A routine traffic stop in Wichita, Kansas ended in a fatal accident for a motorcycle passenger. According to KSN.com, Sedgwick County police attempted to pull over a motorcycle with two passengers due to suspicious behavior on September 1. As they approached the bike, the operator sped off with his passenger through a residential area. Police… read more
Portland recently lost an important figure in their local business arena. John Zupan, the founder of three grocery stores called Zupan’s Market, died due to a motorcycle crash that occurred on the evening of August 29. According to The Columbian, 66-year-old Zupan rode his motorcycle on Northeast Marine Drive when a Honda Civic crossed the… read more
Many Facebook members post everything online to their fellow Facebook friends: where they are going, what they are doing and even what they are eating. Justin West, a 19-year-old motorcyclist from Yakima County, Washington, learned a reason why he should keep a few thoughts to himself. Police located West after he eluded a police car… read more
Tom Metier, part of your Denver accident lawyer firm, recently presented on motorcycle safety information as a member of the Law Tiger network for Colorado on a Go Colorado segment of KKTV. When asked why Tom became involved with motorcyclists, he explained that he was alone with no help to deal with decisions after being… read more
An intoxicated driver hit Matthew Denice, a 23-year-old biker from Milford, Massachusetts, on Saturday, August 20, after failing to stop at a stop sign. According to Metro West Daily News, Milford Regional Medical Center pronounced Denice dead that night, after the intoxicated truck driver dragged the biker’s body under the wheel of his truck for… read more
A motorcycle accident that occurred in 1988 left Robert Arciola a quadriplegic. During his time in the Army, Arciola was a passenger on a motorcycle, on his way to get medication for his wife. A sharp curve caused the bike to come out from under the veteran, and Arciola hit the foundation of a house.… read more
The Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge is a cross-country motorcycle race that stipulates that participants cannot use any electric help, such as a cell phone or GPS device, and the bikers must sleep in a tent next to their bikes for the two-week journey. Hoka Hey awards $500,000 in prize money to the first biker who… read more
A motorcyclist from Georgetown, Delaware collided with a tractor-trailer on August 10 when the truck pulled into the biker’s path. According to WBOC-16, the biker, 73-year-old Harold Robinson, traveled northbound until the tractor-trailer in a southbound turn lane moved into Harold’s lane. The biker lost control of the motorcycle and hit mailboxes, and Robinson told… read more
North of Lusk, Wyoming, a motorcyclist from Pleasant Hill, Iowa died on August 11 due to a crash with a truck. According to the Lusk Herald, Motorcyclist Jefferson Adams headed northbound on U.S. Highway 85, along with Damon Hand of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Hand drove a truck pulling a 28-foot trailer, and he missed his… read more
Motorcycle injuries can harm any person who chooses to ride, including celebrities who seem to be otherwise untouched by real life. For example, George Clooney, David Hasselhoff, and even Ann-Margret have been involved in motorcycle accidents. The latest celebrity injured on the road is Leif Garrett, the actor/musician who is most recently notable for cleaning… read more
