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CVO Social => Rider Down => Topic started by: powercorp on March 17, 2009, 09:33:31 AM
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BUCKFIELD, Maine—Police said a wild turkey is to blame for knocking a 23-year-old man off his motorcycle and breaking his collarbone. Maine State Trooper Corey Huckins said Jeffrey Russell of Hartford was riding with a friend on Route 117 in Buckfield on Sunday afternoon when a wild turkey flew straight into his chest, knocking him backward off his motorcycle. Huckins said the impact was like "hitting a bowling ball at 45 mph."
Police said Russell was knocked unconscious and flown in a medical helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
Russell's riding companion was not injured, but the turkey was killed in the accident.
WOW,
no turkey's here....
Word,
EP
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The wild turkeys are plentiful here .... ducked a couple on the way up to the Adirondaks last year. They don't get much altitude so when they cross the road in front of you .... out of nowhere ..... well let's just say we had to change the depends :nervous: God speed to this rider may he be back in the saddle soon :2vrolijk_21:
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I had a flock, gaggle, whatever you call about 20 turkey hens, run across the road in front of me. Fortunately, I only bumped a couple of them.
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What?
U had a gaggle in front of you, hit a couple....and no damage?
There are only like 8 trees in Denver, so you could see a gaggle coming in advance enough to dodge it....
In the mountains, however the deer are quite dangerous.
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EP