SAFETY HARBOR
A Tampa Man injured in a motorcycle accident on Memorial Day died Tuesday, officials said. Eric Von Schnetzer, 40, died about 11:30 a.m. at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Von Schnetzer was northbound on Philippe Parkway about 2:20 p.m. Monday when he failed to negotiate a curve. Von Schnetzer of 6702 Camden Drive, No. 202, was not wearing a helmet.
St Petersburg Times
Pinellas County
June 1, 2011
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Motorcycle crash kills man, woman
Motorcycle crash kills man, woman
LAKELAND-A 38-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were killed while riding a motorcycle
Monday night in Lakeland when it struck a car as it backed out of a driveway, according to the
Florida Highway Patrol.
Michael Mitts and Laura Nalley of Lakeland died at the scene on North Chestnut Road, near the intersection of lvey Lane, according to reports.
The accident happened shortly before 7:30p.m. Mitts, who was driving a 1992 Yamaha FZR 1 south on North Chestnut, struck a 1996 Ford Thunderbird, driven by Rakesha Corbett, 20, of Lakeland, as she backed out of a driveway.
To avoid the crash, Mitts applied the motorcycle's brakes, but lost control. The motorcycle
overturned onto the right side of the vehicle and slid into Corbett's car, reports said.
Mitts and Nalley, who were thrown from the motorcycle, died at the scene, troopers reported.
Mitts was not wearing a helmet, but Nalley was at the time of the collision. Corbett received minor injuries from the impact and her 10-year-old passenger, Ga-Nyha Jenkins, was not injured, reports said.
No charges have been filed in the accident.
Winter Haven News Chief
Polk County
May 18, 2011
LAKELAND-A 38-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were killed while riding a motorcycle
Monday night in Lakeland when it struck a car as it backed out of a driveway, according to the
Florida Highway Patrol.
Michael Mitts and Laura Nalley of Lakeland died at the scene on North Chestnut Road, near the intersection of lvey Lane, according to reports.
The accident happened shortly before 7:30p.m. Mitts, who was driving a 1992 Yamaha FZR 1 south on North Chestnut, struck a 1996 Ford Thunderbird, driven by Rakesha Corbett, 20, of Lakeland, as she backed out of a driveway.
To avoid the crash, Mitts applied the motorcycle's brakes, but lost control. The motorcycle
overturned onto the right side of the vehicle and slid into Corbett's car, reports said.
Mitts and Nalley, who were thrown from the motorcycle, died at the scene, troopers reported.
Mitts was not wearing a helmet, but Nalley was at the time of the collision. Corbett received minor injuries from the impact and her 10-year-old passenger, Ga-Nyha Jenkins, was not injured, reports said.
No charges have been filed in the accident.
Winter Haven News Chief
Polk County
May 18, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Motorcyclist dies after crash with truck
TAMPA
Motorcyclist dies after crash with truck
A 30-year-old motorcyclist died Sunday night after a collision with a pickup.
Police said Jonathan Pearson of St. Petersburg was headed west on Kennedy Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. on a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle as Joseph Rametta, 58, was driving a 1999
Toyota pickup north on Clark Street, crossing onto Kennedy
Boulevard when he apparently failed to see Pearson.
Pearson hit the brakes and his motorcycle skidded, falling
on its left side and hitting the right side of the truck just in
front of the rear wheel, police said.
Pearson was pronounced dead at Tampa General Hospital.
St Petersburg Times
Pinellas County
May 31 , 2011
Motorcyclist dies after crash with truck
A 30-year-old motorcyclist died Sunday night after a collision with a pickup.
Police said Jonathan Pearson of St. Petersburg was headed west on Kennedy Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. on a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle as Joseph Rametta, 58, was driving a 1999
Toyota pickup north on Clark Street, crossing onto Kennedy
Boulevard when he apparently failed to see Pearson.
Pearson hit the brakes and his motorcycle skidded, falling
on its left side and hitting the right side of the truck just in
front of the rear wheel, police said.
Pearson was pronounced dead at Tampa General Hospital.
St Petersburg Times
Pinellas County
May 31 , 2011
Motorcycle crash kills man
Police Beat
Motorcycle crash kills man
A Lake Butler man was killed Thursday afternoon in Columbia County when he drove his
motorcycle into a car that had stopped in front of him to make a turn, the Florida Highway Patrol
reported. Dead is Marshall E. Palmer, 64, according to an FHP media release.
The accident occurred about 1:50 p.m. on U.S. 441 at County Road 349.
According to FHP, Palmer was driving his 2006 Harley-Davidson motorcycle south on U.S. 441
behind a 1997 Nissan Sentra driven by Andre C. Copeland, 27, of Lake City.
Copeland was stopped in the southbound lane waiting to turn left into North Florida Livestock,
FHP reported. Palmer attempted to slow down to avoid a rear-end collision but instead went down onto his right side, FHP said. Palmer, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle and hit the trunk of Copeland's car. The motorcycle slid underneath the car.
Palmer was taken to Shands at the University of Florida while Copeland
was not injured, FHP said.
-Cindy Swirko
Gainesville Sun
Alachua County
May 27, 2011
Motorcycle crash kills man
A Lake Butler man was killed Thursday afternoon in Columbia County when he drove his
motorcycle into a car that had stopped in front of him to make a turn, the Florida Highway Patrol
reported. Dead is Marshall E. Palmer, 64, according to an FHP media release.
The accident occurred about 1:50 p.m. on U.S. 441 at County Road 349.
According to FHP, Palmer was driving his 2006 Harley-Davidson motorcycle south on U.S. 441
behind a 1997 Nissan Sentra driven by Andre C. Copeland, 27, of Lake City.
Copeland was stopped in the southbound lane waiting to turn left into North Florida Livestock,
FHP reported. Palmer attempted to slow down to avoid a rear-end collision but instead went down onto his right side, FHP said. Palmer, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle and hit the trunk of Copeland's car. The motorcycle slid underneath the car.
Palmer was taken to Shands at the University of Florida while Copeland
was not injured, FHP said.
-Cindy Swirko
Gainesville Sun
Alachua County
May 27, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Kawasaki hits curb, rider killed
ORANGE COUNTY
A Gainesville motorcyclist was killed in Orange County
late Wednesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The 27-
year-old man was riding north on State Road 436, south of
Raiders Run, when the 2008 Kawasaki hit the outside curb,
then drove up onto the curb for about 30 feet. The rider lost
control and crashed into a concrete wall along the sidewalk,
troopers said. The motorcycle then slid about 230 feet,
eventually hitting a wood utility pole. The rider was pronounced
dead at a local hospital. Authorities were withholding his name until relatives could be told. No other vehicles were involved, and
there were no other injuries.
Orlando Sentinel
May 13, 2011
-Jeff Weiner
A Gainesville motorcyclist was killed in Orange County
late Wednesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The 27-
year-old man was riding north on State Road 436, south of
Raiders Run, when the 2008 Kawasaki hit the outside curb,
then drove up onto the curb for about 30 feet. The rider lost
control and crashed into a concrete wall along the sidewalk,
troopers said. The motorcycle then slid about 230 feet,
eventually hitting a wood utility pole. The rider was pronounced
dead at a local hospital. Authorities were withholding his name until relatives could be told. No other vehicles were involved, and
there were no other injuries.
Orlando Sentinel
May 13, 2011
-Jeff Weiner
Minnesota biker dies after collision with pickup
ST. PETERSBURG
A Minnesota man riding a motorcycle
was killed after he collided with pickup
Friday afternoon on Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Street S, police Slid.
Robert J. Ross, 27, was Riding a 2001
Suzuki north when he collided with a
southbound 1996 GMC Sonoma pickup
turning left into a convenience store
parking lot in tile 1400 block, police said.
Ross of St. Paul, Minn., was pronounced
dead at Bayfront Medical Center
about three hours after the 4:50p.m.
crash, St Petersburg police said. He was
not wearing a helmet.
The driver of the pickup, Eugene Lee
Flournory, 59, of St. Petersburg, was
taken to Bayfront with minor injuries.
St Petersburg Times
Pinellas County
May 14,2011
A Minnesota man riding a motorcycle
was killed after he collided with pickup
Friday afternoon on Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Street S, police Slid.
Robert J. Ross, 27, was Riding a 2001
Suzuki north when he collided with a
southbound 1996 GMC Sonoma pickup
turning left into a convenience store
parking lot in tile 1400 block, police said.
Ross of St. Paul, Minn., was pronounced
dead at Bayfront Medical Center
about three hours after the 4:50p.m.
crash, St Petersburg police said. He was
not wearing a helmet.
The driver of the pickup, Eugene Lee
Flournory, 59, of St. Petersburg, was
taken to Bayfront with minor injuries.
St Petersburg Times
Pinellas County
May 14,2011
Graceville motorcyclist killed in Friday crash
A 59-year-old Graceville man was killed while riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle Friday night in Holmes County, just outside of Graceville ..
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, David Allen was
struck while at the intersection of State 173 and State 2, west of Graceville. A
2005 Ford Taurus driven by 34-year-old Kimberly Miller of Noma. Was traveling southbound on SR 173 and attempted to make a left turn on to SR 2.
Miller pulled into the path of the motorcycle. The right front of her vehicle struck the front of Allen's motorcycle in the westbound traffic lane of SR 2. Allen was thrown from the
motorcycle into the eastbound traffic lane. He was taken to a Tallahassee hospital,
where he died from his injuries. Allen was not wearing a helmet at the time of the
crash, the .FHP said in the report.
Graceville News
Jackson County
Aprll7, 2011
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, David Allen was
struck while at the intersection of State 173 and State 2, west of Graceville. A
2005 Ford Taurus driven by 34-year-old Kimberly Miller of Noma. Was traveling southbound on SR 173 and attempted to make a left turn on to SR 2.
Miller pulled into the path of the motorcycle. The right front of her vehicle struck the front of Allen's motorcycle in the westbound traffic lane of SR 2. Allen was thrown from the
motorcycle into the eastbound traffic lane. He was taken to a Tallahassee hospital,
where he died from his injuries. Allen was not wearing a helmet at the time of the
crash, the .FHP said in the report.
Graceville News
Jackson County
Aprll7, 2011
Motorcycle Crash Kills Two
Two people are dead
after the motorcycle they
were riding in crashed in
Orlando.
The Orlando Police Department
said Miguel and Mary Luz Santiago, 35 and
37, were traveling behind
another motorcycle late
Friday evening.
The motorcycle in front
of them stopped for a traffic
light and they crashed
behind him.
They were pronounced
dead at a local hospital.
Lakeland Ledger
Polk County
April18, 2011
after the motorcycle they
were riding in crashed in
Orlando.
The Orlando Police Department
said Miguel and Mary Luz Santiago, 35 and
37, were traveling behind
another motorcycle late
Friday evening.
The motorcycle in front
of them stopped for a traffic
light and they crashed
behind him.
They were pronounced
dead at a local hospital.
Lakeland Ledger
Polk County
April18, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Motorcyclist killed in crash
TAMPA -A 25-year-old man was killed when he wrecked a motorcycle early Thursday morning.
The man, whose name has not been released, was traveling north at high speed on Nebraska Avenue about 2 a.m., according to the Tampa Police Department. At East Yukon Street, he crashed into the back of a pickup, authorities said.
Emergency crews took him to Tampa General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Motorcycle Deaths On Track To Exceed Last Year
Story Published: Aug 2, 2009 at 5:18 PM CDT
Story Updated: Aug 2, 2009 at 5:18 PM CDT
Many of the Hells Angels are leaving the area toward Sturgis, South Dakota for the annual motorcycle rally.
Authorities are urging bikers to be extra cautious on the roads this time of year; motorcycle deaths are most prevalent in the months of August and September.
Tiffany Tarrolly has some pointers.
27 riders have died on Minnesota roads so far this year.
Compare that to 25 at this time last year.
Sergeant Mark Baker of the Minnesota State Patrol says there's an easy answer as to why we're outpacing last year's 24-year high.
"I think a lot of it is the popularity of motorcycles, again people are getting into, a lot of middle aged men especially, and when the price of gas went up we saw an increase in motorcycle miles driven," said Sgt. Baker.
According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, there are a record 225,000 registered motorcycles in Minnesota.
Though motorcycles make up less than five percent of all registered vehicles, they accounted for more than 15 percent of motor vehicle deaths last year.
Sgt. Baker says it has a lot to do with riding experience.
"We're seeing a lot of mistakes a lot of the motorcycle crashes, the majority we're seeing are the motorcycles themselves, no other vehicle involved, so there's usually some mistake made, maybe overdriving the bike or not handling the bike properly."
That's why biker, owner and president of Harley Davidson in Hermantown, Dennis Kachelmyer, says safety courses are even more important than the right gear.
"You need to know how to stop the motorcycle properly and how to turn it properly and those are two key things that can get you into a little bit of trouble if you're not current," he said.
The Minnesota DPS reports the most common factors attributing to motorcycle crashes are inexperience, speed, inattention and driving under the influence.
For more information read here: http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/52311962.html
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