Man killed in high-speed motorcycle crash
04-11-2011, 01:03 AM
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Man killed in high-speed motorcycle crash
440ft from impact??! That's farther than the entire length of a football field...A 24-year-old Puyallup man was killed Saturday afternoon after a high speed motorcycle crash on Highway 167 (River Road) west of Puyallup.
Troop Guy Gill of the Washington State Patrol says that the man was traveling at over 100 miles per hour on his 2009 Suzuki GSX R1000 east on River Road near 78th Avenue East when he crashed his motorcycle into a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina at 12:15 p.m. The impact threw the motorcyclist from the bike and he ended up around 440 feet from the collision scene, according to Gill. The high impact of the crash also left the front fork assembly of the bike embedded in the front of the Lumina, broken off from the rest of the motorcycle.
The motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene. The 28-year-old man driving the Lumina was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment, but Gill said his injuries were minor.
Gill said the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, but it wasn’t known if drugs or alcohol was a factor.
On Sunday night, WSP announced that the motorcyclist had been identified as Tyler J. Huber.
The damage to the car after the crash. The forks from the motorcycle can be seen in the front. Photo by Trooper Guy Gill/WSP
The remains of the Suzuki motorcycle after the crash. Photo by Trooper Guy Gill/WSP.
04-11-2011, 04:24 AM
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Needs more Lemon Pledge
04-11-2011, 07:07 AM
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'08 MX5 GT 6spd.
Hate to sound grim, but he was probably one of those douchers that revs his engine at motorists while pulling a wheelie all while wearing a helmet that has a mohawk on it...It sucks he had no regard for his family, im glad he didn't severely injure anyone else.
04-11-2011, 07:42 AM
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this is very sad ... although he was acting foolish in this case, he may have been a great person who knows ... i am glad no one else was hurt, but feel bad for him and his family
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04-11-2011, 07:45 AM
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That's nuts!!There was a pretty bad fatal wreck here about 2 months ago. Crazy b/c I was working part time at Cycle Gear and not only was he a regular customer, but there are suspicions they were on their way to the store (accident happened about a mile or so from the shop)!! I did not work that weekend so didn't hear about it until the following weekend, but still... crazy!
They were going so fast they almost cut the SUV in half!! It was also reported that the impact of the body on the truck ripped the operators chest open and organs were found on the road. The road it happened on (Independence) scares me at the speed limit... no way I'd be speeding on there. Sad to hear and sad story, but could have been avoided...
http://monroescoop.com/2-killed-in-m...cle-and-s-u-v/
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04-11-2011, 09:29 AM
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Dumbshiz. No sympathy at all from me. 100 mph on a surface street=stupid.
Thank goodness the driver of the car he hit is OK.
Thank goodness the driver of the car he hit is OK.
04-11-2011, 10:50 AM
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That was someone brother, son, grandson. He was young. I've done some stupid things in my life, including driving over the posted speed on a Northwest roadway. I'm just plain lucky I made it past 19.
My condolences to everyone involved.
04-11-2011, 11:14 AM
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I don't think name-calling is helping anybody.
to the motorcyclist, and I'm glad the injuries to the driver were only minor and hope he has a speedy recovery.
to the motorcyclist, and I'm glad the injuries to the driver were only minor and hope he has a speedy recovery.
04-11-2011, 11:16 AM
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You are all a bunch of heartless bastards.
That was someone brother, son, grandson. He was young. I've done some stupid things in my life, including driving over the posted speed on a Northwest roadway. I'm just plain lucky I made it past 19.
My condolences to everyone involved.
That was someone brother, son, grandson. He was young. I've done some stupid things in my life, including driving over the posted speed on a Northwest roadway. I'm just plain lucky I made it past 19.
My condolences to everyone involved.
That rider...stupid, not so lucky.
04-11-2011, 11:35 AM
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Dude, I'm not being heartless. That behavior on a SURFACE street (e.g. not a freeway, e.g. not made for high speed travel) is uncalled for. It's one thing to do that on the freeway, which is actually made for high-speed travel. It's another to do it on a street made for 35 mph or 50 mph or whatever. We've all done some stupid things, even me, but this guy was BEGGING for trouble. Another person could have been hurt seriously. in any case.
In my job, I deal with the effects of this type of stupidity every day and wish I could have said something to the guy to prevent this needless death.
in any case.In my job, I deal with the effects of this type of stupidity every day and wish I could have said something to the guy to prevent this needless death.
04-11-2011, 11:39 AM
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Back in '87, I came upon a hit and run in Arlington, VA. Both of my daughters were in the car along with a friend of my oldest girl. There was a man laying on the opposite side of the road and we passed by just after the incident occurred... a few people were starting to come out so see what had happened. The man's right leg was laying with the foot up by the right side of his head, almost torn completely from his body a short distance below his hip. A pool of blood maybe five or six feet across was under him. I was pretty clear he was either already dead or very close to death; I could see leg muscle and his femur.
A few years ago my oldest daughter happened upon a man who had been hit by a vehicle in a hit and run incident on route 17 very close to I-95 in Fredericksburg. She is a speech language pathologist and was coming home from work at the hospital. She called me as soon as she could to tell me about this (she was still in her car). She told me the guy was dead (she had stopped to ask a truck driver who had also stopped if the police and EMS had been called). I asked her how she knew the guy was dead and she told me that his entire brain was laying maybe a foot and a half away from what was left of his head. Things like this don't bother her or me for some reason. We do feel sympathy of course, but not queasiness by seeing such things.
A few years ago my oldest daughter happened upon a man who had been hit by a vehicle in a hit and run incident on route 17 very close to I-95 in Fredericksburg. She is a speech language pathologist and was coming home from work at the hospital. She called me as soon as she could to tell me about this (she was still in her car). She told me the guy was dead (she had stopped to ask a truck driver who had also stopped if the police and EMS had been called). I asked her how she knew the guy was dead and she told me that his entire brain was laying maybe a foot and a half away from what was left of his head. Things like this don't bother her or me for some reason. We do feel sympathy of course, but not queasiness by seeing such things.
04-11-2011, 11:54 AM
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04-11-2011, 12:14 PM
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You are all a bunch of heartless bastards.
That was someone brother, son, grandson. He was young. I've done some stupid things in my life, including driving over the posted speed on a Northwest roadway. I'm just plain lucky I made it past 19.
My condolences to everyone involved.
That was someone brother, son, grandson. He was young. I've done some stupid things in my life, including driving over the posted speed on a Northwest roadway. I'm just plain lucky I made it past 19.
My condolences to everyone involved.
Well, I'm starting to think it's the opposite for sportbike riders. 98% of them are complete assholes on the road. That's going to piss someone off, but from what I've seen it's the truth. The idiot factor is much lower for the non sport riders.
04-11-2011, 12:17 PM
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As a life-long motorcyclist, I definitely see that this is tragedy for everyone involved. I certainly don't buy the argument, however, that the rider was young and stupid, and that his behaviour is representative of other riders of his age. I know plenty of riders, younger than this individual, that wouldn't dream of such reckless behaviour.
In the end I feel more sympathy for the young man's family and friends. It was his stupidity that caused their grief. And his stupidity that almost caused untold grief for another family.
A tragedy, yes, but one that could have been avoided.
Terry
In the end I feel more sympathy for the young man's family and friends. It was his stupidity that caused their grief. And his stupidity that almost caused untold grief for another family.
A tragedy, yes, but one that could have been avoided.
Terry
04-11-2011, 12:20 PM
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You know how they say that it's always the stupid few who ruin it for everyone else?
Well, I'm starting to think it's the opposite for sportbike riders. 98% of them are complete assholes on the road. That's going to piss someone off, but from what I've seen it's the truth. The idiot factor is much lower for the non sport riders.
Well, I'm starting to think it's the opposite for sportbike riders. 98% of them are complete assholes on the road. That's going to piss someone off, but from what I've seen it's the truth. The idiot factor is much lower for the non sport riders.
As a life-long motorcyclist, I definitely see that this is tragedy for everyone involved. I certainly don't buy the argument, however, that the rider was young and stupid, and that his behaviour is representative of other riders of his age. I know plenty of riders, younger than this individual, that wouldn't dream of such reckless behaviour.
04-11-2011, 12:23 PM
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You know how they say that it's always the stupid few who ruin it for everyone else?
Well, I'm starting to think it's the opposite for sportbike riders. 98% of them are complete assholes on the road. That's going to piss someone off, but from what I've seen it's the truth. The idiot factor is much lower for the non sport riders.
Well, I'm starting to think it's the opposite for sportbike riders. 98% of them are complete assholes on the road. That's going to piss someone off, but from what I've seen it's the truth. The idiot factor is much lower for the non sport riders.
04-11-2011, 12:26 PM
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From what you've seen... meaning your observations. In no way is that fact. Based on how many motorcycles are registered I'd probably hazard a guess that the idiots range in the single digit percentages. But where you are right is that those few idiots ruin it for the rest...
04-11-2011, 12:29 PM
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Seriously... even when attending local bike meets where there may be thousands of bikes I may have 1 or 2 pass me on the highway doing close to 80-90mph. The rest are just cruising along which is unusual b/c meets are usually where the morons come out!!
04-11-2011, 12:41 PM
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Well I ride regularly and pay attention to motorcyclists when I am in my regular vehicle, and I almost never see any motorcyclists riding like that. So, based on your theory, there are hardly any idiots on the road b/c I always see the same thing, which is all law abiding riders Seriously... even when attending local bike meets where there may be thousands of bikes I may have 1 or 2 pass me on the highway doing close to 80-90mph. The rest are just cruising along which is unusual b/c meets are usually where the morons come out!!
Seriously... even when attending local bike meets where there may be thousands of bikes I may have 1 or 2 pass me on the highway doing close to 80-90mph. The rest are just cruising along which is unusual b/c meets are usually where the morons come out!!
04-11-2011, 02:36 PM
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You are all a bunch of heartless bastards.
That was someone brother, son, grandson. He was young. I've done some stupid things in my life, including driving over the posted speed on a Northwest roadway. I'm just plain lucky I made it past 19.
My condolences to everyone involved.
That was someone brother, son, grandson. He was young. I've done some stupid things in my life, including driving over the posted speed on a Northwest roadway. I'm just plain lucky I made it past 19.
My condolences to everyone involved.
04-11-2011, 03:33 PM
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Idiot.
04-11-2011, 04:29 PM
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A lot of people who don't ride don't realize how insanely fast and easy one can get into triple digits on a bike.....especially a sport bike.
04-11-2011, 10:29 PM
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My condolences to the rider's family. My family recently suffered a terrible and unexpected loss (medical reasons, not an accident) so I can empathize with them.
I don't know what the answer is, to keep this sort of thing from happening. It will though, as long as testosterone, youth, and unbridled mechanical power keep mixing.
04-12-2011, 02:17 AM
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Would anyone feel sorry or sympathy for this idiot if he wasted himself?
http://motorsports.broadbandsports.com/node/25840
http://motorsports.broadbandsports.com/node/25840