Lee County Motorcycle Accident: Cape Coral Officer Hurt in Crash with SUV
Cape Coral motorcycle police officer Damien Garcia, 26, remains in critical condition at Lee Memorial Hospital as a result of serious injuries sustained in a Florida SUV motorcycle crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon.
According to news reports, the accident occurred June 2 after 3 p.m. at Cultural Park Boulevard and Southeast Van Loon Terrace, where the roads were wet with rain. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the SUV driver, identified as Josephine M. Pierce, 51, of Cape Coral, Florida, collided with Officer Garcia's motorcycle as she attempted to make a left-hand turn across the southbound lanes of Cultural Park. The FHP determined that alcohol was not a factor in this serious Fort Myers area motorcycle accident. Charges are pending investigation.
Florida Motorcycle Accident Fatalities
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a report on motorcycle accident deaths for 2007. Nationally, that year a total of 5,154 motorcyclists were killed -- a 7 percent increase over the 4,837 motorcyclists who lost their lives in accidents the previous year. Another 103,000 motorcyclists suffered personal injury in traffic accidents during 2007. (Source: NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts - 2007 Data: Motorcycles.)
NHTSA reports that motorcycle fatalities in Florida are on the rise: 566 motorcyclists died in 2007 -- that's up from 365 in 2003 (see link to report below under Resources).
Florida accident lawyers are familiar with the traffic laws designed to keep everyone safe on our roads and highways. Motorcyclists are vulnerable when traffic accidents with cars, trucks and SUVs occur due their exposure to other vehicles and the road itself.
Cape Coral officer critical after crash
News-Press.com June 3, 2009
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