November 9, 2011
Three people were killed and three were injured in five separate accidents during the Lone Star Motorcycle Rally in Galveston, Texas, this past weekend, according to the Houston Chronicle.
The first injury occurred Friday afternoon when a 51-year-old Houston man riding a 2003 Yamaha struck a school bus broadside. Police said that he ran a stop sign. He was pinned beneath the bus and was not wearing a helmet. He is in critical but stable condition.
The second accident killed two people on Friday night. A 34-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were speeding when their 2011 Harley-Davidson crashed on Interstate 45 in Galveston, witnesses said. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said, they were not wearing helmets.
The third accident occurred on Saturday night when a 19-year-old man was killed in a deadly crash when his 1994 Yamaha motorcycle collided with a 1985 Chevrolet pick-up truck. Witnesses said that the biker was speeding.
Two other cyclists were injured in separate accidents on Sunday evening. A 44-year-old female passenger sustained severe head injury in a collision and is being treated at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
A 57-year-old Galveston man also suffered a severe head injury when his cycle collided with the rear of a Ford truck. He was not wearing a helmet, and he was traveling at a “very high rate of speed and passing everyone,” witnesses said.
“Any time there’s a loss of life, it’s a tragedy,” Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski said. “You’re talking about an inherently dangerous occupation – driving on these motorcycles. More (use of) helmets would definitely help.”
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