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Motorcyclist injured when oncoming car turns in front of him

Roland McDonald, 56, of McGaheysville, Virginia, was injured on Sunday, December 28, 2008, on Island Ford Road at its intersection with McGaheysville Road in Rockingham County.  According to the Virginia State Police, as McDonald approached the intersection on his Harley-Davidson, the driver of a Volkswagen Jetta turned in front of him, and he struck the car.  He was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Judith Powers of Keezletown, the driver of the Jetta, was cited for failure to yield the right of way.

Motorcyclists are often "invisible" to drivers of automobiles.  Motorcyclists are perhaps some of the most vulnerable people on the road, because when a motorcyclist is in an accident, there is no place for them to go but to the ground.