Category Archives: MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS

On Feb. 13, 2012, the Chester County District Attorney announced an arrest regarding the fatal motorcycle-car hit & run accident in East Brandywine Township on Feb. 5, 2012. According to articles in The Pottstown Mercury and abclocal.go.com, Michael Orsini was … Continue reading →

On July 16, 2011 a Jim Thorpe PA motorcycle accident victim was killed in a crash on Rt. 209 in Mahoning Township. According to The Morning Call, the 48 year-old motorcyclist was riding north on Route 209 when he veered … Continue reading →

On June 20, 2011, a 22 year-old biker from Bucks County PA was killed in a crash at the intersection of Route 130 and Burlington Road in Bordentown, New Jersey. According to The Trentonian, the motorcycle collided with a landscaping … Continue reading →

Governor Tom Corbett proclaimed May Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. PennDOT records indicate that there were more than 4,000 motorcycle accidents on Pennsylvania roads in 2010 with 223 fatalities. The number of registered motorcycles in PA increased by nearly 5,000 in … Continue reading →

On April 9, 2011, a Lancaster PA motorcycle rider was killed when an 89 yr. old woman turned left directly into his path. According to wgal.com, the 43 year-old biker was riding westbound on Columbia Avenue in Manheim Township. The … Continue reading →

On Feb. 10, 2011, criminal charges, including homicide by vehicle, were filed against a New York trucker whose license was suspended at the time of the 2/2/11 fatal Montco motorcycle crash. According to The Pottstown Mercury, Montgomery County PA investigators … Continue reading →

Motorcycle riders pushed for a repeal of Pennsylvania’s motorcycle helmet laws based upon the theory of individual biker rights. The Pennsylvania Legislature acted on those protests and helmetless bikers became legal in 2003. The result of this change has been … Continue reading →

An Oct. 1, 2010 article printed in The Morning Call details the fact that in 2009, Pennsylvania motorcycle accidents claimed the lives of 204 bikers.  According to the Pennsylvania Dept.  of Transportation, motorcycle riders are 35 times more likely to … Continue reading →

Seemingly every week we read about motorcycle accidents in Pennsylvania causing riders’ deaths.  The June 27, 2010 motorcycle-car accident which took the lives of 5 motorcycle riders in Lancaster received much publicity.  What steps are being taken by governmental officials … Continue reading →