Three separate motorcycle accidents occurred in the San Luis Valley on August 27, and the Colorado State Patrol continues to investigate these events. According to the Valley Courier, Judy Rice and her husband Donald Rice were on Colorado 160 when the vehicles in front of them stopped for one of them to make a left… read more
An intoxicated driver hit Matthew Denice, a 23-year-old biker from Milford, Massachusetts, on Saturday, August 20, after failing to stop at a stop sign. According to Metro West Daily News, Milford Regional Medical Center pronounced Denice dead that night, after the intoxicated truck driver dragged the biker’s body under the wheel of his truck for… read more
Metier Law Firm, LLC, your Denver injury lawyer, proudly announces their sponsorship of the Ninth Annual Judicial Excellence for Colorado Dinner. The Judicial Excellence for Colorado Dinner will be held on Tuesday, November 1 at 6 pm at the Denver Marriott City Center, located at 1701 California Street in Denver. The 2011 Judicial Excellence Awards… read more
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
