{"id":46299,"date":"2019-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powerrogers.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/power-rogers-secures-largest-illinois-bicycle-accident-recovery\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:34:52","slug":"power-rogers-secures-largest-illinois-bicycle-accident-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powerrogers.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/power-rogers-secures-largest-illinois-bicycle-accident-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Rogers Secures Largest Illinois Bicycle Accident Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

When motorists collide with cyclists on the roadway, the results can be devastating. Such was the case with one of our clients at Power Rogers, who was hit by a semi-truck while riding her bicycle. Our team was able to secure a $17.5 million recovery to pay for her medical expenses andprosthetic limbs \u2013the largest recorded bike accident<\/a> settlement or verdict and below the knee amputation recovery in the history of the State of Illinois.<\/p>\n

Negligent Truck Driver Causes Amputation Injuries<\/h2>\n

Our client was cycling next to the curb when a negligent truck driver began to turn right without keeping proper lookout, causing our client to fall off her bike and into the path of the truck\u2019s rear tires. Our founding partner Joseph A. Power Jr.<\/a> represented the Plaintiff in this matter, along with attorneys James Power<\/a> and Kurt Ensign.<\/p>\n

Although the defendant\u2019s team argued that the Plaintiff was not following appropriate bicycle etiquette at the time of the accident, Attorney Joseph Power proved that she was legally riding next to the curb, as there is no designated bike lane on the street where the collision occurred. Power also successfully showed based upon a videotape recorded from an adjoining building and a reconstruction expert that the truck driver accelerated during his right turn, failing to notice the victim\u2019s bicycle in the process.<\/p>\n

Although the defendant\u2019s team argued that the Plaintiff was not following appropriate bicycle etiquette at the time of the accident, Attorney Joseph Power proved that she was legally riding next to the curb, as there is no designated bike lane on the street where the collision occurred. Power also successfully showed based upon a videotape recorded from an adjoining building and a reconstruction expert that the truck driver accelerated during his right turn, failing to notice the victim\u2019s bicycle in the process.
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