Davis Law Group, P.S.

Man Critically Injured From Motorcycle Crash on I-5

He fell about 20 feet onto the concrete after the crash. When medics arrived, he was unconscious. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center immediately. The off ramp was closed for a short period of time.

Davis Law Group is thinking about the injured man today, in hopes that he makes a full recovery.

Motorcycle Accident Statistics

• Fifty-five percent of all reported fatal motorcycle crashes occurring nationally in 1998 involved multiple vehicle crashes and 45% occurred in single-vehicle crashes.

• Five crash types account for 86% of fatal motorcycle crashes: motorcycle runs-off-road 41%, motorcycle or other vehicle runs traffic control 18%, head-on collision 11%, car turns in front of cycle 8% and motorcycle goes down in roadway 7%.

• Forty-five percent of deaths in single-vehicle motorcycle crashes in 1998 included drivers with blood alcohol concentration at or above 0.10%.

• Nine out of 10 motorcycle deaths in 1998 were males. Seventy-seven percent of the females who died in a motorcycle crash were passengers and 98% of males who died were drivers.