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Man injured in motorcycle crash given 1% chance of survival now beating the odds and thriving

By Matthew A. Garcia 1 week ago

COVINGTON, Ky. — After a motorcycle crash in July 2020, doctors told Dennis Crowder that he had a 1% chance of surviving his injuries.

He took a corner too quickly in Covington nearly one year ago and hit the side of a moving truck. From there, the rest was a blur.

“I remember waking up, and I had a feeding tube down my nose,” Crowder said. “(I was) swelled up all the way up and down my body.”

He broke his elbow and 14 of his ribs, fractured his hip and a bone in his lower left leg. On top of that his heart and left lung were severely damaged.

Dennis Crowder was given a 1% chance of surviving a catastrophic motorcycle crash

Courtesy, Dennis Crowder

“They told me with the surgery, that they had to take my lung out and the traumatic stress that I was in that there was less than 1% chance of that surgery,” Crowder said.

The operations were

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21-year-old man fatally shot during large dirt bike, motorcycle gathering in Port Richmond: Police

By Matthew A. Garcia 1 week ago
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in the city’s Port Richmond section.

The incident was reported Saturday at approximately 11:30 p.m. during a large dirt bike and motorcycle gathering near the intersection of Aramingo Avenue and Butler Street.

Police say they were responding to a call of a “person with a gun.”

According to authorities, Angel Rodriguez, 21, of Wissinoming, was riding his dirt bike when another man on a motorcycle shot him in the head.

The shooter then fled the scene, officials say.

The suspect was wearing a dark hoodie and a face mask.

The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.

Rodriguez’s family said he was passionate about motorcycles.

“That was his ability. Everyone has an ability to do something in life, and that was his. Everybody who had motorcycles would look for him to fix their motorcycle,” said the

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Oakland man dies following crash between motorcycle and car

By Matthew A. Garcia 1 week 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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Manchester man killed in second fatal motorcycle crash in days in the Queen City | Public Safety

By Matthew A. Garcia 1 week ago

A Manchester man’s death Friday morning is the second motorcycle fatality in the Queen City this week.

Friday’s crash in south Manchester took place the day before the official start of Motorcycle Week, when thousands of bikers flood into the state to gather and celebrate motorcycle culture in the Lakes Region. The increased number of bikers on state highways and roads inevitably lead to more accidents and fatalities.

According to Manchester police, Emra, 34, had been riding south on Perimeter Road about 6:15 a.m. when he left the road between Triangle Mall and the St. Mary’s Bank branch building. Triangle Mall is located where Perimeter Road joins South Willow Street as it curves past the Mall of New Hampshire.

Emra was thrown from the bike and succumbed to his injuries before first responders arrived, according to police.

On Wednesday night, a motorcycle passenger, Paige Parkinson, 25, died when the motorcycle

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