Posted on 06/14/2005 5:18:23 PM PDT by kingattax
A Bentleyville man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Friday afternoon after his motorcycle was struck from behind and he flew 33 feet through the air and landed in the bed of a pickup truck in North Strabane Township.
Jeffrey D. Cull, 40, of 503 Washington St., had stopped his motorcycle because traffic had backed up in the southbound lanes of Route 519, near the Wilson Road intersection, at 4:18 p.m., when he was hit from behind by a car driven by Gerald Ethridge, 74, of 60 Carl Ave., Eighty Four, police said.
After he was hit, Cull flew 33 feet through the air, landing on his back in the open bed of a pickup truck driven by Lester Beal, 55, of 62 Sundust Road, Eighty Four, police said. Beal, who had also stopped for traffic, told police he heard something squeal, a thud and then someone moaning in the back of his truck.
Michael Dzurko of 102 Prospect Ave., Charleroi, was driving north on Route 519 and witnessed the accident. Dzurko, who is also a paramedic, treated Cull until emergency personnel arrived.
Ethridge, the driver of the car that struck Cull, reportedly told police that he had become distracted for a second and looked away from the road. He said when he looked back at the road "it was too late," police reported. Ethridge told police he was only traveling 25 mph. The speed limit on the road is 45 mph.
Cull, who was wearing a helmet, was flown by medical helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital, police reported.
A spokeswoman for the hospital said Monday that she had no record of Cull's treatment
pictures!!!
Only a video will do for this one.
Yep!
This guy did it aht raht nineteen, naht near dahntahn, where yinz from?
ping
In the biker world there is a saying:
I'm sick and tired of burying my brothers and sisters to preserve America's right to drive like assholes.
Red
Ping!
Were any hound dogs injured ?
Prayers for the biker.
Given the driver of the car was 74 I think this again demonstrates the need for annual retesting from age 65 on.
That it not necessarily a solution. I personally know of one 80+ individual who still retained his DL up until last year. Having ridden with him once, I can honestly tell you that it was only by the grace of God that no one died as a result of his driving 'skills'.
Speaking as a former biker, I can honestly tell you that nothing made Me more nervous on the road than the sight of some geezer or geezerette behind the wheel -in EITHER direction. Speaking as an occasional pedestrian... at least the bikers are aware of you. The cagers rarely so.
ping
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