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Police motorcycle branded threat to safety by inquiry into officer's death MICHAEL HOWIE HOME AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT (mhowie@scotsman.com) A POLICE motorcycle used by Scottish forces poses a "serious and continued" threat to riders' lives, a coroner has ruled. Dr James Adeley yesterday said he intended to write to chief constables warning them of the "catastrophic result" which can occur with the Honda motorbike. Dr Adeley was speaking at the conclusion of the inquest into the death of police motorcyclist David Shreeve, who was thrown from his bike while on a training exercise. The father of two, who worked for Merseyside Police,...

BOCA RATON, Fla. - A teen engineering prodigy who gained national attention in 2002 when he and his family received identification chip implants on live television was killed in a motorcycle accident, authorities said. Derek Jacobs, 18, lost control of his motorcycle early Saturday and crashed into a guardrail and a pole, the Palm Beach County sheriff's office said. He was wearing a helmet. "It was just a crazy accident of a bump or something, and he was catapulted," said his mother, Leslie Jacobs. "He had, of course, potential, because he was brilliant, and he was just a wonderful son....