Scooter Rider is Injured When He Runs Into Ditch on White Marsh Road in Suffolk, VA

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The riders of scooter and mopeds are among the most vulnerable road users on the highways of Virginia.

Just days ago WAVY.com reported on how police were investigating a scooter wreck in Suffolk, VA. A scooter rider was injured when he ran off the road and into a ditch in the 3200 block of White Marsh Road.

A spokesman from the City of Suffolk said a 50-year-old man was riding the scooter when the accident occurred on June 23, 2013.

Although this was a single scooter accident, that’s not to say no other road user was to blame. The rider told police that a car was in his lane, causing him to run off the road and into a ditch.

He taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and this accident is still under investigation.

As a Suffolk motorcycle accident lawyer, I’m conscious of how many crashes on two wheelers are serious or even fatal. Last year I reported on the tragic death of a moped rider in Virginia Beach.

If you are riding a scooter you have little protection and are vulnerable. It’s a good idea to take a course such as the one offered by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.

If you have been hurt in a motorcycle, moped or scooter crash due to the fault of another, contact an experienced Suffolk, VA injury lawyer for a free consultation.

The Norfolk, VA based personal injury law firm, Cooper Hurley with client meeting locations in Virginia Beach and Hampton, handles automobile, truck, and motorcycle injuries as well as wrongful death, railroad injury cases and medical malpractice. John Cooper and Jim Hurley have over 40 years of combined experience in handling auto injury 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. If you need help or advice about a serious injury, please call us at (757) 455 -0077 or see the Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers’ website.