The Salt Lake Tribune reported that an unnamed man crashed his motorcycle into a cement barrier requiring both northbound lanes to be closed to allow a medical helicopter to land and evacuate the critically injured man to a local hospital where he was reported to be in critical condition.

I often see reports like this where there is little detail about the crash itself.  All other facts being equal a motorcycle rider just does not crash into a cement barrier without a reason.  I understand that the crash occurred at exit 500 in Bountiful.  I have handled at least two similar crashes that were caused by other drivers simply not seeing the motorcycle and forcing the motorcycle to crash.  Hopefully the Utah Highway Patrol solicited witnesses to the crash to determine if another vehicle was involved.

If another vehicle was involved but not identified the injured motorcycle driver's uninsured insurance coverage should allow for recovery.  Hopefully the motorcycle rider had good coverage and witnesses support to a clear and convincing level that another vehicle was involved.  I have posted about the need to buy adequate uninsured coverage before and refer you to that article to make sure you are covered in a case like this unfortunate man was involved in.  If you do not know what I mean by uninsured coverage see my motorcycle insurance basics post.

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