Do you ride a motorbike? You might find this interesting… A man left paralysed by a road traffic accident in which his motorbike was hit by a car will be awarded damages for his injuries, at a sum to be assessed, despite his own admission of having been speeding.
Gregory McPherson was riding at a high speed before he collided with an oncoming car in June 2014. The accident left him paralysed from the chest down and he is now permanently confined to a wheelchair. He claimed that he was going too fast before he braked, but said he was ‘there to be seen’ and insisted that the motorist was also at fault. He claimed damages from the motorist’s insurers.
On 13 June 2018 at the High Court, Judge Geoffrey Robinson ruled Mr McPherson two-thirds responsible for the accident, having overtaken a bus ‘at great speed’ before the collision.
He went on to rule that the motorist was one-third responsible because, while he had indicated before executing a right turn, he should have spotted the motorbike before starting the manoeuvre.
The amount of the claimant’s award has yet to be assessed, but the extent of his disabilities means he may be due a seven-figure sum, which will be reduced by two-thirds.
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