One Day - Three Fatalities

[Guest Boomerbiker]

There were three motorcycle fatalities in Branch County/Coldwater on Sunday. A man and wife, both aged 45, were killed when an 18 year old girl allegedly distracted by a cell phone pulled in front of them a few miles north of our home. A husband and wife riding a trike struck a deer and the husband was thrown from the vehicle and killed with his wife suffering significant injuries. There was a third accident also involving a deer/motorcyclist on Sunday with the rider surviving.

 

Southern lower Michigan has an overabundance of deer to say the least. There are few days, if any, without and accident report involving a deer/motorized vehicle collision. For those of us who ride, the presence of deer and their unpredictable movements at any time of day or night is always on our mind.

 

Bill

[Yammer Dan]

How many lives have Cell Phones cost??

[wes0778]

How many lives have Cell Phones cost??

 

Involuntary manslaughter charges pending, I hope!!!

[Renne]

We've had 5 fatalities locally within this last year. Two were distracted cell/text drivers ( rear ended!), one a deer, one a left turn in front of a rider and one lost control to avoid a collision. I see more and more cagers "isolated from the world" failing to "drive" in favor of social networking .