Motorcyclist dies in crash with deer -
nwitimes.com - A motorcyclist was killed
Sunday morning when he crashed into a deer just south of Valparaiso.
Bradley Sheely, 25, of 155 S. County Road 650 East, Valparaiso,
suffered multiple internal injuries in the crash, Porter County
police said.
Toxicology tests, which are standard in fatal accidents, are being
conducted to determine if drugs or alcohol were factors in the
crash.
The accident happened at 3:47 a.m. on Martinal Road, just west of
Covenant Circle. Police said Sheely was riding a 2009 Yamaha R1
motorcycle westbound on Martinal at a high rate of speed when he
struck a deer in the road.
After striking the deer, Sheely slid into several mailbox posts and
then into a tree. Police said Sheely, who was not wearing a helmet,
was ejected from the motorcycle and came to rest in the middle of
the road.
A woman who lives on Martinal was awakened by the crash and, upon
investigating, found Sheely unresponsive.
The motorcycle, which belongs to a Portage man, sustained an
estimated $10,000 to $25,000 in damage.
Police said the deer was the primary cause of the crash, although
the speed of the motorcycle was also a factor.
Duarte man inherits "super rare" motorcycle -
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - As a youth, Carl
Haren once used his uncle's old motorcycle to chase pesky geese
around the family's farm in Illinois.
"My uncle got a kick out of that," he said.
And Haren, 58, of Duarte, was excited to inherit the bike in 2000,
thinking it was somewhat of a novelty.
But he had no idea how novel.
Experts say the 1912 Pierce is one of only about five in the world
that still run.
Haren wouldn't say how much he thought the motorcycle was worth, but
similar bikes have sold for as much as $500,000.
Haren, a motorcycle enthusiast who races bikes and works on
caburetors as a hobby, is pretty familiar with motorcycles.
But it wasn't until a fellow motorcycle racer saw the bike at
Carl Haren, 58, of Duarte, poses with his 1912 Pierce motorbike at
Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale Friday, July 17, 2009. Haren, who got the
bike from his Uncle Gus Lambert, spent the last six years finding
and manufacturing parts to get the rare motorbike running. Haren
owns the bike with his brothers Dennis and Rick. (SGVN/Staff Photo
by Sarah Reingewirtz/SVCITY)
the family farm in Illinois that Haren realized what he now owned.
"When Scotty Parker saw it, he knew it," Haren said.
Haren asked his friend to bring the motorcycle to California.
"He was scared to death," Haren said. "He didn't want to take it."
Parker is a friend of the family who races motorcycles across the
U.S.
To get the bike to California, Parker picked it up in Illinois,
taking it along the racing circuit until he dropped it off with
Haren in San Jose.
"Everybody wanted to know where it was, where it came from, how much
to buy it," Haren said. "At the hotels, he would take it into the
room with him because he was so worried about it."
Historians and motorcycle enthusiasts alike recognize the
significance of the bike.
The Seal Cove Auto Museum in Maine has a 1912 Pierce similar to
Haren's - although it doesn't run.
"Absolutely beautiful bikes," said Seal Cove Executive Director
Roberto Rodriguez. "I would think they are quite rare."
A road captain for the Pasadena motorcycle club, Joe Perez, agreed,
calling it "super rare."
To look at, the 1912 Pierce is nothing more than a bulky bicycle
with a motor at its heart.
Haren calls it a piece of "mechanical art," he said.
Haren has to pedal to start the engine, which roars and smokes.
Despite legitimate offers, he does not intend to sell the bike.
"I have been offered a lot of money for it, but it is not for sale,"
Haren said. "Once it goes into a collection, no one ever sees it
again and I don't want that."
The motorcycle is more of a family heirloom, Haren said. On top of
that, he still enjoys riding it around the neighborhood and showing
it at schools, museums and motorcycle events.
"Any day I get up is a good day. I don't care about money," Haren
said. "If I got 35 cents in my pocket and a full tank of gas, I have
plenty of money."
Motorcyclist hurt in crash -
Central Maine Morning Sentinel - PHILLIPS -- A Phillips man
was admitted to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after he
crashed his motorcycle into a truck on Route 4 north of town Monday
morning.
Joel Thompson, 34, fractured his pelvis and hand when his 1983 Honda
motorcycle struck the driver's side of a heavy-duty, 2003 Chevrolet
two-axle pickup truck as the truck's owner, Gregory Gilchrist of
Avon, was turning left into a driveway, according to Franklin County
Sheriff's Deputy Sandy Burke.
The 7:55 a.m. crash occurred north of the Route 142 intersection.
Thompson, who was on his way to work in Rangeley, attempted to pass
the pickup just as Gilchrist was making a left turn. Thompson was
wearing a helmet.
Burke said Gilchrist had his left blinker turned on but Thompson
failed to see it when he pulled out into the southbound lane to
pass. The Honda collided with the driver's side door.
"The motorcycle was totaled," Burke said. He estimated damage to the
truck at $500.
The motorcycle was not registered or insured, Burke said.
Thompson was summonsed to court for operating an unregistered motor
vehicle over 150 days and operating an uninsured vehicle. Burke
added that the Honda was registered to someone other than Thompson.
Thompson was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington by
NorthStar Ambulance and then to Central Maine Medical Center. A CMMC
nursing supervisor said Monday evening he was in stable condition.
The Phillips Fire Department assisted at the scene with traffic
control and cleanup of the debris.
Scottville man critical after motorcycle crash -
Muskegon Chronicle - MUSKEGON COUNTY -- Two
motorcyclists were injured over the weekend in separate crashes, and
one of them was in critical condition Monday.
The more serious accident occurred at 3:15 p.m. Saturday at Skyline
Drive and Getty Street in Muskegon Township.
According to the police report, a 57-year-old Scottville man driving
a Harley Davidson was injured when he ran a red light while
eastbound on Skyline. The motorcycle slammed into the driver's side
door of a 1999 Dodge pickup truck, police said.
Richard Renwick, of 1340 S. Scottville, was listed in critical
condition Monday at Spectrum Health Hospital in Grand Rapids,
according to a hospital official.
Police say Renwick's motorcycle struck the pickup driven by Leslie
Gauthier, 42, of 2602 Riverview, North Muskegon, who was traveling
north on Getty. Gauthier had the green light, police said.
A traffic citation had not been issued as of Monday as the accident
remained under investigation. Renwick is listed as the "at fault"
driver on the police report.
Earlier Saturday, the Muskegon County Sheriff's Department responded
to a motorcycle accident at 11 a.m. at Ryerson Road near Linderman
Road in Cedar Creek Township.
According to the police report, two motorcycles were traveling west
on Ryerson when one of the motorcyclists lost control of his bike
and flipped over along the side of the road. That person received
minor injuries. No one was ticketed.
It was not clear whether the motorcyclists were in the area for the
third annual Muskegon Bike Time held in downtown Muskegon.
Strong motorcyclist dies in crash -
SunJournal.com - STRONG — A man from
Strong was was killed after crashing his motorcycle near his home.
According to WMTW, Carl Chadbourne, 47, left his home Monday at
about 2:45 a.m. When he didn't return, his family went looking for
him. Chadbourne's brother found his body Monday evening near his
motorcycle.
Maine State Police Trooper Scott Stevens told WMTW that Chadbourne
probably lost control of his bike while rounding a corner.
Chadbourne apparently went over an embankment and ended up in a
stream about 40 feet from the road. Chadbourne wasn't wearing a
helmet at the time of the accident, Stevens said.
AMA Superbike riders to test at Millville today -
Press of Atlantic City - MILLVILLE - The
fastest motorcycle riders in the country will make their southern
New Jersey debut today when the AMA Pro Racing National Guard
American Superbike series comes to New Jersey Motorsports Park to
run tests.
The two-day test session runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m.
today and Wednesday. The test is open to all American Superbike and
Daytona SportBike teams and motorcycles.
Suzuki's Mat Mladin, a six-time Superbike champion and career wins
leader, will be on hand for the test. Other featured riders include
Michael Jordan Motorsports riders Aaron Yates and Geoff May,
Ducati's Larry Pegram and Yamaha's Ben Bostrom.
Admission to the AMA Pro Test Days is free for spectators.
The track will host a bike night after today's session through 9
p.m. in the Thunderbolt Raceway paddock. The bike night is also free
of charge and will include music and available food and beverages,
while the riders will be on hand for autographs and photos.
The AMA Superbike Championships races will be held at New Jersey
Motorsports Park on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-6.
Monessen man killed in motorcycle crash -
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - A Monessen man
has died of injuries he suffered at 8:53 a.m. yesterday in a
collision with a sport utility vehicle while he was riding his
motorcycle in Rostraver, police said.
Justin Watson, 32, was taken by helicopter from the scene to
Allegheny General Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police Lt.
John E. Christner said.
Mr. Watson was speeding northbound on Route 906 just south of Turkey
Hollow Road when he lost control of his bike.
The motorcycle crossed into the northbound lanes, where it collided
with and scraped along most of the driver's side of a southbound
Ford Explorer driven by Gary Bagay, 54, of Donora.
Mr. Watson was ejected upon impact with the SUV. The force flung him
more than 80 feet, and he landed over the side of a rocky
embankment.
Mr. Watson was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Mr. Bagay, who suffered only minor injuries, declined treatment at
the scene.
The crash has been ruled an accident, although police still are
investigating.
Killed in traffic accident, Manatee man, 23 -
Bradenton Herald -
MANATEE — The checklist he created was simple and succinct:
Start school in August.
Earn a business degree.
GRANT JEFFERIES/gjefferies@bradenton.com A photograph of Jason Dean
at 10-years old, beside his Uncle Jeff Dean´s racing boat. Jason was
killed in a crash Friday while driving his moped at 51st Street West
and 18th Ave. W. in Bradenton.Jason´s uncle was killed in an
accident on 75th Street W. and 18th Ave. W. in 2003.
Remembering Jason Dean
Open “Dean’s Marine” and offer charter fishing and diving trips.
Jason Lloyd Dean, 23, had big plans and even wrote them down on a
piece of paper and framed it as a reminder to make sure they
happened.
But those dreams were extinguished this past weekend when the
23-year-old Bradenton resident’s life was tragically cut short in a
two-vehicle crash just blocks from his home.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers say that at about 11 p.m. Friday,
Dean was struck and killed as he rode his 2009 Yamaha motorcycle
into the intersection of 18th Avenue West and 51st Street West.
Dean’s family says the vehicle was a mo-ped, not a motorcycle.
According to an FHP report, Dean, who lived on 18th Avenue West,
pulled into the path of a 2007 GMC pickup truck after failing to
stop at a stop sign at 51st Street West.
The driver of the truck, Nicholas W. Dominis, 24, of Bradenton, and
his passenger Samantha Klepek, 21, of Bradenton, were not injured,
troopers say.
During the crash, Dean was thrown from his mo-ped. He wasn’t wearing
a helmet, according to the FHP report.
He was taken to Blake Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead
at about 11:30 p.m., said FHP Lt. Chris Miller.
“It’s just horrible,” his stepmother, Susan Dean, said Monday. “He
lived on that road ... traveled that road everyday. I can’t believe
he’d run a stop sign.”
Although Dean purchased his mo-ped in May, it was not the first time
he had driven one.
“He had one before that, so it’s not like he hadn’t driven one,” his
stepmother said.
His roommate, Christine Stumpf, 40, said she was home sleeping when
the crash took place just a few blocks from their house.
She didn’t hear a thing.
A 1:40 a.m., a phone call from Dean’s stepmother woke her with the
bad news.
“She was hysterical. I just said, ‘No, he’s not, he’s here,’ ”
Stumpf said. “But I got up and started looking through the house and
he was gone.”
Stumpf described Dean, who she had known his entire life, as a
loving person. He recently joined Harvest Chapel church in
Bradenton.
“He loved going. He was always willing to help out,” she said. “He
had a great spirit.”
His neighbor, John King, 50, said he and Dean were fishing buddies.
“He liked the water,” King said. “He was just a very outgoing kid,
just starting out.”
Born and raised in Bradenton, Dean loved motocross, boat racing,
fishing and tennis.
At his grandmother’s Bradenton home, where he was raised, his
grandmother, Judy Leetzow, and his father, William J. Dean, glanced
through photos of him Monday.
“He was basically part of his uncle’s boat racing team,” Leetzow
said. “Traveled all over — Key West, the Bahamas ... Europe.”
Ironically, his uncle, Jeff Dean, died in a traffic accident in
2003.
As they prepared for his funeral scheduled for Wednesday, family
members looked over his framed checklist with his plans to start
school and open Dean’s Marine.
“He wanted to do a charter out of it for divers and sell boats ...
the whole nine yards,” his stepmother said. “He was a beautiful boy
with an infectious smile, He was outgoing and loved life and never
took anything too seriously.”
Dean leaves behind other family, including his mother, Rosa Farmer,
and grandfather, Larry Leetzow. In addition: his mixed golden
retriever, Leo, and his tabby cat, Orangey.
Fatal motorcycle crash in Williamstown -
EmpireStateNews.net - WILLIAMSTOWN -
State Police in Pulaski and Fulton are investigating a
motorcycle/truck fatal motor vehicle collision which occurred on
Sunday, July 19, at about 8:40 p.m.
The accident, in the Town of Williamstown, claimed the life of the
motorcycle operator, identified as Edward Lazore, 24, of 268 Cable
Road in Williamstown.
Police said Patrick Wesseldine, 26, of 154 Krebbs Road in Pulaski,
was operating a pickup south on Sol Davis Road at the intersection
with State Route 183. As Wesseldine proceeded through the
intersection, he failed to yield right of way to a motorcycle
traveling northbound on State Route 183 being operated by Lazore,
colliding with the bike and throwing Lazore from it.
Lazore was pronounced deceased at the scene and neither vehicle was
carrying any passengers. Wesseldine was uninjured and arrested for
vehicular manslaughter second degree (class D felony), driving while
ability impaired by alcohol, driving while ability impaired by
drugs/alcohol, and numerous vehicle and traffic charges.
He was arraigned and held at the Oswego County Jail in lieu of bail.
State Police were assisted at the scene by the Oswego County
Sheriff's Department and members of the Williamstown Vol. Fire
Department.
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