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27th May 2010
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Motorcyclist
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Outskirts of San Antonio
Posts: 1,828 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883L/1200L Sportster/Buell Year: 08 Other Motorcycle Model: Can-am Spyder RS SE5 Other Motorcycle Year: 2010
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Just heard this breaking news ...
I was just watching the local news here in San Antonio and the breaking news was a motorcycle fatality. I looked online and nothing has been posted yet, but here is what was reported. A motorcycle was traveling over 100 mph on the highway and had no visible rear lights and a cop was chasing him trying to get him to pull over. What happened was the cop ended up rear ending the rider causing him to crash. The cop claims because the biker had no rear lights he couldn't see him and hit him by accident.
If this story gets published soon I'll post a link to it. IMO this is murder ... not an accident.
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27th May 2010
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 816 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883L Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baphomet
IMO this is murder ... not an accident.
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IMO this is a myopic opinion
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27th May 2010
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Biker
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 23 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883R Sportster/Buell Year: 2002
Reputation: 158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baphomet
IMO this is murder ... not an accident.
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Clearly not enough details about this story to make that statement. |
27th May 2010
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Senior Chief Know It All 1st Class
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Arenzville
Posts: 1,189 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200c Sportster/Buell Year: 05 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda XR250r Other Motorcycle Year: 90
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So the trooper was running no headlights right? The last cop I met was definitly dumb enough to try to PIT a bike.
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27th May 2010
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Know It All
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 194 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200s Sportster/Buell Year: 99 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 883 w/ 1200 conversion Sportster/Buell Year #2: 87
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I can see alot of stuff in front of my car with my headlights and them having nothing to light up or reflect.... something don't sound right.... would like to see or hear the whole story....
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27th May 2010
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 898 Other Motorcycle Model: Custom Rigid XL Other Motorcycle Year: 2007
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Granted we don't know all the facts yet (doubtful anyone will know the real truth),
but if johnny law could see him well enough to chase him, how in the hell could he NOT see him, if he was close enough to hit him ???? Tailights or not, I'm not buying it.
Been a few years since I've trucked down there, but not until you get out of town aways in any direction, are the highways not lighted ?
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27th May 2010
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Sunny Italy
Posts: 15,417 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1993 Other Motorcycle Model: Moto Guzzi California EV Other Motorcycle Year: 1998
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baphomet
IMO this is murder ... not an accident.
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In my opinion, that's a pretty outrageous statement.
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27th May 2010
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Senior Chief Know It All 1st Class
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Arenzville
Posts: 1,189 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200c Sportster/Buell Year: 05 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda XR250r Other Motorcycle Year: 90
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Originally Posted by jharback
In my opinion, that's a pretty outrageous statement.
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If you hit a biker, taillight or not, what would the charge be? Alright, wait, if you were chasing a bike and hit and killed the rider, what would the charge be? |
27th May 2010
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Senior Chief Know It All 2nd Class
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Temecula, CA
Posts: 1,474 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1999 Other Motorcycle Model: Dyna Wide Glide Other Motorcycle Year: 2011
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^^ Unfair comparison. We're not mandated to enforce the law. Not enough info for a decision.
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27th May 2010
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 816 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883L Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by floorit
If you hit a biker, taillight or not, what would the charge be? Alright, wait, if you were chasing a bike and hit and killed the rider, what would the charge be?
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if your fleeing the scene of a crime at 100+ mph and die...i would call it suicide |
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