Iowa Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

In Clinton County on Tuesday afternoon a motorcycle accident claimed the life of a Goose Lake teenager.

The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near 362nd Avenue. An 18-year-old was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle on the southbound side of the road. He lost control of his motorcycle and crossed into northbound traffic, striking a Ford F250 truck.

The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. It is unclear if the driver of the truck was injured in the collision. Police are still investigating the accident.

Our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends during this difficult time.

An Illinois man has now plead guilty to vehicular homicide after a fatal motorcycle crash occurred in Mason City.

According to a local newspaper, the 51-year-old man entered into the plea earlier this week. The incident occurred in August 2010 when the man’s car slammed into a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was killed as a result of the committee.

The driver of the car admitted to police that he had four or five drinks before getting behind the wheel. The man’s blood alcohol limit was measured to be at more than three times the legal limit. The man’s sentencing is on April 23 and he faces up to 25 years in prison.

A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was injured after he was involved in a crash in Northern Vacaville.

The police officer was traveling west on Interstate 80 when he collided with the concrete barrier that separates the lanes of the freeway.

After striking the median, he lost control of his vehicle and flipped over the handle bars before flipping over onto the shoulder of the roadway. There were no other injuries reported from the accident at this time. The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital after suffering from non-life threatening injuries.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle accident, you need representation on your side. Contact the Iowa motorcycle accident lawyers of the Pete Leehey Law Firm by calling 877-209-9452 today.

Police have now identified the name of the man who was killed after being involved in a  multiple-vehicle motorcycle crash on Interstate 225.

According to authorities, the accident occurred just north of East Iliff Avenue when two motorcycles were allegedly driving recklessly on the roadway and reaching speeds up to 75 mph on the shoulder of the road. Two vehicles were stopped on the side of the road and one motorcycle was able to go around, but another struck the back of the car.

The 31-year-old driver of this motorcycle was later taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The other motorcyclist drove off after the incident. Police are looking for this driver in order to question him or her about details of the crash.

An Iowa man has been killed as a result of a motorcycle accident in Arizona.

According to authorities, the man, a U.S. Air force sergeant, was killed in the motorcycle accident that occurred near the Saguaro National Park.

The 36-year-old Iowa native was taken to a hospital in Tucson after the collision, but he was later pronounced dead of injuries sustained. Officials are currently investigating what caused the fatal crash. Family members stated that the man recently returned from Iraq.

Our deepest thoughts are with the man’s friends and family at this time.

A man from Shell Rock has been sentenced to probation after a single-motorcycle accident that left his passenger dead.

According to court records, the 24-year-old man plead guilty to intoxication manslaughter in regards to a motorcycle accident that occurred in June and killed a 19-year-old woman.

The local newspapers stated that the man was sentenced to five-year probation with what is known at deferred judgment. This means that after the sentence is served, the offense will be removed from the man’s record.

The accident occurred after the man failed to handle a curve appropriately while traveling 70 mph in a 35 mph zone. He lost control of the motorcycle as a result.

An accident between a pickup truck and a motorcycle caused one person to be injured on Tuesday in Knoxville.

According to Marion County officials, the accident occurred as a 43-year-old man drove his motorcycle out of ditch and collided with a side of a pickup truck.

The motorcyclist was transported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines by helicopter in order  to be treated for injuries sustained. Officials are currently still investigating the accident at this time. The pickup truck driver was not injured in the collision.

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a motorcycle accident, you need representation on your side that is committed to helping you receive the compensation that you deserve. Contact the Iowa motorcycle accident lawyers of  the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C., by calling 877-209-9452 today.

The Iowa City Council is getting closer and closer to passing a law that would allow cameras to be placed on traffic lights.

The  decision to add these lights has been controversial and at the last council meeting, many spoke against the installation of cameras. Council members are almost split down the  middle with the decision and they voted 4 to 3 at the most recent proposal meeting.

Some have said that they want to vote against the law because it is really the camera companies who will be benefiting from it. Others have said that the installation of red light cameras causes an increase in the amount of rear end collisions, according to recent literature on the subject.

Several city officials have stated that the installation of cameras will increase pedestrian and motorist safety at these busy intersections.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of a motor vehicle accident, you need representation on your side. Contact the Iowa motorcycle accident lawyers of Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C., by calling 877-209-9452 today.

A Fairfield man has been seriously injured as a result of a motorcycle crash in Missouri.

According to highway patrol, the accident occurred as the 49-year-old man was traveling on his motorcycle on Missouri 15 when the 66-year-old driver of a northbound vehicle failed to yield on the roadway.

The motorcyclist then lost control of his motorcycle while trying to get out of the way of the Honda. When emergency crews arrived at the scene, the man was transported to Blessing Hospital by helicopter.

Our thoughts are with the man and his family during his recovery time.

An Iowa man was killed in a motorcycle accident that occurred just outside of Tucson, Arizona.

According to police, the 50-year-old man was visiting Tucson and traveling down South Alvernon Way when he lost control of his motorcycle on the off-ramp of the road.

The accident occurred near East 29th Street, but it is unknown what caused him to lose control of the bike. He was later pronounced dead due to injuries sustained in the crash.

Our condolences are with the family of the Iowa man at this time.

A new law that went into effect on January 1, 2012 allows motorcyclists and bicyclists to pass through a red light if they have waited ‘a reasonable amount of time’ without the light turning green.

This law is currently in place in the state of Illinois. It received strong opposition from lawmakers as well as police.  This law is only valid in areas with less than two million residents and cannot work at a stoplight that is activated by a timer.

There is currently not a time limit that the motorcyclists have wait at the red light. There have been propositions for a time limit to be added to the law, but those documents are still under review.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle accident, please contact the Iowa motorcycle accident lawyers at the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C. by calling 877-209-9452 today.

Nicky Hayden, Ducati Marlboro rider, suffered a shoulder injury in a motorcycle accident that occurred in Kentucky earlier this week.

According to officials, the accident occurred on Dec. 27  and the injuries will prevent Hayden from participating in the beginning of the season.

The accident occurred as Hayden was traveling on the bike and he came upon a motorcycle that was traveling at a slower rate. His bike clipped the slower bike’s tire causing him to lose control. He broke his left scapula and two ribs as a result.

Motorcycles are fun and adventurous vehicles, but they can also serious cause injury if involved in an accident. Our deepest thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

Three students in Iowa are pushing to change the helmet laws in Iowa after their friend was killed in moped accident when she was not wearing a helmet.

The state of Iowa is one of only three in the U.S. that does not have some type of helmet law. Motorcycle drivers that are under the age of 18 are required to take a safety class that is 15 hours.

The course is available to everyone and officials hope that this education will encourage people to wear helmets. Since August, the three students have been hoping to change the law so that riders under 18 must wear helmets when on mopeds and scooters. The students are hoping that after three years of doing this before turning 18, they will be in the habit of doing so.

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a motorcycle crash, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Iowa motorcycle accident lawyers of the Pete Leehey Law Firm by calling 877-209-9452 today.

The student who was arrested for a hit-and-run motorcycle accident that occurred in October has currently been released from jail and will be waiting for trial to begin.

According to officials, the 21-year-0ld student at the University of Northern Iowa was texting on her phone while driving and veered across the center line. She then collided into a motorcyclist, whom lost their leg as a result.

Police records do not show that the girl was intoxicated during the crash, but phone records show that she sent two text messages right before the collision. The student drove away after the crash, but later turned herself in for charges of causing serious injury with a vehicle and also leaving the scene of an accident.

A man from Shell Rock has recently plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter as a result of a motorcycle accident that occurred in Waterloo.

The 23-year-old man was the driver of a motorcycle  when he was traveling 70 mph in a 35 mph zone and  failed to handle a turn correctly causing the vehicle to crash

His 19-year-old passenger was thrown from the motorcycle and died as a result. The man was also injured in the crash. The accident occurred in June 2011.

Our deepest thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim in the crash.