Injury Award | Cyclist Death

Bicyclist Killed on Dark Evening

Our client was killed when a vehicle cut him off as he was returning home from a long ride on a dark evening. Our client was within a mile of his home when he was proceeding down a hill and cut off by a car. The police attributed fault to the bicyclist who had no lights on his bicycle in a dark area of the roadway. We assisted the widow with the establishment of a probate estate and filed suit. After we hired an accident reconstruction expert we proved that even with no lights, the bicyclist should have been visible to the car driver if he was keeping a proper lookout. The insurance company settled at mediation after filing suit for a confidential amount.