Motorcycle Accidents

• Motorcycle accidents on rise during summer

  Staff Writer | June 25, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An article from the Times-Herald in Arkansas details the dangers for motorcyclists on our nation's roadways, especially during the summer months. According to the article, motorcycle accidents are more likely during the warmer, sunnier summer months that attract riders to the roads.In mid-June, there were two such accidents in Forrest City, Arkansas, that caused serious injuries to the...

• Driver Flees Crash Scene After Hitting Motorcycle Officer

  Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Southbound Interstate 15, past state Route 94 was closed for hours on Monday due to a motorcycle accident that involved a San Diego Motorcycle Officer, authorities said.California Highway Patrol initially reported the officer crashed with a truck. However, a officer with the San Diego Police Department reports the officer laid down his motorcycle for reasons that are still unknown. The officer...

• Warning from CPSC on Kazuma Meerkat 50 ATV

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

  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...

• Motorcycle Accident Sends Man to Hospital with Serious Injuries

  Chrissie Cole | June 14, 2007 2:04 AM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  A two-vehicle vs. motorcycle accident left the motorcyclist in the hospital.The crash occurred on Saturday on Matthews Road near Picayune, according to Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.The vehicles involved in the accident were a Honda CBR motorcycle and a Dodge Durango. The driver of the motorcycle, 21, was injured and transported to Forrest General Hospital with serious injuries.The...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with Truck

  Christina Cole | June 13, 2007 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A motorcyclist was killed after sustaining serious injuries in a motorcycle accident when his bike crashed with a truck on a windy road. The accident occurred at approximately 11a.m. on Wednesday morning..According to California Highway Patrol, the 38-year-old man, was traveling eastbound around a corner at an unsafe speed and lost control of the bike. He then slid into a flat bed truck that was...

• Multiple Motorcycle Accidents at Rally

  Greg Owen | June 13, 2007 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  This year marked the eight annual Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally in Baker City, Idaho. There were as many as 3,000 people in attendance, many of whom had taken a day trip to Idaho for the event. No less than eight riders who attended the rally were injured, two of which are in critical condition. "I was not prepared for what happened here this year," said Lt. Will Johnson of the Adams County...

• California Motorcylist Killed in Accident

  Christina Cole | June 11, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  A 65-year-old California man lost his life this morning in a fatal motorcycle accident near the Mt. Rushmore monument after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed head-on into an oncoming motorhome.The accident happened at 10:25 a.m. on Highway 244, just three miles west of Mt. Rushmore, said South Dakota Highway Patrol.Apparently, the motorcyclist failed to slow down for a curve and...

• Man Killed After Losing Control of his Motorcycle

  Chrissie Cole | June 07, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Port St. Lucie man was killed in a motorcycle accident when he was thrown from his motorcyle on Sunday, crashing into a sign post, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The man, 27, was traveling south on U.S. 441 just after 10:35 a.m. when he attempted a "one wheel stand" on his bike and lost control. The front wheel of the bike went back down to the road and the motorcycle wobbled, causing...

• Motorcycle Accidents Increase in Tampa

  Shannon Weidemann | June 05, 2007 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Motorcyle accidents are on the rise in Tampa due to higher gas prices and more people riding motorcycles to save money. Florida repealed the mandatory helmut law seven years ago and there have been more fatalities related to motorcycle accidents as well. Motorcycle crashes are up all across the state especially in Hillsborough County. Authorities say more people are riding. "We see a great...

• Two Die in Motorcycle Accident

  Christina Cole | May 23, 2007 12:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  After leading a California Highway Patrol Officer on a chase, an active duty sailor and his sister were killed in a motorcycle accident when they crashed and were ejected from the motorcycle. Imperial Beach residents Christopher, 21, and Rachel, 25, were pronounced dead at the scene that happened on Sunday at 7:15 p.m., according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.The man was...