Monday, May 14, 2007

BA motorcyclist topping 120 mph slams into truck, dies
Two men died this week in separate motorcycle crashes, including one in which a man slammed his cycle into the back of a truck on a Tulsa highway at more than 120 mph. Dead are Brandon Lee White, 26, of Broken Arrow, and Gary Arden Hazelbaker, 62, of Perkins. The Tulsa collision happened about 1 a.m. Tuesday, Officer Jason Willingham said. Police said witnesses reported that White's motorcycle appeared to be going at least 120 mph when it crashed into the truck on U.S. 169 south of 81st Street. Police said the truck driver reported hearing a bump and then seeing debris from the motorcycle going past him. When he managed to pull over, he saw that a man was embedded in the back of his trailer, police said. White was dead at the scene.

1 comment:

Lucky said...

Truly sad, and unnecessary death.

I've seen quite a few young sports riders around here who think they're indestructable. Then they have a nasty highside and their perspective changes.

Too much power in unqualified hands is a recipe for a bad accident. I still say we should have a graduated licensing system for motorcycles - similar to what many European countries are using.

Cheers,
Lucky