Posted on 03/18/2009 11:31:07 AM PDT by JoeProBono
BUCKFIELD, Maine - Police said a wild turkey is to blame for knocking a 23-year-old man off his motorcycle and breaking his collarbone. Maine State Trooper Corey Huckins said Jeffrey Russell of Hartford was riding with a friend on Route 117 in Buckfield on Sunday afternoon when a wild turkey flew straight into his chest, knocking him backward off his motorcycle. Huckins said the impact was like "hitting a bowling ball at 45 mph."
I wondered why no one here had remembered that old tune.
Wow..poor guy! He was definitely lucky....
Yes, i’ve heard that you should always replace a helmet after a significant impact (struck by heavy object,bird strike,accident,etc.).
Is that the long stretch of rough road that i’ve read about in bike magazines? From what I understand,there’s nothing but this road for miles and miles.
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