Officials for the military released the name of a Marine whose death was caused by a motorcycle accident near the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Cape Coral, Florida resident Sgt. Michael Martins, 23, was stationed at Miramar and was fatally injured on November 6, 2009 in a motorcycle accident with a Lexus. The Lexus made a left turn into the path of Martins’ oncoming Yamaha motorcycle on Miramar Road near Camino Ruiz.
Sgt. Michael Martins was killed on November 6, 2009 after a motorcycle crash near the Marine Corps base he was stationed at. (SOURCE: SAN DIEGO 6)
Our motorcycle accident lawyers know motorcycle riders accept certain risks when they decide they prefer two wheels to four. No matter how skilled you may be at riding your motorcycle, it is both inevitable and unpredictable that motorcycle accidents happen.
When motorcycle crashes do happen, the likelihood of catastrophic injuries as well as wrongful death is high. Motorcycles don’t have the same safety features that cars have (i.e. crumple zones, air bags and seat belts). All a motorcyclist has to rely on is their helmet and their body armor — if they are even wearing either of those.
Martins was actually wearing his helmet at the time of the motorcycle accident, and immediately after, witnesses to the motorcycle crash performed CPR. Paramedics took over for them after they arrived on the scene, but Martins was pronounced dead at a hospital a short while later.
Martins was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing as an intelligence specialist. The decorated Marine had received commendations including an Iraq Campaign Medal and a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Such a shame that one of our nation’s finest was killed.
When you hear about soldiers dying, you immediately think about situations where soldiers were killed in combat. Our motorcycle accident attorneys know there are as many ways to die in the U.S. during peace time as there are in other countries in times of war. Always be careful when you’re riding a motorcycle.
Call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney after you get into a motorcycle accident and find out how we can help you. We speak English and Spanish, and we look forward to providing advice for your case. There is no fee if no recovery.
About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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