Seattle Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Northgate Wreck | Seattle Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

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Motorcycle accidents are different than car accidents. That seems obvious, but to some lawyers it isn’t. One of the main reasons is that instead of being surrounded by 3000 pounds of steel like in a car accident, a motorcycle rider has only a thin layer of clothing between them and whatever hard surfaces they hit in a motorcycle accident. Tuesday afternoon at around 2:15 in Northgate a motorcyclist suffered serious personal injuries when he ran into a truck. As the truck was turning left onto 11th Avenue Northeast, the motorcyclistcould not stop and collided with the left side of the truck. This type of motorcycle accident is very common. Motorcycles are hard to see for drivers of cars. Car drivers will often make a turn directly in front of, or in the path of, an oncoming motorcycle because they don’t see them or they misjudge the distance.

There were no signs of impairment in the truck driver or the motorcyclist and the motorcyclist was immediately taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the accident. Please always drive safely whether you are in a truck, car or a motorcycle.

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