Personal Injury Law

Three motorcycles crash into tractor

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Three people suffered serious personal injury when three motorcycles crashed into a John Deere Tractor on Missouri 139 Saturday afternoon.

The accident occurred in Carroll County, Missouri as the tractor, driven by Donald Cooper, 55, entered the roadway ahead of a group of motorcycles. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the first motorcycle, a 1998 Harley Davidson driven by Robert Ely, 33, crashed into the rear of the tractor. Wade Beers, the driver of the second motorcycle, attempted to avoid a collision by laying down his motorcycle and sliding off the roadway. The third motorcycle and its driver, George Pease, 52, then hit the tractor as well.

Ely and a passenger on his bike, Laura Lisby, 30, were seriously injured and taken to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri for treatment. Pease also suffered serious personal injury, but was taken instead to Carroll County Memorial Hospital.

All riders in this motorcycle accident were wearing a helmet.

No summons information was provided by the investigating officer.

The question for a Missouri personal injury lawyer is whether or not the tractor driver negligently pulled his tractor in front of the group of motorcyclists. By performing an accident reconstruction, authorities will be able to determine the speeds of the motorcycles and just how long the drivers had to react to the tractor being in the roadway in front of them.

If the driver of the tractor was issued a summons, that would also be an indication that he was likely at fault for this Missouri motorcycle crash.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on June 22, 2009 (boomark / email).