Nationwide Motorcycle Accidents
Multiple Motorcycle Crashes Leave Riders Dead and Injured Across the United States
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Several separate road crashes across the United States left motorcyclists dead or seriously injured, while collisions near Rexburg, Idaho, injured multiple people. In Mountain Center, California, a 21-year-old dirt-bike rider died after losing control on a curve and being thrown from the bike; he was not wearing a helmet, and authorities said alcohol may have been involved. Fatal motorcycle crashes were also reported in West Valley City, Utah, where a rider collided with a vehicle turning left, and near Temecula, California, where a motorcycle collided with a FedEx truck. A moped rider was hospitalized in serious condition after being hit by a vehicle in Honolulu, and a motorcyclist was critically injured in a chain-reaction crash involving a fire truck and other vehicles in Peoria, Arizona. Near Rexburg, one man was hospitalized after a head-on highway crash, while two other collisions in the city caused minor injuries and traffic delays.
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In West Valley City, police said speed was being investigated as a possible factor; the crash happened at 4:15 p.m. at 5600 West and 2400 South, and the other vehicle’s driver stayed at the scene to assist.
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The Honolulu moped rider was wearing a helmet. Paramedics responded around 11:43 p.m. to the Kamehameha Highway off-ramp to Nimitz Highway.
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The rider killed in the Temecula-area crash was identified as Arleigh Crisman; the collision occurred at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday, and the impact ejected him into a ditch.
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In Peoria, the crash began when a passenger vehicle hit a parked construction vehicle. A fire truck moving to block traffic was then struck by the motorcycle, and the rider was hit by two more vehicles; police reported no other injuries.
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