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Motorcycle and Dirt Bike Injuries

The following information is provided by Pritzker | Ruohonen, a premier personal injury law firm.  The firm has collected millions for accident victims, including a recent settlement for $3,750,000 for a man who had to have a limb amputated.  To contact a motorcycle and dirt bike lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free case evaluation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form.

Motorcycle and Dirt Bike Statistics
Each year hundreds of children die and thousands are injured in accidents involving a motorcycle, dirt bike, trail bike, moped, motor-scooter or minibike.

According to a CDC study:

  • A majority of the injured children are male.
  • A majority of the injuries involved a dirt bike/trail bike.

The six non-fatal injuries most often sustained by youth riding a motorcycle, dirt bike, trail bike, moped, motor-scooter or minibike from 2001-2004 were as follows:

  • Fracture 7,282 (30.6%)
  • Contusion/Abrasion 5,565 (23.4%)
  • Laceration 3,893 (16.4)
  • Strain/Sprain 2,866 (12.0)
  • Internal injury/Concussion 2,016 (8.5)
  • Burn 562 (2.4)

Motorcycle and Dirt Bike Injuries: Lawyer with a Record of Success

At Pritzker | Ruohonen & Associates, P.A. we’ve helped thousands of people in serious personal injury cases, including motorcycle and dirt bike accidents. We have the strength, experience and resources to make sure the job is done right.  Lawyer Fred Pritzker has over 30 years of experience, is a certified trial specialist, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.  In recognition of his achievements, other lawyers have selected him for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  To contact motorcycle and dirt bike lawyer Fred Pritzker, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail info@pritzkerlaw.com or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form.

Source:  "Nonfatal Injuries from Off-Road Motorcycle Riding Among Children and Teens --- United States, 2001--2004," MMWR vol. 55, no. 22 (2006): 621-624.


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