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GOP Guv Candidate Investigated For Fatal Crash After Driving For Miles With Motorcycle Stuck To Car

By Matthew A. Garcia 1 week ago

A Pennsylvania Republican running for governor was reportedly seen driving for several miles with a motorcycle stuck to the front of his vehicle after a fatal crash, according to the Associated Press and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Charlie Gerow, a Republican running for Pennsylvania governor, is under investigation for his role in the car accident. A person told the AP that he witnessed a car driving with a motorcycle attached to the front of the car after the accident, moving at a high speed. The crash prompted the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Chester County to be shut down for several hours. Gerow has maintained that he was not the “cause” of the fatal accident.

Gerow, who also serves as the first vice chair of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and the American Conservative Union, on Friday said that he is cooperating with a police investigation into the incident.

Gerow’s spokesperson,

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Canton man killed in motorcycle crash after struck by car

By Matthew A. Garcia 1 month ago

STARK COUNTY, Ohio — Editor’s note: the video in the player above is from a previous story.

A 32-year-old Canton man died in the early hours of Monday morning after his motorcycle was struck by a car.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Joeallen Meeley was driving a 2006 Yamaha  V-Star Motorcycle west on Southway Street in the area of Stardale Avenue in Perry Township when the rear of his motorcycle was hit struck by a 2016 Dodge Charger. Meeley, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle and onto the roadway and sustained fatal injuries on the scene.

The driver of the car, 30-year-old Joshua Gibson of Massillon, was not wearing a seatbelt. After hitting the motorcycle, the car continued off the right side of the roadway and through a fence before hitting a dirt embankment and coming to a final rest.

Gibson was transported

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Clean Car Discount scheme may include motorcycles in future

By Matthew A. Garcia 2 months ago





Motorcycles are considered to be a small part of the emissions problem, according to the Ministry of Transport.


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Motorcycles are considered to be a small part of the emissions problem, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Motorcycles may be eligible for a Clean Car Discount in future.

Under the newly announced government policy, motorcycles were omitted from the plan which will give people buying electric vehicles discounts of up to $8625 for a new vehicle, and $3450 for a used import.

Plug in hybrid vehicles will receive a discount of between $2300 and $5750.

Ministry of Transport spokesperson Ewan Delany said motorcycles were not considered at the start of the Clean Car Discount, because they were a small part of the emissions problem.

“Motorcycles represent a small part of new vehicle sales in New Zealand and it’s estimated that in 2019 motorcycle emissions accounted for 0.4 percent of all CO2 emissions from our light vehicle fleet,”

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Oakland man dies following crash between motorcycle and car

By Matthew A. Garcia 2 months ago

A motorcyclist from Oakland has died following a Saturday night crash involving his motorcycle and a car.Police say they responded to Old Belgrade Road and Civic Center Drive around 8:45 p.m. and located all vehicles and people involved. Police say the driver of the motorcycle, 58-year-old Patric Sherman of Oakland, died from injuries sustained in the crash. His passengers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.Police say both the driver and the passenger in the car, reported no injuries. The Augusta Police Department is still investigating the details involved in this crash and said it’s been reconstructed by the Maine State Police. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact the Augusta Police Department.

AUGUSTA, Maine —

A motorcyclist from Oakland has died following a Saturday night crash involving his motorcycle and a car.

Police say they responded to Old Belgrade Road and Civic Center Drive around 8:45 p.m. and

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