Motorcycle Rider Killed in Head-on Crash with Pickup Truck in Kansas City
A motorcyclist was killed in an accident in Kansas City, Missouri on the evening on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, according to kansascity.com. The victim died after hitting a pickup truck head-on. According to the report, the motorcyclist was driving down Shawnee Drive when the pickup, which was travelling in the opposite direction, tried to turn left in front of the motorcycle. Police said that the collision killed the motorcyclist.
Like many other Missouri motorcycle accidents, this seems to be the case of the driver of a truck not noticing a motorcycle before it is too late. Nighttime can be particularly dangerous for motorcyclists. Often even during the day, drivers of cars and trucks fail to see motorcycles and pull over on them or turn in front of them. The danger of this sort of incident increases at night.
To try to ward off this danger, experts recommend that motorcyclists wear reflective jackets or vests because the reflection of the car’s light on the vest is often enough to alert a driver to the motorcycle’s presence. There is no word on whether the victim in last night’s accident was wearing high visibility clothing.
In the aftermath of a crash like this, you need to contact Page Law’s Missouri motorcycle crash lawyers. We can help you hold the negligent driver responsible for the pain and suffering that they have caused. Contact us today at 314-322-8515.
Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/30/2985461/kck-police-identify-accident-victim.html
