{"id":32637,"date":"2010-07-12T13:16:51","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/georgia_motorcycle_accident_re_1\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:51:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:51:28","slug":"georgia-motorcycle-accident-re-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/georgia-motorcycle-accident-re-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Motorcycle Accident Results In Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

When most people hear about a motorcycle accident they envision a collision with a car or a truck; however, motorcycle accidents also occasionally occur as a result of debris and foreign objects on the roadway.
\nThe Savannah Morning News reported today that on Sunday, a 23 foot trailer came loose from a Ford F-150 truck being operated by 66 year old Gerald Adams. The trailer crossed over the median on Interstate 16 where it collided with 26 year old Carroll Girtman, who was riding his Yamaha motorcycle in the westbound lanes.
\nAdams has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and operating an unsafe vehicle, both misdemeanors.
\nAs a Georgia injury lawyer<\/a> who often pulls a long, heavy boat trailer, I am always aware of the my responsibility to make sure that the boat is secured to the trailer, that the trailer is properly secured to the truck with safety chains, that the tires are in good shape and that all of the lights are operational. As the Savannah motorcycle case illustrates, when a trailer comes loose from a motor vehicle, it will almost certainly result in the serious injury, if not the wrongful death <\/a>of an innocent person.
\nAlthough no additional details about why or how the trailer came loose were reported, there are alot of questions to be answered. Was the hitch properly secured to the vehicle? Were safety chains being used? If there was an equipment failure, is there a products liabilty<\/a> case against the manufacturer of the hitch, ball or trailer manufacturer? If properly secured, trailers do not usually come loose from motor vehicles.<\/p>\n

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