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An Illinois bride died just minutes after saying "I do" to the love of her life when the motorcycle she and her groom were riding to their reception crashed, family said. Jana Miles-Burnett exchanged vows with William Burnett, 31, in a city park in Buckner, Illinois about 6:30 p.m. Saturday ... It was during the procession that a deer ran onto the road and into the newlyweds' lane, causing a crash that threw Miles-Burnett, 40, to the ground ...

North Massapequa man killed in motorcycle crash October 19, 2010 By JOHN VALENTI john.valenti@newsday.com A 31-year-old North Massapequa man hit a tree and died in a single-vehicle crash Monday in Farmingdale after apparently losing control of his motorcycle, Nassau County police said. Police said David Bruno was traveling north on his 2004 Yamaha on Midwood Avenue when he ran off the road and struck the tree just after 9 p.m. Police said he was taken to Nassau University Medical Center...

Here is raw video from an Oregon State Police Dashcam showing a motorcyclist taking a fall on the highway. You see the motorcycle sliding down the highway with the rider tumbling across the pavement. He then gets up, stunned, and is helped by an officer. The rider was wearing a helmet. (Watch Video)

The rock star Mark Knopfler lay in the road screaming in agony after a crash on his high-powered motorcycle, a witness said yesterday. Knopfler: broken ribs The 53-year-old former leader of Dire Straits broke six ribs and a collarbone when his machine collided with a car in Grosvenor Road, Belgravia, central London, two days ago. The witness, who declined to be named, said: "I was waving down a cab when I saw him lying in the middle of the road with a large motor-bike on the floor next to him. "Cars were racing past him, so I ran out next...