Hunter Hue, 25, and his fiancée, Madison Shaw, suffered life-changing injuries in a motorcycle crash on Louisiana Highway 22 in Livingston Parish on July 14, 2026. Hue lost both legs above the knee. Shaw sustained serious burns and road rash and spent approximately two weeks receiving treatment at a New Orleans burn unit, according to interviews with Hue’s mother, Rebecca Grdinich.
Their recovery has continued well beyond the first hospital stay. In a September 30 interview with Unfiltered with Kiran, Grdinich described Hue’s ongoing treatment following surgery, including an infection for which further treatment was planned. She said Shaw was still traveling to New Orleans for wound care. Those are dated family reports, not independently verified medical records or statements about either person’s condition on October 9.
What the family says happened on Highway 22
Grdinich said the couple was riding toward Ponchatoula from the Holden area when a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction turned left in front of their motorcycle. That is the family’s account. We have not located a public final police reconstruction establishing the exact point of impact, the turning driver’s identity, the traffic controls or a legal fault determination.
The unresolved point is not just whether a left turn occurred. It is where the motorcycle and turning vehicle were as the turn began, what each operator could see and how much time either had to respond.
The evidence that could still answer the turn question
A careful investigation should begin with the investigating agency’s complete report, scene diagram, photographs and witness contact information. The precise location on LA 22 matters because sight distance, road curvature, lane markings and any applicable turn controls cannot be evaluated from the highway number alone.
The motorcycle, riding equipment and other vehicle’s documented damage may help reconstruct the collision. Any surviving video from nearby properties or vehicles should be sought in its original form, although footage from a July crash may already have been overwritten. A qualified examiner should determine whether usable electronic data exists in the particular vehicles rather than assuming it does.
One unusual source deserves attention here. Grdinich said Hue’s helmet had crash-detection equipment that automatically contacted 911. A preserved alert log and the corresponding emergency dispatch records may help establish the time of the crash and response. They would not, by themselves, show who had the right of way.
Local reporting also identified Ben Kling as someone who stopped and provided emergency assistance. His account may be valuable for the scene and the immediate aftermath. A person who arrives after impact, however, should not be treated as an eyewitness to the preceding turn unless that person actually saw it.
Our motorcycle accident practice page explains why visibility, right-of-way evidence and unsupported assumptions about riders deserve separate scrutiny.
The injuries create a second investigation
The evidence of how the collision happened is only part of the work. Hue’s amputations raise long-term questions about prosthetic needs, mobility training, home access, assistance and earning capacity. Shaw’s burns raise different questions about wound healing, scarring, possible future treatment and the effect on her daily activities. Those needs should be evaluated from their own treatment records and medical opinions, not assumed from news coverage.
Any civil claim also requires an examination of the responsible parties and every potentially applicable policy. A family’s description of a left turn is important evidence to investigate, but it is not a final legal finding against an unidentified driver. Each injured person has an individual damages case that must be proved.
Why a serious motorcycle case requires early, specific work
If Babcock Injury Lawyers were retained to investigate this collision, our priority would be recovering the original agency file, preserving what remains of the physical and electronic evidence, identifying the turning vehicle and applicable coverage, and developing separate medical and future-care evidence for Hue and Shaw. That is what The Babcock Benefit means in a case where the injuries may affect a family for years.
Families affected by this LA 22 crash do not have to decide who was legally at fault before asking what evidence can still be secured. For an independent case review, call Babcock Injury Lawyers at (225) 500-5000 or contact the firm online. Reporting on this crash does not mean we represent anyone involved.
Sources and accuracy
- Unfiltered with Kiran, September 26, with original August interview: crash account, injuries and witness interview
- Unfiltered with Kiran, September 30: family update on continued treatment
The described left turn and medical developments are attributed to the family and dated reporting. No driver fault, charge, insurance coverage, independent police findings or present-day medical condition is asserted.