Toledo Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

Even if you are the safest motorcycle rider in the world, the driver of a car or truck can still fail to see you and pull out in front of you at an intersection. All too often, motorcyclists suffer serious or fatal injuries as the result of another vehicle causing an accident.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that motorcycle fatalities have actually more than doubled in the past 10 years, and the most recent Ohio DOT statistics show that roughly 4,000 motorcycle crashes occur each year on our state’s roads.

If you or a loved one has suffered a serious or fatal injury in a motorcycle accident, and you feel it was caused by another driver’s negligence or recklessness, you may have questions about your right to compensation for your medical bills, lost wages and other expenses. The experienced Toledo motorcycle accident attorneys at Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer can help.

For more than 50 years, we have protected the rights of motorcycle accident and injury victims throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, including Toledo, Findlay, Lima, Sandusky, Oregon, Defiance, Fremont and surrounding communities.

For a free, no-obligation consultation about your case, contact our Toledo motorcycle accident lawyers today by calling us toll-free at (800) 352-1976 or using our online contact form.

Experience with Motorcycle Accident Cases

Research from the NHTSA indicates that motorcyclists are about 37 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in traffic crashes. Through our experience in representing motorcycle riders who have been injured in accidents, we have identified some common causes of motorcycle crashes. These include cases in which the car driver:

  • Tries to share a lane with the motorcycle;
  • Fails to check mirrors and blind spots and fails to see the motorcycle;
  • Doesn’t signal a turn or lane change while driving ahead of the motorcycle;
  • Tries to pass the motorcycle without leaving enough room;
  • Pulls out into an intersection when the motorcyclist has the right of way;
  • Turns left in front of the motorcyclist;
  • Pulls out from a driveway in front of a motorcyclist;
  • Follows the motorcycle too closely.

Because a motorcycle rider has only minimal protection in an accident, the motorcyclist’s injuries can be severe, including broken bones, back and spinal cord injury, paralysis and serious head and brain injury – some of which may prove to be fatal.

Motorcyclists often have injuries to their legs and feet. Those injuries, while usually not life-threatening, can be extremely expensive to treat and can lead to permanent disabilities. A 2008 study by the U.S. Department of Transport found the mean cost of initial hospital treatment for a single motorcycle injury to the leg or foot was $20,745, not including treatment and rehabilitation after being discharged from the hospital. The cost increased to $38,608 for a motorcyclist with multiple leg or foot injuries. The 25 percent of motorcyclists with foot or leg injuries and other injuries had hospital charges of more than $109,000.

Our Record of Success In Motoryclist Accidents

Even though countless motorcycle accidents are caused by the other driver’s negligence, insurance companies will often try to pin the blame on the motorcyclist. That’s why it’s important to work with the skilled and experienced Toledo motorcycle lawyers of Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer.

We have secured tens of millions of dollars in successful verdicts and settlements for accident and injury victims, including cases involving:

  • A semi truck traveling left of center on Ohio’s Route 24, which killed a teenage rider;
  • A construction truck pulling an equipment trailer that failed to yield at a stop sign and killed a rider who left behind a devastated family;
  • A car traveling left of the center line and forcing a motorcycle off the road, which severely injured the rider;
  • A car making an improper right turn from the left lane and colliding with the motorcycle, causing severe injuries to the rider.

If you or a loved one is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, you may be entitled to compensation for:

  • Medical expenses;
  • Disability;
  • Disfigurement;
  • Rehabilitation;
  • Lost past and future income;
  • Pain and suffering;
  • Punitive damages.

Our skilled Toledo injury attorneys and staff will review your case and work hard to make sure you and your family recovers the maximum amount of damages that you deserve.

Contact Our Toledo Motorcycle Accident Attorneys Today

Although nothing can take away your pain and suffering after a motorcycle accident, the Toledo personal injury attorneys of Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer will work relentlessly to secure the compensation that you and your family need for a full recovery.

For more than 50 years, we have represented motorcycle crash victims throughout Toledo, Findlay, Lima, Sandusky, Oregon, Defiance, Fremont and communities throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. We are committed to solving problems and helping people.

If you need legal assistance with your motorcycle accident case, contact us today for a free, no-obligation consultation by calling us toll-free at (800) 352-1976 or using our online form.