Channel 2 is reporting a motorcyclist died early Wednesday August 24, 2011 in a motorcycle crash. Investigators said that the 50-year old man appears to have made a last minute decision to take a different exit ramp at the 610 Loop and North Freeway and hit a center median that divides the two ramps. The man was ejected from his motorcycle and died at the scene. His name has not been released.
Two people riding on a motorcycle were left in critical condition Saturday as a result of a collision with an SUV. A man and his female passenger were heading eastbound on Nicar in Houston when an SUV backed out of the driveway of a private residence. The motorcycle was unable to avoid a collision and slid into the side of the SUV. Both people on the motorcycle were transported by ambulance to Ben Taub General Hospital in critical condition; nobody inside the SUV was injured in the wreck. The accident happened on Nicar near Airline at around 9:30pm Saturday August 13th. The driver of the SUV was issued a citation for failing to yield the right-of-way to the motorcycle while exiting the private driveway.
A man and his female passenger on this motorcycle were critically injured in a collision with an SUV
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The Houston Chronicle is reporting that a motorcyclist has died in a hit-and-run incident on Barker Cypress in west Houston around 2:15am Saturday July 23rd, 2011. The motorcyclist was riding a blue-colored Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle and was heading northbound on Barker Cypress. According to witnesses the motorcyclist left his lane and hit a curb, causing him to lose control of the bike and fall into the roadway. Shortly after that a white-colored SUV, also heading northbound, appeared to run over the motorcyclist. The SUV did not stop and the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. HPD’s vehicular crimes division is investigating the accident.
A motorcycle versus SUV accident happened last night in Fort Bend County on Highway 6 near Voss. Investigators say that an SUV was pulling out of a gas station and tried to cross Highway 6 across the motorcycle’s lane of travel, causing the motorcycle to slam into the side of the SUV. The male driver of the motorcycle, identified by DPS as 30-year old Thomas Lollar died at the scene; he was reportedly not wearing a helmet.
His 26-year old female passenger Charli Russell survived the wreck and was taken by life flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition. We wish her a successful recovery from her injuries. The driver of the SUV was not injured in the crash, but will be issued an at-fault citation, probably for failure to yield the right-of-way exiting a private drive.
Deadly motorcycle wreck at Highway 6 near Voss in Fort Bend County, July 21, 2011
A crash between a Precinct 3 Constable‘s bus and a motorcycle on Clay Road at Durban has left the motorcycle rider in critical condition. According to a brief report from Channel 13, the law enforcement bus was at a stop sign at the intersection of Durban and Clay Road when the bus driver pulled forward to turn left, getting in the way of the motorcyclist traveling on Clay. The motorbike crashed into the side of the bus, severely injuring the rider who was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition. Police said the driver of the bus will get a traffic citation. The citation will probably be for failure to yield the right-of-way when turning left.
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The Houston Chronicle is reporting that a collision between a motorcycle and a GMC pickup truck has taken the life of Joshua F. McLendon. The crash happened at 5200 Louetta in Houston at around 11:30pm on Monday May 16, 2011. Sheriff’s deputies say Mr. McLendon was rushed to Memorial Hospital where he died. According to deputies McLendon was riding a motorcycle westbound in the outside lane of Louetta when the driver of a GMC pickup truck made an unsafe lane change. McLendon attempts to lay the motorbike on its side to avoid crashing into the truck, but he hit the truck’s rear tire and was thrown off the bike. The investigation of the accident is ongoing.
Here is a link to a video report from Channel 2 news about this terrible accident. Wet weather is being partly blamed for a “chain reaction” style collision in Cut and Shoot, Montgomery County, that has left two motorcyclists dead. The bikers were hit by a Ford F150 pickup truck while riding with a larger group of motorcyclists near State Highway 105 near Willis Waukegan Road. The DPS investigation is ongoing. The video report indicates that one accident happened then when others tried to stop they were unable to because of the wet roads and slammed into one another. One of the riders involved in the crash said he was from San Angelo and on his way to a state motorcycle rally in Beaumont at the time of the wreck. A rider named Gary Cox who was interviewed said the car in front of him stopped for no reason, and when he attempted to brake he ultimately wound up in a ditch after trying to correct a slide a couple of times.
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The Houston Chronicle is reporting a fatal motorcycle accident on Houston’s 610 West Loop on Saturday April 16, 2011. The accident happened at approximately 9:15PM when the motorcyclist lost control of his motorbike, crashed and slid approximately 100 yard on the West Loop crossing over San Felipe. The 21-year old man riding the motorbike died later at Ben Taub Hospital. Houston police closed the West Loop to conduct an investigation which created a backup on 610 that extended all the way to US290.
45-year old motorcyclist Richard Hernandez was killed this morning while on his way to work when his motorcycle collided with a Dodge pickup truck. A Houston Police Department spokesman said Mr. Hernandez was riding his motorcycle southbound in the 3000 block of South Wayside when he clipped the rear of the pickup, which was headed northbound as the female driver of the pickup was making a left turn onto Brock. Apparently Mr. Hernandez received severe lacerations, probably from the truck’s trailer hitch or muffler. A good Samaritan who was driving by stopped and tried to help, using a t-shirt in an attempt to stem the flow of blood. The HPD spokesman said the pickup driver’s view of traffic approaching may have been blocked by high brush in the median of South Wayside. Mr. Hernandez was not wearing a motorcycle helmet.
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KHOU.com is reporting a motorcycle crash that injured a police officer early Wednesday in Dickinson, Texas. The officer was taken via helicopter to a Houston hospital; fortunately his condition is listed as good. Officer David Donaldson was heading eastbound on FM 517 in Dickinson when he collided with a vehicle at Pabst Road. Dickinson Police Chief Ron Morales said Donaldson locked up the brakes on the Suzuki Hayabusa he was riding but was unable to stop in time: Donaldson was ejected from the motorbike and somersaulted through the air. The wreck happened shortly after 8:00am. The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt in the crash.