Rhoads & Rhoads says it won $1 million recovery in Kentucky motorcycle crash case
The Owensboro law firm said the case involved a 2016 crash on KY Highway 54 and severe injuries that left its client with lasting impairments.
Rhoads & Rhoads, P.S.C. said it secured a $1 million recovery for an Owensboro man injured in a 2016 motorcycle collision in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Rhoads & Rhoads, P.S.C. said in a Sept. 3, 2026, press release that the recovery stemmed from a motorcycle crash in Fordsville in September 2016 on KY Highway 54. The firm said a semi-truck pulling a box trailer tried to make a right-hand turn, crossed into the eastbound lane and struck the rider.
The release says the crash left the rider with severe and lasting injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, spinal fractures, respiratory failure and other complications. The firm said the man was unconscious at the scene and that bystanders performed CPR before he was flown by Air Evac Lifeteam to a trauma center in Evansville, Indiana.
According to the firm, the man later needed extended hospital care, emergency readmissions and ongoing help with daily life. The release also says he can no longer work and will not earn wages again.
Rhoads & Rhoads said the truck driver’s insurer argued the motorcycle rider was at fault and said the driver’s view was blocked. The firm said attorney Chris Rhoads used expert witnesses, including an accident reconstructionist and a trucking expert, to show the truck driver was negligent.
The release says the investigating officer identified “turning improperly” as the contributing human factor for the truck driver. It does not say whether any court made a separate finding on fault, and the press release gives no other case documents or settlement terms beyond the reported $1 million recovery.
Christopher Rhoads was the only person quoted in the release. He said the outcome will help the client pay for future needs.
The firm described the client as a former youth sports referee, umpire and Kentucky High School Athletic Association athletics official. It said he now uses a cane and relies on his daughter for meals, medication management and transportation.
The release was issued by Rhoads & Rhoads, P.S.C., which described itself as a personal injury law firm based in Owensboro. No additional response from the trucking company was included in the press release.
What happens next is unclear from the release. The firm did not announce any further court action, and it did not provide a settlement agreement or filing that would show the recovery terms in more detail.
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