Wichita doctor, Mohammad Sarrafizadeh, 67, is in custody after a hit-and-run accident that killed a 32-year-old man on Friday, June 10, 2011. The accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. near Central and Greenwich Rd., near Douglas. The victim was doing work on the lawn of Hawker Beechcraft when he was hit by a minivan driven by… read more
In response to 24 motorcycle deaths since 2009, the El Paso County Public Health Department is launching the Let’s Ride Safe campaign. The program, funded by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), aims to educate riders about professional training in operating a motorcycle and the benefits of safety equipment. Approximately 40 percent of motorcyclists killed… read more
Two adults and three children were injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash north of Pueblo on Sunday, June 12, 2011. The accident happened at about 3:57 p.m. on I-25 north at exit 106, one mile south of the I-25 Speedway. The Honda SUV rolled off the right side of the road and into a ditch… read more
Decorated Iraq veteran, Sergeant Bryan Dewayne Beard, 34, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Killeen on June 12, 2011. Sergeant Beard, originally of Constantinople, Kansas entered active service in May 1997 and served three tours in support of Operation Iraqui Freedom from January to July 2003, October 2006 to January 2008 and… read more
An unidentified man, 45, is recovering from critical injuries after a train hit his car in Bucyrus on the morning of Sunday, June 12, 2011. The accident occurred at about 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of Fourth and 223rd. The car, a 1994 Plymouth sedan, was sitting on the tracks facing south. A northbound Union… read more
Three men have died within the span of a month from animal-motorcycle collisions in Wisconsin. The first collision occurred on Monday, June 6, 2011 when Dale Hart, 51, of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, collided with a wolf. Hart’s bike went into a skid and he was thrown from the bike. Both Hart and the wolf… read more
Jim Delbois, 67, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died on Monday, June 13, in an accident on the Ride the Rockies bicycle tour. Ride the Rockies, which is in its 26th year, is a six-to-seven day bicycle tour that occurs every June. The route through the Rockies changes each year and approximately 2,000 cyclists participate. The… read more
Jackson J. Hill, 17, of Lee’s Summit is fighting for his life at Research Hospital after a motorcycle accident on Missouri Route 13 at Highway E. The collision occurred around 4.20 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2011 when Hill’s 2002 Honda motorcycle collided with the front end of a 1997 Honda Civic coupe driven by… read more
A St. George, Utah man died on Monday, June 6, 2011 after a motorcycle accident on Colorado Highway 141. Patrick J. Mungari, 74, had been traveling north with 11 other riders when he veered to the right while trying to negotiate a downgrade curve to the left. Mungari’s motorcycle went airborne over a steep ravine… read more
A Pontiac Grand Prix and a Jeep Liberty were involved in a two-vehicle collision in Arkansas City on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Dawna Admire, 41, the driver of the Pontiac Grand Prix, was traveling eastbound on the U.S. 77 bypass at Chestnut Avenue and Susan Leaming, the driver of the Jeep Liberty, was traveling southbound… read more
