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Drug charges against former heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison, from an arrest on February 17, 2011 have been dropped because the arresting officer died in a motorcycle accident. Morrison was arrested at the Kansas Turnpike service area four miles north of Emporia and charged with possession of hallucinogenic drugs with two prior convictions, a felony,… read more
An unidentified South Lyon man, 44, suffered “severe trauma” from a motorcycle crash on the evening of Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The accident occurred at about 6:40 p.m. when the man lost control of his 1999 Honda Shadow VT 750 as he tried to negotiate a curve in the 13000 block of Nine Mile Road,… 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
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
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
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 Longmont, Colorado man is recovering from injuries sustained when the driver of a late-model Pontiac intentionally ran him off the road on Saturday, June 5, 2011. Hobert Bohm was driving home from work on Colo. 119, which is his usual route home. At about 5:20 p.m. he stopped in the right lane at a… read more
In May of 2011, Matt Chipolis, a Wyoming Area High School student, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Kingson Township. Since then, the high school has worked diligently to offer support to his grieving family. Chipolis was a popular student and football player at Wyoming Area, who also donated his time to the West… read more
Chester Fisher, 61, is dead and his wife Viola, 61, is in critical condition after a motorcycle accident in Chase County, at 8:42 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, June 5, 2011. The Fishers were on their way to Cassoday for the Cassoday Bike Run when the accident occurred. They were travelling south on K-177… read more
