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A client of mine was involved in a bad hit and run yesterday on highway 21 near Idaho City, ID.
He was riding with his neice on a 84 Honda Goldwing and came around a corner to find someone blocking the entire road with a RV that was turning across the roadway from a side road. My client wasn't travelling very fast as it's a very windy mountain road, but there was no time or room to maneuver so he did the only thing he could and swerved off the road. The bike lost traction and flipped. His niece was thrown clear and was not injured, but my client was thrown into the path of the motorcycle where it land on him. The driver of the RV drove off and didn't bother stopping, even though it is impossible to not see something like that happen from where he was at. I drive that road all the time so I can say that with certainty.
The area this occurred in has zero cell coverage for miles, so although there were a few witnesses to the accident, it still took a few minutes for someone to get to Idaho City and get the sherriff and some medical help. By that time the driver of the RV was long gone. My client suffered five broken ribs and a ruptured spleen and had to be Life Flighted out to Boise where he is currently in the ICU.
He was riding with his neice on a 84 Honda Goldwing and came around a corner to find someone blocking the entire road with a RV that was turning across the roadway from a side road. My client wasn't travelling very fast as it's a very windy mountain road, but there was no time or room to maneuver so he did the only thing he could and swerved off the road. The bike lost traction and flipped. His niece was thrown clear and was not injured, but my client was thrown into the path of the motorcycle where it land on him. The driver of the RV drove off and didn't bother stopping, even though it is impossible to not see something like that happen from where he was at. I drive that road all the time so I can say that with certainty.
The area this occurred in has zero cell coverage for miles, so although there were a few witnesses to the accident, it still took a few minutes for someone to get to Idaho City and get the sherriff and some medical help. By that time the driver of the RV was long gone. My client suffered five broken ribs and a ruptured spleen and had to be Life Flighted out to Boise where he is currently in the ICU.
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