Abilene, TX — March 30, 2024, Shanna Bowman was killed and one was injured following a motorcycle accident just after midnight on Leggett Drive.
Initial details released by authorities says that the crash happened just off Monticello Street.
According to officials, 35-year-old Shanna Bowman was riding on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle reportedly operated by a 37-year-old man. They were going northbound on South Leggett Drive when, for reasons unconfirmed, the bike left its lane to the left. The motorcycle went off-road and hopped a driveway, ejecting Bowman. She sustained fatal injuries as a result. The operator of the motorcycle reportedly sustained serious injuries in the crash.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Beyond that, there just isn’t enough information to draw any firm conclusions. Unfortunately, that probably won’t stop some from doing so anyway. When I get calls from families worried their loved one’s accident isn’t getting the attention it needs, it’s usually a single-vehicle accident or a motorcycle accident. Why is that?
The fact of the matter is people have a lot of biases that lead them to jump to conclusions before actually seeing any of the evidence. With a typical car wreck, they may be willing to consider things like mechanical defects, road hazards, medical conditions, tire blowouts, etc. But a single driver or a motorcyclist gets involved, and any notion of giving someone the benefit of the doubt flies out the window.
To be clear, I’m not here to absolve anyone just as I’m not here to blame anyone. I just see some common red flags of a crash that authorities might simply let slip through the cracks as they move on to other priorities. If they do that before getting the victims and loved ones affected by this the answers they deserve, it just wouldn’t be right.
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