Glendale Police Officer Injured in Motorcycle Accident

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Jessica Navarro

AZcentral.com reports thata Glendale police officer on a motorcycle was injured on Thursday after being struck by another car that veered into the lane he was on. The officer was in a turning lane on Sweetwater Ave. when a car rear-ended a truck and subsequently veered into the officer’s lane.

Fortunately, the officer did not suffer any serious injuries and only suffered minor abrasions resulting from the accident. The report states there is no information on whether citations were given or not. 

Injuries from automobile accidents involving motorcyclists (whether they are police officers or not) have slowly been rising over the last 10 years or so. National Highway Traffic Association (NHTA) statistics show that in 2008, 5,290 motorcyclists were killed – an increase from 5,174 in 2007. Although in this incident, the officer in the motorcycle only suffered minor injuries, the dangers of riding motorcycles should not be taken lightly. There are many ways injuries could occur to motorcycle riders. In most cases, motorcycle riders do not wear a helmet, which exponentially increases the chances of serious injury or even death. Actions such as cutting off a motorcycle while turning can put a rider in extreme danger of falling off the motorcycle or even being propelled over the bars of their motorcycle. Negligence from motorcycle riders is also a common occurrence and can just as easily put the rider in danger of being injured very seriously. Many incidents of motorcycle accidents where the rider was thrown from the bike have surfaced in recent weeks, which only serve to highlight the dangers of riding a motorcycle. 

 For more information on motorcycle accidents and what to do if you are involved in one, visit the Solomon & Relihan Motorcycle Accident website.
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Accident Injury Settlements in Arizona

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Martin Solomon

Soon after you recover from the shock of an accident, the first thing you should think about is, “how do I go about settling with the insurance company without being taken advantage of.”

You should consider settlement as two separate transactions. One for your property damage and the second for your injury.

Settling property damage claims is relatively straight forward. Your vehicle needs to be repaired or replaced and the cost of each can be determined by simply contacting repair shops and car lots to obtain estimates for repair or replacement costs for vehicles that are totaled.

Some property damage issues are in fact more complicated, such as the value of custom vehicles or the diminished value of damaged vehicle upon sale. These issues require special knowledge and negotiation.

The area requiring the attention of an attorney with investigation and negotiation expertise is that of a bodily injury claims attorney.

The value of these claims are mainly subjective necessitating knowledge of the insurance company tactics as well as local values of similar injuries.

For example, the value of an injury claim in Arizona is different than the value of an injury claim in California. The value of these claims are based, in part, on the amount juries award for similar injuries in local courts.

The likelihood of receiving the maximum value for an injury claim is substantially enhanced by a speedy investigation and an experienced negotiator.

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