Who can be held responsible for injuries or death to motorcycle operators and passengers?
Anyone who was at fault in contributing to the cause of a crash can be held responsible. Typically it is the driver of a car or truck that is found to be at fault in motorcycle cases involving injury. If a motorcycle operator is at fault, he can be responsible for the injuries caused to his passenger.
Anyone who caused a crash may be held liable. Typically, this would be the driver of the vehicle that caused the collision. If the other driver was working at the time of the crash, his or her employer may also be liable. Sometimes, more than one operator may be partly at fault. If a motorcycle operator is at fault, he or she may be responsible for injuries caused to a passenger.
