Riding a motorcycle in Chula Vista shouldn’t mean risking your life, but unfortunately that’s too often the reality. Motorcycle accidents take a heavy toll on Chula Vista streets and highways, leaving multiple riders dead or personally injured every year. Many, if not most, of those wrecks happen because of dangerous conditions created by someone other than the injured motorcyclist.
California law entitles bikers who get hurt in crashes to demand money damages from anyone who was at fault. The skilled Chula Vista motorcycle accident attorneys at Kash Legal can help. Our award-winning team represents motorcycle crash victims throughout Southern California in lawsuits and insurance claims, seeking compensation for injuries and losses suffered in preventable wrecks.
According to the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) at Cal Berkeley, at least 3 people died and 71 more suffered injuries in motorcycle accidents on Chula Vista roads over the course of a recent year. That toll represented a worrying uptick in what has been a steady drumbeat of motorcycle-involved crashes in Chula Vista over the past decade. Invariably, virtually all of the victims of those crashes have been motorcycle riders or passengers. Many of them suffered severe injuries, which is a regrettable feature of motorcycle accidents generally. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), bikers sustain catastrophic or fatal trauma in traffic accidents at rates far higher than occupants of cars or trucks. Common injuries include:
Due to the heightened severity of injuries compared to the average car accident victim, the average motorcycle accident victim tends to spend more time in the hospital, to need greater degrees of medical care, to miss longer periods from work or school, and to suffer injuries that lead to more lasting disability. The physical, emotional, and financial impact of a motorcycle accident in Chula Vista, in other words, can (and frequently does) take an extremely heavy toll on a victim’s life, livelihood, and future.
Motorcyclists in Chula Vista and throughout California enjoy the same rights to use public roads as anyone else. But all too often, other motorists and public workers tend to ignore or discount those rights, putting bikers in unnecessary and preventable danger.
California law entitles motorcycle crash victims and families of bikers who die in crashes to sue anyone whose careless or reckless actions caused their accident. Frequently, that at-fault party is the driver of a car or truck. The three most common motorcycle wrecks in Chula Vista, according to TIMS, are broadside, rear end, and sideswipe collisions between motorcycles and four-wheeled vehicles. Most of those accidents happen because a driver fails to see or yield the right of way to a motorcyclist.
Other parties may also have liability to injured bikers. Municipal employees and contractors who work on Chula Vista roads, for example, can put riders and their passengers in danger by failing to build or maintain roads safe for motorcycle travel, or by forgetting to warn bikers about changing road conditions. Bike or automotive manufacturers may also face accountability to motorcyclists who get hurt in wrecks caused by defective vehicle parts they produced.
In a lawsuit or insurance claim seeking damages for a motorcycle accident, the Chula Vista motorcycle accident lawyers at Kash Legal can often secure payment for our client’s:
In some cases, we can also convince a San Diego County Court to award our clients punitive damages, as a form of punishment for an at-fault party’s extremely dangerous or intentional misconduct.
Kash Legal is a full-service personal injury law firm. Our team of Chula Vista motorcycle accident attorneys works tirelessly to secure compensation for injuries and losses our clients have suffered in motorcycle accidents. Every case we handle differs, but our services can often include:
At Kash Legal, we routinely represent our motorcycle accident clients on a contingent fee basis. That means we only collect a fee for our services if we get you results.
Jonathan M. Kashani is the founder of Kash Legal Group, specializing in personal injury law with a commitment to providing personalized client services and high-quality legal representation. He holds a Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law and is admitted to practice in all state courts of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
If you or someone you love suffered injuries in a Chula Vista motorcycle accident, there’s a good chance you have rights to seek compensation from the party (or parties) at fault. However, you may need to act quickly. California law limits your window of opportunity for taking legal action in most cases.
Kash Legal wants to help you secure the compensation you need to pay your bills and move on with your life. The sole focus of our practice is securing money for victims of preventable accidents like motorcycle crashes. Our Chula Vista motorcycle accident lawyers have achieved millions in client settlements and jury awards over the years, and some of our largest recoveries have come in motorcycle accident cases. Reach out to our skilled motorcycle accident team by filling out our contact form or call us at (888) 527-4128 for a free consultation about your legal options after getting hurt in a Chula Vista motorcycle crash.
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