With her six-week-old infant in tow, Shalimar McComas drove her husband to work at 2:00 a.m. on Monday, November 19. After she dropped him off, a speeding Dodge Cherokee struck her vehicle from behind. Witnesses say the Cherokee was driving close to 100 mph. “Those kinds of speeds are never a good idea, even on… read more
A 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix turned left onto East Fountain Boulevard around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 17. He did not see the motorcycle heading his way, and the motorcycle crashed into the Grand Prix’s driver side door. Police investigated the scene until 8 p.m. that night. Reports indicate that the biker is in serious… read more
Dale Porch finished his last shift at the Regional Transportation District. He arrived at his house and collapsed on his front porch. Later, Porch’s friends and family say that a mail carrier had to step over Porch’s body to deliver the mail, and did nothing to help. “I don’t know how he sleeps at night,”… read more
Most bikers store their motorcycles around Thanksgiving and wait impatiently for the ice to thaw so we can bring them back out again. However, it is important to maintain your bike during the winter months; if you forget about winter maintenance, a broken or rusty component could cause a motorcycle accident when you bring your… read more
Details are sparse on an alleged Denver industrial accident that killed a man on Monday, November 19. Denver Police spokesperson Sonny Jackson told NBC 9 News that a worker was putting an object made of iron onto his truck when it fell off and killed him. The accident occurred on Joliet Street. He died later… read more
In September 2011, Jonathon Westbrook was driving a semi-trailer on I-80 in Nebraska. He took the exit for Highway 370, ran a red light and crashed into a motorcycle carrying two passengers. Tony Locke survived. His wife Nicole Locke, who Tony had married just 18 months prior to the accident, sustained critical injuries. She was… read more
An ongoing report in the Denver Post chronicles a disturbing trend: county welfare departments are ignoring a large portion of child abuse claims. The children involved are dying from abuse and negligence. The report says that state law requires county child welfare departments to investigate claims of abuse when three criteria are present: Evidence of… read more
More than 700 motorcycle riders gathered for the seventh annual Phantom Thunder Mentorship Ride in Fort Hood, Texas on November 7. The 89th Military Police Brigade coordinated the ride. Bikers started at Fort Hood and rode to Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. The ride shows that the Fort Hood community is committed to motorcycle safety… read more
Gelseigh Karl-Cannon, a recent graduate of Columbia College in Denver, died in a bicycle accident in Denver’s Cherry Creek North neighborhood. Karl-Cannon, 23, was active in 4Local, a program dedicated to providing healthy, organic meals to Columbia students. She was biking west on First Avenue. Police suspect that she hit a curb and fell, and… read more
About 150 riders in a motorcycle group called the Rough Riders were on a memorial ride in honor of a friend – Ernest “Phantom” Jones – who died in a motorcycle accident a week earlier. They were riding on I-95 in Florida on Saturday, November 10 when a series of accidents caused nine bikers to… read more
