Round Rock police are asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a car that hit and fatally wounded a motorcyclist last week. The wreck occurred on September 25 at about 9:45 p.m. when the driver of a white Chevrolet Impala failed to yield the right of way while turning left in the…
Read More >There were 95 traffic fatalities in Travis County in 2008, up slightly from 2007, according to’ law enforcement records. On roads within the City of Austin, there were 59 deaths last year. Investigators saw a rise in motorcycle-related deaths, spurred by a summer of nearly $4-per-gallon gas, Austin police Detective Mark Breckenridge said. “We had…
Read More >A man in his 20s died early Sunday morning in a motorcycle accident near Lakeline Mall, according to police Sgt. James Mason. Just before 3 a.m., Mason said, the man was riding without a helmet on Lakeline Boulevard near Ridgeline Boulevard when he lost control, his a curb and was thrown off the motorcycle. A…
Read More >A man who was involved in a motorcycle crash June 3 died last Tuesday of injuries he received in the crash. Mitchell Frantz, 46, was riding a Harley-Davidson east on U.S. 290 near William Cannon Drive about 8:30 p.m. when he struck debris in the road and lost control of the bike, the statement said. …
Read More >On Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 3 a.m. Kenneth Cottrell, a motorcyclist, was killed in a car accident. Rudy Lucero was driving a Mazda and hit the motorcycle on Road and 51st Street. Cottrell was taken to Brackenridge where he later died. Apparently, Lucero had been drinking as he was charged with intoxication manslaughter. Any witnesses are…
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A motorcycle helmet, also known as a skid lid or brain bucket is designed to do one thing. That one thing is to protect the brain from any kind of hematoma. What is a hematoma? A hematoma is a localized mass of blood contained within an organ, tissue, or space that has escaped from an artery…
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Motorcycle safety is a critical issue in Texas, highlighted by the stark statistics from last year. Nearly 600 motorcyclists lost their lives in crashes across the state, and over 2,400 riders sustained serious injuries. In the Austin area alone, 2023 saw 741 motorcycle crashes, leading to 50 fatalities among riders and passengers, and 211 serious…
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