Sarah Alleman, a 23-year-old art school grad, was visiting Grand Rapids, Michigan to participate in art event called No Artist Left Behind. She was crossing the street with her mother around 7 pm evening when a motorcyclist collided with her. Derek Hollis, a 30-year-old from Wyoming, was operating the motorcycle. Police say that Hollis was… read more
On the side of Redds Branch Road in Aiken, SC, you will find a roadside memorial with a brick lining, white and pink flowers, a white cross that says “Christie” and a small light to illuminate it at night. The memorial marks the spot where Michael and Christie Valenzuela had a fatal motorcycle accident that… read more
Last year, motorcycle accidents caused more than a third of El Paso County’s traffic deaths. So far in 2012, six of Colorado’s 49 motorcycle deaths happened in El Paso County, which includes Colorado Springs. In order to prevent motorcycle accidents over the past Labor Day weekend, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) launched two motorcycle… read more
On Monday we wrote about the fatal motorcycle accident that killed Phil Sorenson, 33, of Sioux Falls, SD. The driver who crashed into his motorcycle was texting while driving 30 MPH over the speed limit. Distracted drivers pose an immense threat to everyone on the road: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that… read more
Things don’t go as planned when a pueblo man flees police. Robert Frye, a 31-year-old resident of Pueblo West, Colorado, crashed his motorcycle into a dump truck after a high-speed police chase. A police aircraft clocked Frye heading north on I-25 at speeds close to 130 mph. The aircraft notified the ground patrol. When the… read more
David Doss, 21, died when his motorcycle collided with a Henderson city truck in Henderson, Nev. Doss flew from his motorcycle and through the truck’s windshield. He was taken to the Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, where he died from multiple injuries roughly eight hours after the accident. Danielle Havis, 24, the on-duty city employee… read more
Police officials in upstate New York issued 14 tickets to Anthony Anderson, 28, on May 30, one of them for speeding. He was going close to 200 mph in a 65 mph zone. Sgt. William Lovely of Albany County noticed the speeding 2005 blue Suzuki heading south on Interstate 87 in the evening. It was… read more
The Fourth of July turned tragic for one New Orleans family when their 3-year-old was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Asia Williams, New Orleans East, was attempting to cross Dinkins Street when she was struck by a motorcycle rider. The child was on the curb when a motorcade of cycles came down her street. As… read more
