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Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Juneau County

The Juneau County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday morning. It happened on County Highway HH near the intersection of 47th St. in Kildare Township around 9:26 a.m. Police say it appears the motorcycle hit a tree after losing control on a curve. Authorities say the driver, a 62-year-old man, was killed from injuries sustained in the crash. The man's name is being withheld pending notification of the family.
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Agawam motorcycle crash off Route 57 leaves operator in critical condition

Authorities in Carroll County say a 56-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Taneytown. The Carroll County Sheriffs Office says authorities were called to the crash site on Kump Station Road just east of Maryland Route 194 at 10:10 a.m. Saturday. The sheriffs office says the motorcycles driver, John William Hill of Manchester, Md., was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation revealed that Hill appears to have failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. He traveled off the side of the roadway onto a shoulder and struck a fence post and wire. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Motorcycle driver dead after crash in Carroll County

According to CBS 3 Springfield , media partner of The Republican and MassLive.com, the crash, which was reported at about 6 p.m., involved only the motorcycle. The rider suffered serious injuries and was listed in critical condition at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. The station reported that police said alcohol and speed appeared to be factors in the crash. The off-ramp and a portion of Mill Street were closed to traffic and remained closed at 11 p.m. Accident reconstruction investigators from the Agawam Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section are investigating.
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Jupiter motorcycle accident leaves 1 person dead

-- 58-year-old John Henry Regan of Coral Springs is dead this morning after he was struck while riding his motorcycle on I-95 around 3:00 a.m. Florida Highway Patrol officials say that Regan was driving a 1984 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on I-95 between Donald Ross Road and Indian Town Road when he was struck from behind by a 2010 Lexus ES 350 driven by Amanda McClure of Palm City. Investigators at the scene say Regan was thrown from his motorcycle eventually coming to rest in the center grass median and though he was wearing a helmet, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are still investigating the exact cause of the accident and whether or not alcohol was a contributing factor. McClure and her passenger, Sydnee Reeder, both suffered minor injuries and were taken to Jupiter Medical Center for treatment. Stay tuned to CBS 12 News for more details as they are released.Jupiter motorcycle accident leaves 1 person dead [an error occurred while processing this directive] Related Stories
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Impaired Motorcycle Operation - Riders Helping Riders (final Report)

Impaired Motorcycle Operation - Riders Helping Riders (Final Report)  Additional Resources Volume III: Student Guide (DOT HS 810 908) Riders Helping Riders (RHR) is an instructional program designed to encourage motorcyclists to intervene to prevent drinking and riding by their motorcyclist peers. The program is based on focus group research which found that riders consider themselves to be united by an interest in riding, and willing to help other riders in need, but that a sense of individualism limits the extent to which riders are willing to intervene in drinking and riding. RHR is intended to convince motorcyclists that an impaired rider needs their help, and that they are in the best position to provide help.The program provides a "toolkit" of techniques for separating drinking from riding, discouraging riders from becoming impaired, recognizing impairment, and discouraging impaired riders from riding. An optional role-playing module is included. At the end of class, students are asked to sign a pledge to do their best to help an impaired rider live to ride another day. RHR was developed with the assistance of instructors from the South Carolina Rider Education Program http://attorney-in-palm-desert.com/more-information/personal-injury/ and pilot tested by instructors of Georgia's Department of Driver Services, Motorcycle Safety Program.
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Motorcycle Crash In Rockbridge Co. Sends Four To The Hospital

Man arrested in fatal SE Charlotte motorcycle crash

on Route 11 northbound at the exit 180 interchange in Rockbridge County. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Harley-Davidson Tri Glide motorcycle was traveling northbound on Route 11 when the operator was approaching a highway work zone. The driverhad to slow down suddenly when he didn't observe a flagman stopping traffic at that location and was then rear ended by a 2012 Harley-Davidson Tri Glide motorcycle. The operator of the motorcycle that was rear ended was Wayne A. Brown, age 65, of Roanoke, VA. he was transported to Carilion Stonewall Jackson hospital in Lexington.
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at North Sharon Amity and Castleton Road. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say Paul Stephenson, 51, was traveling south on North Sharon Amity Road in the right-hand lane, when a Lincoln Town Car driven by Kanyon Carter, 39, made a left-hand turn in front of Stephenson's motorcycle. Stephenson applied the brakes and laid the motorcycle down on its right side, sliding on the pavement into the side of the Lincoln, striking the front passenger door, police say. MEDIC responded to the crash and pronounced Stephenson on the scene. Authorities say he was wearing a full-faced helmet. Carter was arrested and charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and driving while license revoked. His bond was set at $7500.
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Egan: Sens doctor Donald Chow in second motorcycle accident

WHAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS DON'T KNOW.. IS HOW THAT ACCIDENT HAPPENED.. BECAUSE NO WITNESSES.. HAVE COME FORWARD. FRIDAY.. MARK FURNISH SEES A BAD WRECK.. ON I-65..
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Questions surround death of man killed after motorcycle crash

In public statements subsequent to the first crash, Dr. Chow talked about the severity of his injuries. Early on, things looked so grim his family was approached about possibly donating his organs. His recovery was remarkable, given that he had re-learn basic things, liking walking. He became the kind of patient he had counselled so often over the years. Dr.
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Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Grants Pass Has Lane County Connection

The motorcycles operator was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was wearing a protective helmet. It is not known why his vehicle crossed the centerline. Conner, a driver for Weatherlys Inc., out of Eugene, was not injured. He was driving transporting building supplies. Comments? Leave comments at the bottom of the page. Lane Today also accepts letters to the editor for publication in our Sound Off section.
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Impaired Motorcycle Operation - Riders Helping Riders (final Report)

Impaired Motorcycle Operation - Riders Helping Riders (Final Report)  Additional Resources Volume III: Student Guide (DOT HS 810 908) Riders Helping Riders (RHR) is an instructional program designed to encourage motorcyclists to intervene to prevent drinking and riding by their motorcyclist peers. The program is based on focus group research which found that riders consider themselves to be united by an interest in riding, and willing to help other riders in need, but that a sense of individualism limits the extent to which riders are willing to intervene in drinking and riding. RHR is intended to convince motorcyclists that an impaired rider needs their help, and that they are in the best position to provide help.The program provides a "toolkit" of techniques for separating drinking from riding, discouraging riders from becoming impaired, recognizing impairment, and discouraging impaired riders from riding. An optional role-playing module is included. At the end of class, students are asked to sign a pledge to do their best to help an impaired rider live to ride another day. RHR was developed with the assistance of instructors from the South Carolina Rider Education Program and pilot tested by instructors of Georgia's Department of Driver Services, Motorcycle Safety Program.
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3 Killed Last Week In Unrelated Motorcycle Accidents

firefighter and a Montgomery County man whose bike crashed into his house and went through a window. The firefighter, Terrence Daryl Boston, 49, of Brandywine, was killed Aug. 25 as he was riding south on Old Branch Avenue in the Temple Hills area, Prince Georges County police said. PHOTOS: Last weeks best news photos of the week They said a northbound car that was trying to turn left onto Allentown Way failed to yield to him. Boston struck the side of the car and died at a hospital. In another Aug. 25 crash, Maryland State Police said Christopher R.
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Motorcyclist dies in South Loop crash

(AP) A funeral service will be held this week for a 22-year-old soldier from New Hampshire who died in a motorcycle crash in Killeen, Texas, while stationed at Fort Hood. Police said Cpl. Tyler Pimpis died Wednesday, Aug. 28, in a collision with a pickup truck. Pimpis, who wasn't wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle. Pimpis, of Londonderry, was a 2009 graduate of Londonderry High School , where he was a member of the varsity lacrosse and football teams. He joined the U.S. Army in January 2010, and served a combat deployment in Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012.
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NH soldier killed in motorcycle crash in Texas

Daytona Beach Police say 48-year old Ricky Whitehead was pronounced dead at the scene after the accident on South Clyde Morris Boulevard and Buccaneer Way at around 3 p.m. Police say Whitehead was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Clyde Morris approaching the intersection of Buccaneer Way, [and upon] approaching the curve traveled into the southbound lanes of Clyde Morris in between oncoming traffic. Police say Whitehead struck the guard rail on the west side of Clyde Morris and was ejected from the motorcycle. The bike came to rest on the east side of Clyde Morris about 200 feet away. Police say Whitehead was wearing a helmet. Unofficial reports were that people at the scene started CPR until the Daytona Beach Police; Fire Department and EVAC ambulances arrived. Daytona Beach Police also blocked traffic on Clyde Morris Boulevard between International Speedway Boulevard and Richard Petty Boulevard during the accident investigation.
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Fiery motorcycle crash northwest of Birmingham sends driver to hospital

CDT, September 3, 2013 A 36-year-old man died Monday night when a car struck his motorcycle in the South Loop, authorities said. Lawrence Talbert, of the 4600 block of South Drexel Boulevard, was riding east on Cermak Road when his motorcycle was hit around 11:15 p.m. by a white Infiniti turning left from South Archer Avenue, authorities said. Talbert was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead at 11:42 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The driver of the Infiniti was cited for failing to yield the right of way, Police News Affairs Officer Michael Sullivan said.
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Motorcycle accident in Daytona claims Tampa man Saturday (Photos)

An ambulance transported the motorcycle driver from the scene, where a Brookside Fire and Rescue unit and two sheriff's vehicles also responded. A white passenger vehicle involved in the crash showed extensive damage from an impact on the driver's side near the front. The identities of those involved in the crash were not immediately available. Cristy and Ray Bertram heard the crash from inside their home on Cherry Avenue, just feet from where the fiery motorcycle came to rest. "It was a loud popping noise," she said of the impact. She ran from a bedroom to the front door and saw the motorcycle on fire in the street. She yelled for her husband.
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Impaired Motorcycle Operation - Riders Helping Riders (final Report)

Impaired Motorcycle Operation - Riders Helping Riders (Final Report)  Additional Resources Volume III: Student Guide (DOT HS 810 908) Riders Helping Riders (RHR) is an instructional program designed to encourage motorcyclists to intervene to prevent drinking and riding by their motorcyclist peers. The program is based on focus group research which found that riders consider themselves to be united by an interest in riding, and willing to help other riders in need, but that a sense of individualism limits the extent to which riders are willing to intervene in drinking and riding. RHR is intended to convince motorcyclists that an impaired rider needs their help, and that they are in the best position to provide help.The program provides a "toolkit" of techniques for separating drinking from riding, discouraging riders from becoming impaired, recognizing impairment, and discouraging impaired riders from riding. An optional role-playing module is included. At the end of class, students are asked to sign a pledge to do their best to help an impaired rider live to ride http://thepersonalinjurydirectory.com/blog/category/motorcycle-accident-attorneys/ another day. RHR was developed with the assistance of instructors from the South Carolina Rider Education Program and pilot tested by instructors of Georgia's Department of Driver Services, Motorcycle Safety Program.
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