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[hard10]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/022308dnpolmotorcadecrash.196e2bd6.html

[cuthbertss]

motorcade work is damn dangerous.....this is like the 4th or 5th one this year?

[Fired00d]

Subject is a little misleading when I first read it I thought the Clinton's themselves were in a motorcycle accident.

As Scot mentioned motorcycle escorting is very dangerous work. They are blocking interesections then use extreme high speeds to get back in front of the motorcade to block upcoming intersections. I can see where it would be possible to loose control. Sad situation I hope this rider recovers from their injuries.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[sadunbar]

My respect and condolences to the officer's family...

[VaEagle]

Our thoughts and prayers are with that officer's family and the department.

[FNGw/08SERK]

God Bless ALL that serve for us!!! May this officer RIP

[murphy]

Many departments are banning these types of escorts on bikes because these incidents happen way too often.

[cuthbertss]

i just saw that the officer succumbed to his injuries. 

RIP brother.

I am not a big fan of the candidate in question, but kudos to her for cancelling the rally and paying her respects.

and as for the LT from the  DPD.....
real nice quote
"One of our motorcycle jockeys rounded the curb, hit the curb, and went down," said Lt. Vernon Hale, spokesman for the Dallas Police Department

[Black Diamond]

My heart goes out to his family. God be with them.


JW

[porthole]

http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/NEWS/80222022

[LabRat]

Any clue on the cause of the crash?

[BayouBiker]

My condolences to Officer Lozada's family.


From a Patriot Guard mission I participated in last December 22:
Officer Todd Bourgoyne, a Baton Rouge PD motorcycle officer, was seriously injured while escorting the funeral procession for SSgt. Michael Gabel. While his injuries are not life-threatening, they are serious and will require several surgeries and involve lengthy physical therapy before he can return to full duty status.

He had surgery on his right hand for broken bones; his finger could not be re-attached and also had surgery on his right ankle. His knee is currently in a halo until the swelling goes down & if I remember correctly they will do surgery on that also.

Tomorrow:
2/23- Fundraiser for Cpl. Todd Bourgoyne, the BRPD officer injured during the Sgt. Gabel mission on 12/22/07. Saturday Feb. 23, at Baton Rouge H-D, starts off with a "Black-Jack" run between Baton Rouge & Hammond, LA dealerships, then a Jambalaya dinner & raffles.

For more info - http://www.harleybatonrouge.com, then check the events calendar

[Ceej]

God bless him and his family for his service.


Now, from all accounts I've read he was rounding a curve and hit a curb and dumped it. A witness I heard interviewed stated he was laying aside the bike in a pool of blood and it didn't look good.  I was distressed at that time and knew it was grim.

None of the articles I read stated whether or not he was wearing a helmet, but a slow speed accident and a pool of blood doesn't sound like it. I saw the pics of the bike, and in my 30 years riding I have been down 3 times and 2 of them left devestated bikes - this bike didn't look all that bad.

I have always been very pro proper riding gear, and that feeling is growing stronger.

Let this tradgedy remind all of us that this love we share for motorcycles, always carries with it a risk.

[Janine]

Any clue on the cause of the crash?

He struck a curb and hit a retaining wall. It was estimated that he had been thrown about 20 yards by the impact. He was wearing a helmet.

Our prayers go out to his wife and two children.

[LabRat]

Our prayers go out to his wife, kids and family. Always sad when anyone goes down.

You are right, the bike didn't look that bad, but sudden deceleration against concrete is never a good thing.