A motorcycle accident that occurred in 1988 left Robert Arciola a quadriplegic. During his time in the Army, Arciola was a passenger on a motorcycle, on his way to get medication for his wife. A sharp curve caused the bike to come out from under the veteran, and Arciola hit the foundation of a house.… read more
Trucking accidents normally involve a collision between a vehicle and a tractor-trailer. In this fatal incident, however, the truck did not even touch the vehicle involved. According to the Laramie Boomerang, the drive shaft of Robert Jackson’s tractor-trailer broke loose as Antoine Dean passed the truck on I-80 in Wyoming on July 29. The drive… read more
The Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge is a cross-country motorcycle race that stipulates that participants cannot use any electric help, such as a cell phone or GPS device, and the bikers must sleep in a tent next to their bikes for the two-week journey. Hoka Hey awards $500,000 in prize money to the first biker who… read more
Tandem bicycle riding is normally a fun, quaint activity shared between couples. However, tragedy struck for tandem bike riders in Arizona on August 16 when a van hit the back of the bicycle on Trekell Road in Casa Grande. According to KOLD, Brian Pangburn occupied the front seat and Pam Pangburn was in the back… read more
Though he was a ski team member, Bodee Peterson of Hudson, Iowa died after a water skiing accident on August 17 at Eagle Lake in Iowa. According the Iowa Gazette, the nine-year-old fell while skiing on the same lake that his Waterhawks Ski Club performs. Two other people fell while skiing, and the three waited… read more
Lt. Terry Foster, a Chicago firefighter, is brain-dead due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Friday, August 19. According to The Herald-News, Foster left a Kid Rock concert around 10 p.m., headed west on Interstate 80. A large bump in the pavement from road construction threw the rider off his motorcycle, and fellow… read more
Maine’s state legislature passed a bill this spring to regulate the noise levels that motorcycles ridden in Maine can produce because many bikes have custom exhaust systems and pipes to make the bike sound louder. According to WCSH-6, bikers contested the motorcycle noise law on Saturday, August 13 by riding the streets of Limington, Maine.… read more
A logging tractor-trailer killed Claudia Tena de Ramirez of Glenwood Springs, Colorado on August 16 in a horrific trucking accident due to careless driving. According to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, the logging truck driver ran a red light at an intersection while driving southbound on Highway 82 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. De Ramirez made… read more
A motorcyclist from Georgetown, Delaware collided with a tractor-trailer on August 10 when the truck pulled into the biker’s path. According to WBOC-16, the biker, 73-year-old Harold Robinson, traveled northbound until the tractor-trailer in a southbound turn lane moved into Harold’s lane. The biker lost control of the motorcycle and hit mailboxes, and Robinson told… read more
Spinal cord injuries are some of the worst accidents that can happen to you or your loved ones, but they are even more devastating when they happen to a teenager. Juvenile Justice Information Exchange tells the stories of three different teenagers who went to Shepherd Center, a rehabilitation center in Atlanta, for spinal cord injuries.… read more
