The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 were closed for a short while on Saturday afternoon, February 26, in St. Johns County after a motorcyclist and car collided near mile marker 318 in St. Augustine, FL. The biker had to be airlifted to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center and was reportedly the only one injured in the accident, according to The St. Augustine Record. There is no information in this report on what caused the crash or whether the motorist was injured.
Florida Motorcycle Accident Injuries
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported that there were 97 injuries from motorcycle accidents in St. Johns County in 2009 and 2 motorcycle fatalities. In Florida in 2009, there were 402 fatalities among motorcyclists and their passengers, a sharp decline from 532 the year before.
The article in The St. Augustine Record also doesn’t tell us whether or not the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, helmet [...]
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