Posted on 12/11/2016 12:38:57 PM PST by BBell
The Coast Guard Sunday morning (Dec. 11) continued its search for a 35-year-old motorcyclist who catapulted off the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway's northbound bridge late Saturday. The motorcycle rammed into the back of an SUV around 11 p.m., leaving debris spread over a half-mile stretch, Causeway General Manager Carlton Dufrechou said.
The northbound lanes remained closed for several hours before reopening around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Dufrechou said. The operator of the motorcycle has not yet been identified.
Dufrechou said the motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred about eight miles from the south shore. A Causeway police officer parked at a crossover clocked the motorcycle on radar and began a pursuit.
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The causeway is 23.83 miles long.
Didn’t even make it to donorcycle status.
If he flew off the causeway, maybe he’s roosting in a tree.
Why?
Yup. I cannot stand how reckless and negligent many of them are.
Yet they are always protrayed in lawyer ads as being the victims, never the causes of accidents. It is extreme heavy bias totally based on the vehicle of choice.
Fish food.
A wrecker can salvage a few parts.
It’s the cops fault for chasing him, donchaknow.
Yikes. What a way to go.
When a “motorcyclist” has an accident or trouble, the cops are not always at their professional best or show the “motorcyclist” the most sympathy.
Woody (in Toy Story): That’s not flying, that’s falling with style.
I think he was referring to the rider ...
Gator Bait.
The U.S. Coast Guard said the 35-year-old black man has been missing since the accident. Additional details about the man were not released.
Causeway police and St. Tammany Parish deputies are assisting the Coast Guard and its boat and helicopter crews in the search.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Coast Guard at 504-365-2200.
Those crazy Russians.
He dramatically raised the bar for other stunt riders.
This guy wasn’t a “biker”. Bikers, as in leather and big giant road bikes, tend to just cruise around.
rice rocket
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