Two devastating motorcycle accidents – one fatal and one not – at the same Oklahoma City intersection last month have drawn attention to the dangers of that particular intersection and what can be done to improve its safety. According to data provided by the state Transportation Department, the intersection of Belle Isle Boulevard and the …
Two devastating motorcycle accidents – one fatal and one not – at the same Oklahoma City intersection last month have drawn attention to the dangers of that particular intersection and what can be done to improve its safety. According to data provided by the state Transportation Department, the intersection of Belle Isle Boulevard and the Northwest Expressway has had the highest number of accidents in Oklahoma City in the past three years, including one that killed 35-year-old motorcycle rider Adam Steele on September 2, 2012, and one that injured another motorcycle rider just one week later. Remaining attentive behind the wheel is the safest way to drive, but when intersections are inherently dangerous, there is often little that can be done to prevent a deadly car or motorcycle accident. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident in Oklahoma, contact our motorcycle accident lawyers at Oklahoma Legal Center today.
Risk of Deadly Accidents at Dangerous OK City Intersection
The wife of Adam Steele, Jennifer Steele, worked for five years as an emergency medical technician before becoming an Oklahoma City police officer this year. In her line of work, she has responded to countless collisions at the intersection in Oklahoma City where the westbound Interstate 44 off-ramp connects to westbound Northwest Expressway. About 35,000 motor vehicles pass through this intersection each day, and high traffic volume contributes to the already high risk of deadly car crashes and motorcycle accidents in that particular area. In fact, seven of the ten intersections with the most accidents in Oklahoma City are along a six-mile length of Northwest Expressway, from the Belle Isle Boulevard intersection on the east, to the Rockwell Avenue intersection on the west.
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Steele’s fatal accident occurred when he was riding his new motorcycle to meet some friends, and collided with a 48-year-old woman driving a Jeep on Northwest Expressway. The two lanes the vehicles were in are separated by a three-foot-tall concrete barrier leading to the intersection. The lane the Jeep was in is intended for drivers to go straight on Northwest Expressway only, but the woman followed her GPS instructions and turned right, crossing into the path of Steele on his motorcycle. The second motorcycle accident a week later occurred in the exact same spot, under the exact same circumstances – a motorcycle rider came off the same westbound I-44 ramp and collided with a car that turned right from Northwest Expressway, directly into his path. If you have suffered injuries in an Oklahoma City motorcycle accident caused by another driver’s negligence, contact our motorcycle accident attorneys at Oklahoma Legal Center to discuss your legal options.