely walk and bike to school. According to the Tristate Homepage, the program is called “Safe Routes To School” and is federally funded through the Department of Transportation (DOT).

The money will be available to each city for funding projects that will make biking and walking to school a safer option for children, such as: building better bike lanes, crosswalks near schools, and sponsoring programs that get parents and children to walk to school together.

The program is being heavily supported as children walking and biking to school is on a sharp and steady decline in the state through recent years. Research has shown that today, less than 15 percent of all students walk or ride the bus to school.

School districts in Henderson, Kentucky, have already said that they will use their share of the money ($200,000) to build a new bike and pedestrian path near Sand Lane.

The Kentucky auto accident attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers are happy to see the state not only making an effort to help keep our children safe, but also teaching them healthier and greener alternatives to transportation. The firm applauds the program and hopes to see similar projects in the future.

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Aug

1 Person Dead, 1 Person Injured in U.S. 60 Crash in Kentucky

August 26, 2011

A crash on U.S. 60 west of small-town Corydon, Kentucky, left one person dead and another injured on the night of Thursday, August 25.

The accident occurred around 7:15 p.m. when a 24-year-old male who was traveling eastbound on U.S. 60 in a 2005 Chevy Cobalt lost control of his vehicle for unknown reasons, according to a news release from Kentucky State Police. The Chevy then spun counterclockwise into the path of a motorcycle traveling west on U.S. 60, causing the motorcycle to slam into the passenger side of the Chevy.

That motorcyclist was a 51-year-old male from Morganfield, Kentucky. The Evansville-Courier Press reports that he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Henderson County coroner.

The driver of the Chevy was transported to Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky, where he was treated and released. A passenger in his car—a 19-year-old male from Sturgis, Kentucky—had to be taken to Deaconess Hospital in a medical helicopter. As of Friday morning he is listed in stable condition.

Both the driver and passenger in the Chevy were wearing seatbelts, and the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.

The accident is still being investigated.

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If you lost a loved one to an auto accident in Indiana or Kentucky, the auto accident lawyers at Woods and Woods may be able to help.

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26
Jul

Indiana Couple Injured in Motorcycle Wreck

July 26, 2011

An Indiana married couple was injured during a motorcycle accident on Friday, July 22, on Interstate 57 in Franklin County.

The accident occurred around 10 a.m. in the southbound lanes about three miles south of the Benton Exit. As a queue of slowing cars backed up in the southbound lane, a 51-year-old Marion man slowed his car as well. Then a motorcycle driven by a 46-year-old male lost control and rear-ended the man’s car.

KFVS reports that both the motorcyclist and his 45-year-old female passenger sustained “major injuries.” The driver of the car was not injured.

The interstate was closed so that a med-evac helicopter could land in the southbound lanes and transport the couple to a hospital in Evansville. The lanes reopened at 11 a.m., causing traffic to back up for over an hour.

There is no word on the victims’ conditions.

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If you or someone you know has been involved in an Indiana injury or accident, the Indiana motorcycle accident lawyers at Woods and Woods can help.

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May

Evansville motorcycle accident injures one

May 4, 2011

With soaring gas prices and projections for the summer even higher, are you considering an alternative mode of transportation? It may be tempting to downgrade your SUV or truck to a hybrid car or motorcycle. Before you make the change to two wheels, you should consider the safety features you may be losing.

If you downsize to a motorcycle, you must consider the risk for Evansville motorcycle accidents such as this one. According to WFIE, the driver of a motorcycle was injured in an Evansville motorcycle accident on Covert Avenue when a car struck him.

The Evansville motorcycle accident injury victim, though he was wearing a helmet, was taken to a hospital for treatment of what could be life-threatening injuries.

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Have you ever been injured in an Evansville motorcycle injury? Tell the Evansville motorcycle accident lawyers at Woods and Woods about your loss.

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24
Feb

Evansville motorcycle accident kills 1

February 24, 2011

The commute to and from school via school bus is an opportunity for children to learn many skills, including bus and car safety, socialization with peers, and responsibility for one’s self and belongings. Unfortunately, a group of school children may have to learn to cope with traumatic situations after the children witnessed a fatal Evansville motorcycle accident.

According to News25, children witnessed an Evansville motorcycle accident that killed one man when the man drove his motorcycle into the rear of a pickup truck and then spun into the path of an Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation school bus on Boehne Camp Road.

None of the children on the bus were injured as a result of the Evansville motorcycle accident, though the driver of the pickup truck suffered minor Evansville auto accident injuries. Grief counselors will be available to assist students who may have seen the Evansville motorcycle accident.

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Have you ever been injured in an Evansville motorcycle accident? Tell the Evansville motorcycle accident lawyers at Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers about your loss.

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Oct

Evansville motorcycle accident under investigation

Sometimes evidence from an auto accident leaves a clear depiction of what happened in the crash. However, other times the investigation may not be complete for days or weeks afterward, and even then all the details may not be revealed.

Vanderburgh County Sherriff’s Department is investigating such a case now. According to News25, an Evansville motorcycle accident is under continuing investigation.

The Evansville motorcycle accident occurred when the driver of a motorcycle lost control of his bike and struck a utility pole.

The Evansville motorcycle accident only involved one vehicle, and the crash does not appear to involve alcohol.

Investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash that sent the Evansville motorcycle driver to the hospital with serious injuries.

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Have you ever been involved in an Evansville motorcycle accident? Did you suffer Evansville motorcycle accident injuries? Tell the Evansville motorcycle accident lawyers at Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers about your loss. Let them help you.

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Sep

Indiana motorcycle accident kills man

September 9, 2010

Wearing a helmet is a major concern when it comes to riding a motorcycle, and there are always controversies about the issue.

However, helmet or no helmet, riding a motorcycle can present many dangers, and unfortunately those dangers were realized when an Indiana man died in an Indiana motorcycle accident, according to WANE.

The Indiana motorcycle accident occurred when the driver of the motorcycle collided with another car at the intersection of North and West.  He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the Indiana motorcycle accident.

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Have you ever been involved in an Indiana motorcycle accident? Did you suffer Indiana motorcycle accident injuries? Tell the Indiana motorcycle accident lawyers at Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers about your loss. Let them help you.

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Oct

One killed in Indiana motorcycle accident

October 21, 2008

An Indiana motorcycle accident killed one person during a motorcycle competition Sunday afternoon, according to the Indianapolis Star.

The Indiana motorcycle accident occurred when the 43-year-old driver lost control of his bike on the drag strip and crashed into a guard rail.

The Indiana motorcycle accident victim died before emergency workers arrived at the scene of the crash.

The remaining scheduled races were canceled for the day following the fatal Indiana auto accident that involved the motorcycle racer.

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