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A Beverly Hills motorcycle accident late last month left two people dead, according to RNRF News. On the afternoon of July 28, a 28-year-old woman was driving her 2009 Nissan on Marc Knighton Ct. Around that same time, a 64-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman were riding a motorcycle northbound on C.R. 491. As both… read more
The Ottumwa Courier is reporting that an Ottumwa woman died in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 80. The accident occurred on August 3 at 10:47 p.m. Ottumwan Michael Gene Muldoon, 56, and Mary Beth Penne, 62, were riding a motorcycle being driven by Muldoon on I-80 west of Williamsburg, Iowa near mile marker 207 when… read more
WFLA News Channel 8 in Tampa Bay reported that Chris Jennings, a 33-year-old Sunstar paramedic, died in a motorcycle accident on July 8. According to the police, Jennings was riding his 2008 Suzuki motorcycle north on Keene Road when he collided with a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban in the southbound lane waiting to turn left onto… read more
Dion Bagby, 27, a Baltimore Ravens cheerleader, was killed in a fatal motorcycle accident on July 5, according to The Frederick News-Post. Bagby was a cheerleading coach for Infinity All Stars, a Virginia-based cheerleading and dance gym. He had just earned a spot on the Baltimore Ravens’ co-ed cheerleading squad and was set to begin… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Rock Springs, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] Rock Springs, Wyoming is located in Sweetwater County, the largest county in the state. As of the 2010 census, Rock Springs had a population of 23,036. The area is home to a large number of oil and natural gas wells, making the energy industry a large… read more
On the morning of July 22, Facebook’s longtime corporate chef, Josef Desimone, 44, died in a fatal motorcycle accident, according to the Contra Costa Times. The details surrounding the accident were not reported. Both staffers and executives are mourning the passing of Desimone, who was a popular figure on the company’s Menlo Park campus. “Josef… read more
A Florida motorcycle racer attempting to top 300 mph lost control and died in a fatal motorcycle accident at an annual speed trial event in Maine, according to CBS News. The motorcyclist, Bill Warner, 44, of Wimauma, Florida, was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control. Warner was participating in The Maine Event, an… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Denver, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Founded in 1858 as a mining town during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, Denver is the capital of and largest city in Colorado. Denver was also the 24th largest city in the U.S. with a population of 600,158 as of the 2010 census. It is located east… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Casper, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] A Casper, Wyoming man, going against his wife’s objections, buys a motorcycle, only to die three miles into his first ride, according to Gawker. For almost 40 years, 59-year-old, Barry Strang had tried to convince his wife Pam to let him buy a motorcycle. However, believing motorcycles… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Colorado Springs, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] On the Fourth of July, a 44-year-old Colorado Springs man died in a motorcycle accident, according to Fox 21 News in Colorado Springs. Colorado State Patrol (CSP) reported that Stanley Cooper was riding a 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on Londonberry one mile past Meridian Road… read more
