On July 13, the Burlingame Lions Club will be hosting a benefit for Stan Heyne, a Burlingame, Kanas resident, who was severely injured in a motorcycle accident on June 6, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal. Donations will be accepted at the benefit and food will be provided for those who attend. The Bank of Burlingame… read more
A community is in mourning after two teens were killed in a freak motorcycle accident on July 5, according to WGNtv.com. The accident took place in the parking lot of Crete-Monee High School and claimed the lives of Kelsy McGill, 18, and Patrick Boylan, 19. There was a gathering of students and faculty over the… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Interstate 35, Hinckley, MN” marker=”no” z=”14″] A Wyoming man was arrested by Minnesota State Patrol on June 26 for suspicion of killing a fellow Wyoming resident in a June 17 hit and run accident, according to the Forest Lake Times. Trevor Langlois, a 24-year-old Army veteran, had pulled over and was… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Boulder, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Boulder, Colorado is located just 25 miles northwest of the state’s capital, Denver, at the base of the Rocky Mountains. As of the 2010 census, Boulder had a population of 97,385, making it the 11th most populous city in the state. Boulder has been ranked near the… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Cheyenne, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] The site that would come to be known as Cheyenne, Wyoming was first established on July 5, 1867. Many flocked to the area early on due to the fact that it was along the path of the then under construction Union Pacific Railroad. Cheyenne’s early rapid population… read more
According to the Standard-Examiner, on June 5, a Utah police officer crashed after hitting debris while riding his motorcycle on Interstate 15. The officer was part of a group of Salt Lake City motorcycle officers on a training ride. The officers were traveling southbound on I-15 near Kaysville in the HOV lane when they came… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Colorado Springs, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] According to KGWN, an older woman was killed when the car she was driving was struck by a car drag racing on a public street in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 23. The race driver who struck the woman also died. The driver of the car… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Cañon City, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Diana Ewert, 60, of Aurora was the only victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on June 22 in Park County, according to KRDO-TV in Colorado. The motorcycle accident is being investigated by the Colorado State Patrol. State Troopers reported that Ewert was riding on Highway 9,… read more
A writer for the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle believes that the state should institute a primary seat belt law and raise the fine for violators. The reason why is that according to a Governors Highway Safety Report, although seat belt use in the U.S. is at 86 percent, it drops to 76 percent in states that do… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Fort Collins, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Fort Collins, Colorado was originally a military outpost for the U.S. Army established in 1864. In 1866, the area got its first school and church, and the following year, the fort was decommissioned. Fort Collins is the fourth largest city in Colorado with a population of… read more
