On Thursday evening, a motorcycle rider was rushed to the hospital with a head injury following a motorcycle accident in Florida. The 21-year-old motorcycle accident victim rear-ended a van owned by the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department.
The motorcycle crash occurred just after 5pm during the evening rush hour, and the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. None of the people in the county van sustained injuries.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, traffic was backed up from the signal at State Road 85 to Poquito Road at the time of the accident. The rider was alert and talking when he was transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.
Man injured in rush hour motorcycle wreck, NFDailyNews.com, August 20, 2009
A South Florida motorcycle accident attorney can answer your legal questions if you have been injured on the road.