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Police escorts are a common sight on roadways in many states, whether they are escorting funerals, dignitaries, and wide-cargo loads or controlling traffic outside sporting events. Motorcycle police on escort duty have a dangerous job, one that can turn deadly if motorists are not paying attention. The Houston Chronicle did an accident analysis for the… read more
When Ken LaCombe first learned to ski, it did not become a priority for him. He wanted to race motorcycles. LaCombe became a professional motorcycle racer. It was only after a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed that he looked into skiing again. LaCombe worked as a motorcycle mechanic in his wheelchair while taking adaptive… read more
An 18-year-old man from Dallas is facing charges after a car he was driving collided with a motorcycle, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist. Joshua Albert Reyes is facing a charge from the University Park police for intoxication manslaughter resulting from a midnight crash on December 17 at the corner of Preston Road and… read more
Mesa, Arizona was the site this month of a deadly motorcycle accident between a 31-year-old man on his 2009 custom motorcycle and an 83-year-old woman in her automobile. Jeremiah Begay was struck by a vehicle while travelling westbound on 8th Street in the curb lane. Ida Jo Bufford, driving her 1999 Honda Civic, turned off… read more
A 20-year-old man from Billings, Montana, has been sentenced by authorities after he escaped police pursuit while traveling 125 mph on his motorcycle. Ryan Jay Baker performed a scene right out of a movie last July when he ran from police. On July 17, a Montana Highway Patrol trooper clocked Baker and another rider going… read more
A deadly motorcycle accident in Grand Junction, Colorado last week looks to have been the result of alcohol consumption after the release of information from the Mesa County Coroner’s Office. 53-year-old Anthony L. Woods of Grand Junction collided with a sport utility vehicle on 25 ½ Road while riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. After hitting… read more
Valerie Thompson, current holder of two land speed records, motorcycle racer and team owner, has been named the co-recipient of the 2011 American Woman Riders Community Hero Award by the American Woman Riders Association. The award is given to women riders who donate time to charities and give selflessly to their community without expecting something… read more
The holiday season is usually filled with all sorts of revelry, so it is no surprise that law enforcement agencies beef up their efforts to discourage drunk driving. Nebraska law enforcement agencies, thanks to federal grants, are stepping up their patrols, running DUI checkpoints and working overtime. Legislation was passed this year by Nebraska’s Unicameral… read more
The man who killed a Nebraska motorcycle rider this year at the annual Sturgis Rally has admitted to the deadly hit-and-run. 33-year-old Robert Pittman of Rapid City pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter last week in the death of Brian Bye, 44, from Lincoln, Nebraska on August 10. The crash occurred on Highway 79, five miles… read more
Interstate 25 in Wyoming was the scene of a deadly motorcycle accident involving two different Arizona drivers. 51-year-old Frederick E. Jones, of Scottsdale, Arizona was travelling southbound on the interstate when his Honda Shadow was struck from behind by a 4-door Lexus. 69-year-old Curtis Thompson of Mesa, Arizona drove the Lexus. Though both travelers were… read more
