Motorcycle Accidents

• Iowa Motorcycle News - National Helmet Law Proposed

  Steve Lombardi | October 12, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  If you ride a bike and are not ready to strap on a helmet you better get ready to, if the NTSB has it's way. On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board voted unanimously to recommend that every state create and enforce mandatory helmet laws for motorcycle riders and passengers."Since 1997 to 2007 the fatality rate has doubled and the simple act of donning that helmet will begin that...

• Motorcycles and Deer Don't Mix in Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | September 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This year already 8 people have died as a result of deer coming into contact with a moving motorcycle. That should tell us something. Deer are most active at dawn and dusk. That should tell us something about riding during those hours. During those hours motorcycle drivers and riders should be hyper vigilant. From 1995 to 2005 the state of Iowa recorded 18 deaths from motorcycle-deer crashes. Of...

• Iowa - Motorcycle Collision and Rollover

  Steve Lombardi | September 19, 2007 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Gazette reported a motorcycle rolled over "several times" after going into the ditch along Highway 151 on Monday night. The woman, Treva Rai Rich, was taken to the hospitals in Iowa City. Her condition was "believed to be life-threatening." The driver, Robert Embry went from the hospital in Cedar Rapids to the University Hospitals. Neither were wearing helmets. The Wall Street Journal ran an...

• Le Mars, Iowa Motorcyclist In Fair Condition

  Steve Lombardi | August 31, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Sioux City Journal reported that Allen Pratt, age 49 is in fair condition after being involved in a single vehicle collision and that he smelled of alcohol. Allen Pratt, 49, was northbound on Highway 982 around 11 p.m. entering a right hand curve when he lost control, crossed the center line and left the roadway. The motorcycle then struck an embankment, ejecting Pratt off the bike. The...

• McLane from Garnovillo, Iowa Killed in Motorcycle Crash

  Steve Lombardi | August 30, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  James McLane from Garnovillo was killed Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle motorcycle accident on the Great River Road in Clayton County, Iowa. His bike left the roadway, vaulting off of a driveway. Slow it down out there. I wish they would report on the size, make and model of the motorcycles to see if there are any similarities with other collisions. Wear your helmet and slow it down. For...

• Motorcycle Crash Causes Death of Norwalk Teenager

  LLFClerk LLFClerk | June 18, 2007 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Jennifer Reynolds, a 17 year old student who planned on attending community college this Fall, was killed Wednesday June 6 as a passenger in a motorcycle accident. The crash occurred in West Des Moines at the intersection of Woodland Avenue and 58th Street at 1:25 am.Matthew Garlick was driving the motorcycle. A police officer described his injuries as "non-life threatening." Charges have not...

• Man Doing Well after Motorcycle Accident

  Christina Cole | March 29, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In a motorcycle accident on Tuesday, a man was thrown from his motorcycle after striking an embankment. He is currently listed in fair condition.The 49-year-old man was traveling northbound on Highway 982 attempting a right hand curve when he lost control of his bike, crossed the center line and left the highway. The man then hit the embankment, ejecting him from his motorcycle. Iowa State...

• Child on the Rear, this Motorcyclist is charged with Child Endangerment

  Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2009 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On July 24th 2009 Stacey Pierson was charged with child endangerment, attempting to elude and driving with a suspended license. He is accused of leading police on a chase with his 12 year old child...

• Motorcycle Helmets, Should they be mandatory?

  Steve Lombardi | April 07, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  What is more important societies right to protect or a person's right to choose. So goes the motorcycle helmet debate.

• Safer Motorcycle Riding

  Steve Lombardi | March 06, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Motorcycle safety is a concern to all who ride. Here is the information for Iowa to learn how to ride safer. Iowa has a program titled MRE or Motorcycle Rider Education. What is the Motorcycle Rider Education (MRE) Program? Iowa has a Motorcycle Rider Education (MRE) Program administered by the Office of Driver Services of the Department of Transportation. Iowa's MRE program teaches Basic...