Kamal

FACTS

The Motorcycle Accident During the afternoon of April 17, 2011, Kamal was riding a motorcycle eastbound on Big Tujunga Canyon Road in the Vogel Flats area of the Angeles National Forest, heading in the direction of the intersection of Big Tujunga Canyon Road and Angeles Forest Highway. At the same time, defendant Samuel Morales (not a party to Kamal’s present appeal) was riding a motorcycle in the opposite direction. In this area, Big Tujunga Canyon Road is an undivided roadway in a mountain area with two traffic lanes, one in each direction of travel. As Morales approached a blind curve on Big Tujunga Canyon Road, he maneuvered his motorcycle up behind another motorcyclist in his lane. At or in the curve, Morales rode his motorcycle around the motorcyclist in front of him, crossed the center solid double yellow lines, and entered the opposing lane of traffic. Morales collided with Kamal. Kamal suffered serious and permanent injuries as a result of the collision. Following an investigation, the California Highway Patrol concluded that Morales “caused this collision by driving [his motorcycle] in violation of [the basic speed law prescribed by] Vehicle Code section 22350 . .…