Motorcycle Accidents

• Man Hurt in Georgia Motorcycle Accident

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

  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...

• Limestone County Motorcycle Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | July 14, 2008 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A 57-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident last week in Limestone County, Alabama. He was a resident of Cullen and had just purchased the motorcycle that day. He was driving on an...

• Loachapoka Motorcycle Accident Kills One

  Shannon Weidemann | July 23, 2008 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  One person was killed and another injured in a motorcycle accident in Loachapoka. A car and motorcycle collided at Lee Road 4 and Lee Road 188. The motorcycle driver was killed after being thrown...

• Alabama Motorcyclist Dies at Bike Week

  Shannon Weidemann | May 06, 2008 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An Alabama man visiting Panama City Beach, Florida for Bike Week was killed in a motorcycle accident. He ran into a motorcycle that was traveling in front of him that stopped to turn. The victim...

• Motorcycle Accidents Kills Prattville Man

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

  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...

• Tragic motorcycle accident claims life

  Kimberly French | October 03, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Sand Mountain Reporter published an article about a deadly motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a local high school student on Friday. The 15-year-old victim was driving a 2005 Honda motorcycle on DeKalb County Road 9 and crashed into a 1992 Ford Taurus. The story does not provide details of how the accident occurred or road conditions. The story, however, is a sad reminder of the...

• Motorcycle death prompts safety campaign

  Staff Writer | October 24, 2006 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The recent death of Fort Rucker's Warrant Officer 1 Michael Boykin from a motorcycle accident has prompted the military base to implement a motorcycle safety awareness campaign. An article on MontgomeryAdvertiser.com details the program, its goals and success among military personnel.Fort Rucker officials say that many soldiers have an extracurricular interest in riding motorcycles, and some are...

• Douglas County Motorcycle Accident Injures Man

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

  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...

• Motorcycle Accident Injures Teenager in Missouri

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

  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...

• Couple Killed in Thanksgiving Motorcycle Crash

  Shannon Weidemann | November 30, 2007 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A couple that had been married for 24 years was killed in a motorcycle accident on their way to Thanksgiving dinner with their family. They were hit by a car that failed to yield at a stop sign. The wife was killed at the scene and the husband died later at the hospital. The couple was killed Thursday morning after a 2007 BMW failed to stop at a stop sign and hit the front of the...