Motorcyclist, 25 is Killed in a Collision with a Tractor Trailer in Newport News

A 25-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in an accident involving a tractor trailer in Newport News, VA.

The rider was killed on the morning of January 3, 2012, after colliding with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Warwick Boulevard and Enterprise Drive, the Daily Press reported.

According to the Newport News Police Department, the rider was traveling southbound on Warwick Boulevard on a 2000 Honda motorcycle when he hit the back of the tractor-trailer as he entered the intersection. The tractor-trailer was turning left onto Enterprise Drive from northbound Warwick Boulevard, police say.

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Although the tractor trailer was no longer at the scene at about 6:15 a.m., police spokeswoman Holly McPherson said the driver may not have been aware of the accident. Police believe they have located the tractor trailer.

The motorcyclist was declared dead less than an hour after the crash.

My thoughts as an experienced Newport News motorcycle accident injury lawyer are with the family of the dead motorcyclist.

It’s unclear which driver was at fault at present. It’s common for truck and automobile drivers to fail to notice motorcyclists when they make a turn. If this was the case here, the family of the motorcyclist could have grounds to bring a wrongful death case.

I have represented clients in a number of wrongful death cases against truck drivers and trucking companies, including a $3.5 million settlement for the family of a man who lost his life in a crash involving a truck in Norfolk, VA.

See our Newport News injury lawyers’ information about your rights as a motorcyclist.

The Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA personal injury law firm, Cooper Hurley, handles automobile, truck, and motorcycle injuries as well as wrongful death, railroad injury cases and medical malpractice. John Cooper and Jim Hurley have more than 40 years of combined experience in specializing in auto injury as well as other accident claims. Attorney John Cooper has been named to Virginia “Super Lawyers” since 2010. Cooper Hurley represents people hurt in accidents in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News and throughout VA, and always put the best interests of our clients first. The firm is recognized by other lawyers as “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, a national attorney rating service, for our top level of legal skill and highest ethical standards. Our motto is: “Your Injury. Our fight.” If you need help or advice about a serious injury, please call us at (757) 455 -0077 or contact us through this website.