{"id":24691,"date":"2019-01-17T15:47:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T20:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhinolawyers.com\/?p=24691"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:38:31","slug":"man-loses-both-legs-in-serious-motorcycle-hit-and-run-in-pinellas-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/man-loses-both-legs-in-serious-motorcycle-hit-and-run-in-pinellas-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Loses Both Legs in Serious Motorcycle Hit-and-Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Mitsubishi Galant and a motorcycle collided severely injuring the motorcycle rider. The driver of the Gallant fled but was caught by police as he returned to the scene later. The motorcycle hit-and-run happened on westbound Park Boulevard at 40th<\/sup> Street N. around 10:30 pm, Wednesday, January 16.<\/p>\n

According to Tampa Bay Police at the scene<\/a>, the driver of the Gallant tried to turn from the far right-hand lane, across six lanes of traffic into a restaurant parking lot when it drove into the path of the motorcycle which was traveling westbound on Park Street.<\/p>\n

As a result, the accident left the motorcyclist with severe injuries to his legs, and he ended up losing both of them. The driver of the Gallant was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident<\/a> involving serious injury and driving on a suspended or revoked driving license.<\/p>\n

Motorcycle Crashes<\/h2>\n

Any accident on a motorcycle can result in serious injury or death because of the vulnerability of the cyclist. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a person is 6 times more likely to be killed in a motorcycle accident than in a car crash. For passenger vehicles, there are 13.10 deaths out of 100,000 crashes, and the rate for motorcycles is 72.34 per 100,000 crashes.<\/p>\n

The risk of serious injury is also much higher for motorcyclists who are at higher risk for certain types of injuries. These are:<\/p>\n