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SAN DIEGO – A motorcyclist was killed early Monday morning when he crashed against a mortuary while trying to elude California Highway Patrol officers on city streets at up to 100 mph. The predawn pursuit began shortly before 2:45 a.m. when two CHP officers spotted the 25-year-old rider speeding south down Euclid Avenue at 60 mph, said CHP Officer Brad Baehr. The posted speed limit on that street is 35, Baehr said. As the CHP unit made a U-turn and tried to catch up, the motorcyclist ran a stop light and turned west onto Imperial Avenue, reaching triple-digit speeds. “He...

Motorcyclist Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- The driver of a pickup is accused of leaving the scene of a crash Sunday after colliding with a motorcylist who ended up in the bed of his truck, according to Titusville police. Lewis Spicuzza, 68, of Macon, Ga., was driving a 1994 Chevrolet pickup southbound on Brown Avenue around 3:30 p.m. when he ran a stop sign at Garden Street, pulling into the path of a motorcyclist, police said. The unidentified motorcycle driver struck Lewis' pickup and landed in the back of the truck, according to a police report. Police said Lewis...

Today: June 22, 2006 at 9:56:7 PDT Lightning Strike Kills Colo. Motorcyclist ASSOCIATED PRESS WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - A motorcyclist died after he was struck by lightning while riding in rush hour traffic between Denver and Boulder, police said. Witnesses reported seeing a flash of light shortly before the motorcyclist struck the center divider on U.S. 36 Wednesday, police spokesman Tim Read said. Gary Missi, 46, of Longmont was pronounced dead at the scene. A coroner's investigation was under way to determine whether the lightning bolt, the collision or something else caused his death, Read said. The lightning blasted a...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - A motorcyclist driving the wrong way on a freeway died early Tuesday after he struck a car and his body was hurled onto the top of a big-rig truck, officials said. The incident occurred about 6 a.m. on the westbound lanes of the 91 Freeway, said California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Johnson. Witnesses said the motorcyclist was traveling in the flow of traffic, pulled onto the shoulder and started driving the wrong way, said CHP Officer Marco DeGennaro. The motorcyclist was identified by Orange County coroner's office as Walfrido Guzman Cortes Jr., 29, of Anaheim. Cortes...

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...

Rep. Janklow driving car that kills motorcyclist in South Dakota, troopers say updated: August 17, 2003 - 10:48 AM Posted by Web Producer Susan Wells TRENT, S.D. (AP) - Rep. Bill Janklow was driving a car that hit a motorcycle and killed its rider at a rural intersection, state officials said Sunday. Janklow, 63, a former four-term governor who is in his first congressional term, suffered minor injuries but didn't require medical attention, said Col. Dan Mosteller, the head of the state Highway Patrol. Mosteller said the investigation was continuing, and it wasn't immediately clear whether charges would be filed....