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Monday, December 2, 2013Area:
Pittsburgh, PAA 58-year-old Harrisburg man was killed Tuesday afternoon when an ATV he was riding on flipped in Washington County.
The Washington County Coroner said Robert Joseph Weimer was riding the quad in a wooded area off Old Hickory Road in Chartiers Township when the accident happened at 12:45 p.m.
After going up a hill, the quad flipped and pinned Weimer underneath, Warco said.
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Friday, August 16, 2013Area:
Seattle-Tacoma, WAThe Chelan County sheriff says a 17-year-old Leavenworth teen died in a weekend accident while riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Mark D. Clark was riding the ATV on Sunitsch Canyon Road in Leavenworth when he lost control and was thrown against a tree, with the ATV rolling into him, causing fatal neck and head injuries. The young man was not wearing a helmet.
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Saturday, August 3, 2013Area:
Seattle-Tacoma, WAA Lacey police officer has died of injuries sustained in an all-terrain vehicle crash this month. Officer Steve Brooks died Thursday at Providence St. Peter Hospital.
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Monday, July 22, 2013Area:
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Sunday, June 9, 2013Area:
Everett-Bellingham WAA Deming man was killed in an ATV crash on a gravel road in woods north of the Mount Baker Highway. The Bellingham Herald reports it's not clear when the crash occurred but the body of 45-year-old Scott Allen Monaghan was found Monday morning. The Washington State Patrol says it appears he drove around a corner too fast. The ATV hit a tree stump and crashed down a 20-foot embankment.
ATV rider and his lawyers win case against Honda Motor Company for negligent vehicle design
Accident Type:
Other Type of AccidentResult Date:
Monday, May 4, 1992Monetary Result:
$840,000Topics:
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Orange County Superior Court
Robert Rangel, 17, was riding his Honda three-wheeled all-terrain-vehicle at a popular off-road riding area in Southern California when he collided with a dunebuggy at a blind curve. In the accident, Rangel lost the use of his left arm, suffered possible brain damage, and facial injuries. He underwent one surgery and two hopitalizations totaling ten days.
Due to his injuries, Rangel hired an attorney to sue the makers and dealers of the ATV, the Honda Motor Company. He and his lawyers alleged that the vehicle's design did not permit him to turn in time for the accident. In addition, formal training should have been recommended by the constructor and the dealers of the vehicle. They also claimed that a roll-over structure should have been a saftey feature on this ATV.
Honda and its lawyers countered that Rangel entered a blind curve on the wrong side of the path and that he was at excessive speed.
In the end, the jury sided with Rangel and his lawyers, awarding him $4,200,000, however he was found 80% at fault. Honda was found 5% at fault and the dealers 15%. Due to a joint and several liability law, which provided that a party at fault with the means to pay the full liability must do so, Honda payed Rangel $840,000.