Chalk v. Braakman

McGEE, Chief Judge.

This case arises out of a collision that occurred on 9 September 2016 around 12:30 p.m. in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Ricky Lee Chalk ("Plaintiff") turned his Harley Davidson motorcycle southward down Wake Drive - a wide, unmarked, two-lane road with a Mellow Mushroom pizza restaurant on the left. Giuliana Braakman ("Defendant") was in her Toyota facing south on Wake Drive and turned left toward the Mellow Mushroom parking lot. As Plaintiff approached Defendant's car, he "laid down" his motorcycle and collided with the driver's side of Defendant's car.

At trial, Plaintiff…