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Witness to fatal motorcycle crash said driver lost control, vehicle flipped – The Advocate-Messenger

By Matthew A. Garcia 6 days ago

A fatal motorcycle wreck in Boyle County on Thursday night resulted in the death of Ryan Turner, 29, of Harrodsburg.

Boyle County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chris Stratton said witness Steven Turner, who was a fellow motorcyclist, along with Ryan Turner when the accident happened, said Ryan Turner was attempting to pass a car when his motorcycle began wobbling, and then he hit the curb and wrecked.

“He was thrown,” Stratton said. “The motorcycle flipped several times.”

Boyle County Deputy Coroner and Director of Emergency Management Mike Wilder said EMS was dispatched to the scene at 9:46 p.m.

The accident took place just 100 yards west of the “Welcome to Perryville” sign on U.S. Highway 150 West, so it happened just outside of Perryville city limits, said Perryville Fire Department Chief Anthony Young.

Stratton said when responders got to the scene they found Ryan Turner lying in the grass about

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Quick-thinking driver dodges motorcycle rider and passenger when they crash

By Matthew A. Garcia 1 month ago

Quick-thinking driver dodges motorcycle rider and passenger when they crash

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A quick-thinking driver dodged a motorcycle rider and his pillion passenger after they crashed in northern Thailand. The driver was travelling across a highway when a rider and his passenger was knocked to the ground in front of him after they were clipped by another car in Chiang Mai province on June 25. He skillfully swerved the vehicle to the right with enough space to evade the rider and a woman on the left and avoid crashing onto a road barrier on the right. No one was seriously hurt except for the rider and his pillion who had scratches on

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Gun attack on Ugandan ex-army chief kills daughter, driver -military

By Matthew A. Garcia 2 months ago

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire at a car carrying a Ugandan government minister in an attempted assassination on Tuesday, wounding the former army commander and killing his daughter and driver, the military and local media said.

Four attackers on motorcycles sprayed bullets at a four-wheel drive vehicle carrying General Katumba Wamala, the minister of works and transport, in the Kampala suburb of Kisasi, local television station NBS reported.

President Yoweri Museveni condemned the attack, blaming it on criminals, terrorists and “pigs who do not value life”. In a Twitter post, he said that authorities already had clues in the case, and the criminals responsible would be defeated.

Images circulating on social media showed Wamala with his mouth open, in apparent distress beside the car and his light-coloured trousers splattered with blood.

Police investigators later combed the area, poring over bullet holes in the car’s windows and body and casings

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Motorcycle driver dies after crash near Wayland

By Matthew A. Garcia 2 months ago

MARTIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A man has died after a motorcycle crash Monday near Wayland.

Michigan State Police has identified him as Ronald Presley, 65, from Pullman.

The crash happened around 11:45 a.m. on the northbound US-131 exit ramp to 124th Avenue in Martin Township.

While driving his motorcycle he took the exit ramp too fast, MSP said in a Tuesday release, and laid the bike down. He was thrown into a road sign from the crash, MSP said.

He was brought to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.

MSP said he was wearing a helmet. It also said alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors.

The crash is still under investigation.

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