Posts tagged motorcycle accidents

• Man Hurt in Georgia Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 19, 2008 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A man from Warner Robbins was hurt after being thrown from his motorcycle and hit by a pickup truck. The motorcycle accident happened on Interstate 75 near Hartley Bridge Road Tuesday morning. He lost control of the vehicle and rolled across two lanes of the highway. The victim lost control of his Harley Davidson, was thrown from his motorcycle, rolled across two lanes and came to rest in...

• Motorcycle Accidents Kills Prattville Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 25, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A 37-year-old man from Prattville was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday. The man was a firefighter for Pelham. The accident happened on the interstate near Clanton. The victim was on a southbound entrance ramp to Interstate 65 when his motorcycle and a tractor trailer collided about 12:45 p.m. Sunday, said Pelham Fire Chief Gary Waters. He was initially taken to Chilton County Medical...

• Alabama Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident(2)

  Chrissie Cole | December 09, 2007 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A motorcycle accident claimed the life of a Saraland man, on Friday, according to Alabama State Police.The motorcyclist, 18, was transported to the University of South Alabama Medical Center by helicopter ambulance, where he later died from the severe injuries he suffered in the crash.The accident occurred when the motorcycle crashed with another vehicle on Industrial Parkway near the Interstate...

• Pine Grove accident kills motorcyclist

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2006 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A fatal collision Saturday on a rural road between a motorcycle and a truck occurred just 13 hours after another fatal accident on the same road. In the first accident, a car ran off the road, struck and tree and caught on fire, killing the passenger. The driver was in critical condition. The motorcycle accident was a collision between a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a pickup truck. Apparently...

• Warning from CPSC on Kazuma Meerkat 50 ATV

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2007 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The Kazuma Meerkat 50 Youth All-Terrain Vehicle, which is designed for children from 6 to 11 years old, is not being recalled even though the product has serious safety defects. This all terrain vehicle lacks front brakes, has no parking brake and can be started in gear, which puts many children in serious danger of injury. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was unable to recall the...

• Fatal Florida motorcycle accident

  Staff Writer | December 13, 2006 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A Florida Highway Patrol news release reported the tragic motorcycle accident death of a 30-year-old motorcyclist last Wednesday night in Manatee. The motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck making a left-hand turn on U.S. 41. Apparently the driver of the truck did not see the two motorcycles approaching, and she was cited in the accident. Both motorcycles skidded and landed down the road, and...

• Mobile Man Killed in Motorcycle Collision

  Chrissie Cole | January 28, 2008 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A motorcycle accident claimed the life of a Mobile man, 46, on Sunday, when he collided with a sedan, according to Mobile police. Another motorcyclist was hit as well, police said, but he was not injured.The man died at University of South Alabama Medical Center after his motorcycle crashed with a Buick LaSabre, driven by a man in his 80s.A police spokesman said the motorcyclists were traveling...

• Motorcycle Accident Injures Teenager in Missouri

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2008 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A 19-year-old motorcycle driver was hurt in a motorcycle accident yesterday. He was driving his motorcycle in Taney County when the accident occured. He hit a car that was coming out of a driveway. The victim was riding a 1993 Kawasaki motorcycle on U.S. 160 one mile north of Forsyth when the accident happened, according to the patrol�s report.The motorcycle driver was wearing a helmet at...

• American Honda Motor Co. Recall ATVs Due to Loss of Speed Control

  Jenny Albano | January 10, 2008 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  American Honda Motor Co., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 40,000 Model Year 2007 Honda TRX 500 ATVs due to loss of speed control.It is possible for water to get into the throttle position sensor and freeze it, which causes permanent damage if the rider tries to force the throttle lever. Doing this could cause the throttle to stick open and the rider would lose control of the...

• Douglas County Motorcycle Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 30, 2007 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A man was injured in a late afternoon motorcycle accident in Douglas County on Christmas Day. He was riding his motorcycle on a dirt road near Topsy Avenue and U.S. 395 in Nevada. He broke his arm in the accident. The driver's arm struck a boulder. He walked back to the highway and flagged down a motorist, who was an off-duty volunteer paramedic at about 3 p.m., Halsey said.It is unknown if...