Motorcycle Crash in Missouri: Understanding Your Rights

What legal rights do I have if I was injured in a motorcycle crash in Missouri?

Sadly, motorcycle accidents are accompanied by devastating and severe injuries.

In Missouri, a motorcycle or three-wheel operator and/or passengers injured due to the negligence of another on the roadway will have a personal injury case.  That means, the operator or passengers on the motorcycle or three-wheel will have the right to seek compensation for injuries sustained.

Just like for those injured on Missouri roadways while driving their car, truck, SUV, or semi-tractor trailer, Missouri’s motor vehicle financial responsibility laws ensure motorcycle riders injured on the highways and roadways can collect money (damages) from negligent motor vehicle operators and their insurance companies. This protection extends to all individuals injured in motor vehicle accidents, including motorcyclists.

Motorcyclists can pursue claims for various damages such as medical expenses, lost wages, pain, inconvenience, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, suffering, and more. The law aims to provide a remedy for injured motorcyclists to recover from those responsible for causing the injury.

Motorcyclists’ rights are consistent with the Missouri legislature’s intent to ensure that all persons injured on Missouri’s highways, whether they are operators or occupants can be fairly compensated for the various ways such an accident can turn the lives the injured and their families upside down.

If you were injured while riding or driving a motorcycle in Missouri, call the attorneys at McDuffey & Medcalf, LLC to talk through the facts of your case.  If you have injuries, even if you think you might be partly to blame for the crash, you might be entitled to a significant monetary compensation for all that you and your family are going through.

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