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Woman Cited in St. George Motorcycle Death
Written by George Tait
Tuesday, 22 December 2009 08:24
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Douglas Scholes of Hurricane Utah was killed in a motorcycle crash earlier this year. St. George police have recently cited an Ivins Utah woman for an unsafe lane change in connection with the fatal motorcycle crash. It appears that Scholes was attempting to pass the woman's vehicle when she made the improper lane change to her right and Scholes was unable to avoid the car and crashed into her right rear wheel. There were apparently reports that Scholes' speed was excessive but that might be explained by his attempt to avoid the oncoming car. Scholes was not wearing a helmet at teh time of teh motorcycle crash and was killed in the crash.
I am often infuriated by reports where the motorcycle is injured or killed and reported not to be wearing a helmet. Reports like this appear to put the blame on the motorcycle rider becasue the article infers that had Scholes been wearing a helmet everything would have been fine. First and foremost wearing a helmet in Utah while riding a motorcycle is only required for those riders less than 18 years of age. In other words Scholes was following the law by not wearing a helmet! In this case it appears that the woman caused the crash and she should be held responsible for not keeping a lookout to where she chose to guide her vehicle.
Utah Bike Law is not representing any of the parties mentioned in this article at the time the article was posted. Our information source is cited in the article. If you were involved in this incident or a similar incident and have questions about your rights and options, call us or another reputable law firm. Do not act solely upon the information provided herein. Get a consultation. The best law firms will provide a free consultation. We provide a free, confidential consultation to not at fault persons named in this article. The free consultation offer extends to family members as well.
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 ... written by a guest , January 06, 2010 I agree. The article explains that he wasn't wearing a helmet, then immediately says that he was killed making it seem as though it was HIS fault. Although I think helmets should always be worn, it is your choice to what you do or don't do, and it clearly isn't against the law to not wear one. If the woman had been paying attention, the accident would have never happened.
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