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It sounds like something from one of those prime time crime procedurals: A man dies in a motorcycle crash, the police show up on the scene and find the crashed bike, but nobody finds his body until a family member discovers it the following morning. But this isn’t the plot to a CSI episode, it… read more
A routine traffic stop turned into a police chase and ended in a bus crash when the rider slammed into the back of a tour bus. The incident occurred in Frankly County, PA around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2011 when a trooper on State Route 997 noticed a rider who wasn’t wearing eye… read more
Over 2,000 motorcyclists got together at Mormon Lake on Friday, July 22, 2011 for the “Too Broke for Sturgis” rally sponsored by ABATE, a non-profit motorcycle rights organization. Before the night was out three were dead and one seriously injured in what police suspect was a murder-suicide… over food. It is believed that the people… read more
A 25-year-old Long Island man lost his arm on Tuesday, July 12, when he reached around to adjust his backpack and lost control of his bike. Apparently Jamie Smith-Sessa of Great Neck was riding north on the Interstate 95 when his backpack came open half way. When he tried to close it, he lost control… read more
The National Transportation Safety Board would like to see mandatory helmet laws in all states. Right now, how they handle the issue is still up to each individual state. Currently, every state but Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire has some form of helmet law although some of the laws only target certain riders and others… read more
Jerry Perez, 23, of Lee County, FL was riding home from the mall when he lost control of his bike and collided with a UPS truck. The accident occurred on July 27, 2011 and Perez was driving a motorcycle that he had built himself just two weeks before. Authorities also believe that he was speeding,… read more
Twenty-three-year-old Karl W. “Moose” Hujus of Pagosa Springs is still listed in critical condition after colliding with another vehicle on July 17, 2011. According to the latest newspaper article, Hujus was travelling eastbound on Highway 160 when the driver of a Subaru Imprezza, Jack Winchester, 87,turned left in front him. Hujus hit the passenger side… read more
When Michael Martel, 42, the off-duty Michigan police officer, went off the road in Clay Township, about 35 miles northeast of Detroit, it was not the only accident he’d had that day. About 20 minutes before the crash where Martel was critically injured, he fell off his motorcycle in Marine City. At about 12:10 a.m. two… read more
The rider, identified as a 52-year-old man from Colorado, was treated for his injuries at the scene but refused transport to a local hospital. The accident occurred around 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011 on Carl Broggi Highway in Lebanon, Maine. The GMC Pickup was travelling westbound and slowed to make a left turn… read more
Sergio Castaneda, 19, of Arkansas City, KS, crashed into a window of the Sonic Drive-In at 1510 N. Summit St. The motorcycle crash occurred at 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The 19-year-old rider nearly hit five teenaged boys who were having lunch on the outside patio of the restaurant. None of the boys… read more
