June 20th, 2008 by R.J.
LUDLOW - A man died after his motorcycle hit a semi tractor trailer on Interstate 40 Monday evening.
David Frazelle, 29, of Hawthorne was riding eastbound on Interstate 40 aboard his 2008 Honda 600RR sportbike at around 6:05 p.m. on Monday. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol, Frazelle struck the back of a semi-truck and was ejected from the bike. Paramedics pronounced Frazelle dead on the scene.
CHP is investigating the accident, but noted that the truck did not slow or stop suddenly and it was unclear at this point why the motorcycle ran into the back of it.
The occupants of the semi-truck were uninjured.
June 20th, 2008 by R.J.
CARSON CITY, Nevada-A 57-year-old Carson City man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a pickup on Highway 28 north of the Highway 50 intersection.
The accident happened Wednesday morning at approximately 9:20 a.m.
Trooper Chuck Allen of the Nevada Highway Patrol said that Fred K. Timmons, 57, was traveling northbound on his Yamaha motorcycle before entering the opposing lane of travel and sideswiping a 2007 Ford F-150 that was pulling a trailer. The F-150 was driven by David Shattuck of Gardnerville who was uninjured in the accident.
The accident happened on a blind curve in a no-passing zone. It is unclear at this point what made the motorcyclist enter the oncoming lane of traffic.
June 19th, 2008 by R.J.
GRASS VALLEY, CA - A California Highway Patrol officer was injured Tuesday morning when he struck a deer while riding his motorcycle on McCourtney Road.
Officer Bryce Hertan, 42, of the Grass Valley area, was traveling southbound on his CHP motorcycle at approximately 4:45 a.m. when a deer entered the roadway. Hertan’s motorcycle struck and killed the deer, and then went down, ejecting him from the bike.
Officer Hertan was taken to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital with cuts and bruises and a pain in his left shoulder. He was treated and released.
I just want to say that it’s that time of year when you’re going to be seeing a lot of different animals in the roadway, especially while riding in the morning hours. So far this year, I have encountered snakes, rabbits, and even burros riding through Red Rock Canyon in a blind turn. You have to be very aware and vigilant out there, guys.
June 18th, 2008 by R.J.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Former Marshall star died early Sunday after a Motorcycle accident in Northern Florida. Florida Highway Patrol say Goddard’s motorcycle went off the shoulder of a road at a high rate of speed and overturned about 7:40 p.m. Saturday in Clay County, Fla. Goddard, a resident of Starke, was pronounced dead about 6:30 a.m. Sunday at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said.
Goddard was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He later briefly played for the Indianapolis Colts and the AFL’s Colorado Rush.
“This is a terrible loss for our football family and our thoughts and prayers are with the Goddard family,” Marshall coach Mark Snyder said.
June 17th, 2008 by R.J.
NEVADA COUNTY, CA - Greg Elliott, 54, a resident of North San Juan, was killed in an accident when Lesa Shaffer, 44, also of North San Juan, ran her 1993 Toyota pickup into Elliott’s 2005 Harley-Davidson, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred last Thursday at around 4:40 p.m. on Highway 49. Elliott was riding his motorcycle southbound when Shaffer, driving northbound, drifted over the center line and struck and killed Greg Elliott, according to the CHP.
Shaffer was suspected of driving under the influence and had a child in the back seat. She was arrested on suspicion of DUI, vehicular manslaughter, and child endangerment and booked into the Nevada County Jail.
June 11th, 2008 by R.J.
RENO, NEVADA - A University of Nevada, Reno motorcycle police officer narrowly escaped serious injury Monday morning when he jumped from his vehicle before it collided with a truck, police said.
Officer John Martinez was struck by a semi driven by Chris Minden, 36, of Arizona at approximately 8:30 a.m. on the westbound offramp of Interstate 80 to Keystone Avenue.
Police say Minden cut in front of the motorcycle which then slid beneath the truck. Martinez was able to jump from his bike before the truck collided with it. He was treated for minor injuries at Renown Regional Medical Center.
“He was in the blind spot that was right along the rear, so I didn’t see him,” Minden said. “When he started falling, that’s when I saw him.”
Minden was ticketed for changing lanes without due care.
May 30th, 2008 by R.J.
SHIPPAGAN, NEW BRUNSWICK - Luc Bourdon, a rookie defenseman with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, was killed yesterday when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer in a crash near Shippagan, New Brunswick. He was 21.
Bourdon was the Canucks’ first-round draft pick and 10th overall in 2005.
May 28th, 2008 by R.J.
CONNORS SUMMIT, NV - A encounter with an elk proved fatal for a motorcycle rider on U.S. Highway 6 Friday. Gregory Evan Pinchon, 55, of Carson City, was traveling eastbound on Connors Summit at approixmately 8:15 p.m. when he crashed his motorcycle into a cow elk that had wandered into the road.
Pinchon was ejected from his 2003 Ducati sportbike and killed. The elk was also killed.
February 21st, 2008 by R.J.
Samuel Cravin, 22, of Albany was injured when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The accident happened at Bear Creek Road north of Orinda. Cravin regained consciousness at the scene but suffered a broken leg in addition to head and other injuries.
CHP believes that speed was a factor in this accident. And because Samuel crashed his Honda 600cc sportsbike with no other vehicles involved, I tend to think they’re right.
February 20th, 2008 by R.J.
On Sunday, a motorcyclist that was riding a wheelie on interstate 805 rode straight into the back of a Chrysler van.
The 25-year old man, whose name has not been released, is an active duty sailor. Today, he remains hospitalized on life support.
He was riding his motorcycle north on the 805 at Olympic Parkway in Chula Vista, when witnesses say he did a wheelie and rode it all the way into the back of a van and fell from the motorcycle.
SignOnSanDiego.com had previously reported the man had died from his injuries, but as of Wednesday afternoon, he is still alive on life support according to the Navy.
