Fort Bragg soldier charged after deadly hit and run

Bragg soldier charged in weekend hit-and-run
Associated Press
April 10, 2013

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A Fort Bragg soldier has been charged with second-degree murder and hit-and-run in the death of a motorcyclist in Fayetteville.
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Fort Hood Soldier Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Fort Hood Soldier Killed in Motorcycle Accident
October 22, 2012

(KCEN) -- Killeen police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that happened yesterday afternoon.

It happened in Killeen, at the 400 block of South Fort Hood Street. The officers arrived to find a 37-year-old male lying on the roadway.

Police say the driver, identified as Timothy Laurence Singletary, was traveling northbound on Fort Hood Street on a motorcycle when he struck a Dodge Charger that was attempting to make a left turn.
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Camp Pendleton Marine killed in motorcycle crash

Motorcyclist killed in Oceanside crash
Written by
Pauline Repard

OCEANSIDE — A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries in Oceanside early Saturday when he swerved into oncoming traffic on El Camino Real and collided with a car, police said.

The county Medical Examiner's Office identified the rider as Ian Copelean Wiseman, 28, of Oceanside, a Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant.

He was southbound on El Camino Real at high speed and passed Skyline Drive, then lost control of the 2011 Suzuki Sport bike about 1:50 a.m., authorities said.
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Jupiter Police Officer in presidential motorcade dies after Florida accident

Police motorcyclist in presidential motorcade dies after Florida accident
By the CNN Wire Staff
September 10, 2012

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: The late officer was a 20-year veteran of the Jupiter police department, its chief says
A pickup truck hit the police motorcyclist, a sheriff's office spokeswoman says
The officer, from Jupiter, Florida, later died at a West Palm Beach hospital, she adds President Obama has been notified about the officer's death, the White House says

(CNN) -- A police motorcyclist in President Barack Obama's motorcade died Sunday in Florida following a serious highway accident, police and the top White House spokesman said.

The officer from the Jupiter, Florida, police department was transported around 4:40 p.m. to St. Mary's Medical Center in nearby West Palm Beach after being critically injured in a crash. The man -- identified as Officer Bruce St. Laurent -- later died at the hospital, Jupiter police Chief Frank Kitzerow told reporters late Sunday.

Obama was notified of the death, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters after Air Force One landed in Washington. The president's thoughts and prayers are with the officer's family, according to the spokesman.
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Fort Hood Soldier killed in motorcycle accident

Police Release Identity Of Motorcyclist Killed Thursday Night
KWTX.com
TEMPLE
August 31, 2012

Police have identified a man killed in a Thursday evening Interstate 35 motorcycle accident as a Killeen resident.

Temple police Sgt. Brad Hunt said just before 7 p.m. Thursday Christopher Herring, 24, apparently lost control of his motorcycle and struck the concrete and metal guardrail on the right-hand side of the elevated roadway.

The impact caused the rider to fall off his motorcycle and over the guardrail, onto the highway below.
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Fort Bragg Soldier killed in crash with ambulance

Motorcycle accident kills Ft. Bragg soldier
By: NBC17 STAFF
MyNC
Published: July 24, 2012

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.

A Fort Bragg soldier was killed Monday after his motorcycle collided with an ambulance.

The accident happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of Owen Drive and Eastern Boulevard in Fayetteville.
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Family Remembers Local Marine’s PTSD Struggle

Family Remembers Local Marine’s PTSD Struggle
May 28, 2012
Reporting Stephanie Lucero

NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – The memories of the battles he fought in Iraq came home, to Fairview, with Corporal Gregory Schneider.

It was the long, confidential conversations he had with his father that helped Schneider rise above the darkness that overwhelmed him after his return from battle in Iraq.

Schneider died at home on Memorial Day in 2010. He was killed in a motorcycle accident that happened when he tried to get onto I-75 Central Expressway at Haskell, in Dallas.

Just one day before the crash the Schneider family had gotten together for lunch, to recognize Memorial Day.

Now two years later, before today’s memorial service at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, Schneider’s parents visited his grave and talked to CBS 11 News about their son’s accomplishments and challenges trying to overcome Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Biker killed after hitting deer in Ocala National Forest

Biker killed after hitting deer in Ocala National Forest

By Kevin P. Connolly
Orlando Sentinel
April 28, 2012

A South Florida motorcyclist heading north on State Road 19 in the Ocala National Forest was killed Saturday after his bike hit a deer that jumped out of the woods and into his path.

Bruce L. Pelish, 57, of Miramar was killed after the 10:20 a.m. crash at S.R. 19 and Sunset Strip, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened in a part of the forest located in north Lake County.
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Fort Hood Soldier Dies From Motorcycle Injuries

Fort Hood Soldier Dies From Motorcycle Injuries
Posted: Apr 20, 2012
FORT HOOD, Texas
(KCEN)
A Fort Hood soldier lost his life Thursday as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Twenty-six-year-old U.S. Army Specialist Cory Kendall Pieper of Delmare, New York died Thursday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident while in Copperas Cove on April 13th.
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Memorial for Dannis Bish is today

Dannis Bish last day on earth

Last month after a day of celebrating with his brothers, Nam Knight Dannis Bish was heading home with his wife Jayne on the back of his bike. You can read more about that horrible night on the link but this day is to remember his life. His memorial service will be at Orlando First Baptist Church. Dannis was also an Orlando Firefighter.

I'll have the video on this tomorrow.

Fort Bragg soldier dies in motorcycle crash

Fort Bragg soldier dies in motorcycle crash

By Drew Brooks Staff writer

A Fort Bragg soldier who was learning to ride a motorcycle died over the weekend when he lost control on a rural road in Montgomery County.

Staff Sgt. Michael Beecher, 33, of Akron, Ohio, died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident near Troy, according to the 82nd Airborne Division. He is survived by a wife and four children.

State Highway Patrol Trooper Gary Beaman said Beecher appears to have entered a curve traveling too fast. His bike drifted left of the center line and struck a steel post holding a highway warning sign, Beaman said.
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Two die in speedway motorcycle crash after Vietnam vet event

Two die in speedway motorcycle crash after Vietnam vet event
 By: Charlotte Observer
 McClatchy Tribune News Service
 Published: April 02, 2012
 CONCORD -- Two people died and one remained in critical condition late Sunday following a motorcycle wreck Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. About 5 p.m., shortly after the day-long Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration in Concord ended, two motorcycles crashed into each other on the speedway’s track, Concord police said. Three people were hurt in the collision, and all were rushed to area hospitals.

 Both drivers died a short time later, police said, and the third person remained hospitalized, police said. Concord police have not released the names of the three victims, although they said that none of them are from the Charlotte area. Adrian Parker, director of communications for the speedway, declined to release details of how the collision happened, saying that was part of the Concord police investigation. He also wouldn’t say whether the speedway would review its safety procedures or how it would plan to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. read more here

Dannis Bish's last day on earth, surrounded by love

If you look toward the back of the group, there is Dannis, smiling and waving. This is how he spent his last day on earth before a 16 year old girl decided where she wanted to go was more important than anyone else.

Firefighter killed in motorcycle crash
Updated: Sunday, 11 Mar 2012
Chase Cain

Orlando - The ride home from Bike Week proved deadly for an Orlando firefighter. 54 year-old Dannis Bish died when a car turned in front of his motorcycle on East Colonial Drive Saturday night.

Bish's wife Jayne was also on the bike. She remains at Orlando Regional Medical Center with critical injuries.

A third biker, 52 year-old Robert Martinausky, also suffered serious injuries. Witnesses say he managed to survive because he dropped his motorcycle on its side and slid across the pavement to avoid the car.

The three were riding back to Orlando with the "Nam Knights" from events at Bike Week.
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Firefighter killed in motorcycle crash : MyFoxORLANDO.com

How do you make sense out of something like this? I was at the Nam Knights Bike Week Party, as usual, with my camera rolling. The video of the bike week party was already on YouTube when we got the call about Dannis, his wife Jayne and Bob. I wanted to take it down but when I thought about the fact this is how Dannis spent his last day, it was too important to take down. Later I was looking at the footage, when I discovered this.


Dannis was in back, walking over toward Jayne, waving his arm and smiling. He spent his last day with his "brothers" in the Nam Knights. This is a family in shock trying to make sense out of this. The Nam Knights are closer to each other than any other group I have ever known.

What the news report did not include was the fact there were two Marines, also part of the Nam Knights, ahead of these bikes and several cars following them heading home with other members. The two Marines had past the intersection when the crash happened. They rushed over to Dannis, Jayne and Bob giving aid. The rest of the group saw it happen and couldn't believe any of it.

Dannis was a firefighter and ORMC emergency room was filled with firefighters waiting for word on Jayne because Dannis was taken to a different hospital and had already passed away. Another family left trying to make sense out of this.

The Nam Knights filled the parking lot of ORMC, waiting for word on Jayne and Bob and tried to comfort each other as much as possible. I want to thank the emergency room staff for their care and patience with being so overwhelmed by these two large groups.


In the video of the event, at 8:59, Dannis is holding a dollar bill for a Prospect right before he got his patch as a Nam Knight.


This is how Dannis spent his last day on this earth.

How do you make sense out of this? We really can't. Some will think it was just his time to go home to the Lord. Some will say it could have been any of us. Whatever we think, whatever questions we have, we will not know the exact answer until we are face to face with God and see Dannis again.

We can't make sense out of why Dannis was killed Saturday but we can learn something from his life. Dannis was also a Dad and husband. Each day he gave his best to his family just as he gave his best to his firefighter brothers and brothers in the Nam Knights. He put his own life secondary as a firefighter and the community was better off for his having lived. He put the Nam Knights before his own rest time and was always showing up to help. When Dannis was at the Club house, Jayne was right there on the back of the bike, hugging Dannis.

None of us know why this happened to them but all of us know that the time of our own death is secret to us. It is not how long we live but how we spend the time we have together that we are in control of. Dannis made choices in his life and those choices included many people left grieving because someone decided her time was more important than anyone else.

Orlando Nam Knights bike week party ends in sadness

The names have been released

Dannis was also an Orlando Firefighter

FHP: Teen driver turned in front of motorcyclists, setting off fatal crash

By David Breen, Orlando Sentinel
11:56 a.m. EDT, March 11, 2012

The Florida Highway Patrol today released the identities of those involved in a Colonial Drive crash that left one motorcyclist dead and two more injured.

According to FHP, Dannis Bish, 54, of Orlando was killed in the crash, which happened shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday on Colonial Drive at Chuluota Road, in East Orange County.

His passenger, Jayne Bish, 53, was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with critical injuries.

Another motorcyclist, Robert Martinausky, 52, also of Orlando, suffered serious injuries. He was also taken to ORMC.

FHP said the two motorcycles were traveling westbound on Colonial Drive when 16-year-old Raeann Trapp tried to make a left-hand turn from Colonial onto Chuluota Road and drove directly into the bikes' path.

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Today was a celebration at the Orlando Nam Knights clubhouse. The annual bike week party was a lot of fun but after the party, the Nam Knights lost one of their own and another one is badly injured along with a wife. I just got back from the hospital and will have more news as soon as all the family members have been notified. For now, please pray for the family and the brotherhood of the Nam Knights.


Fatal accident shuts down eastbound lanes of State Road 50
March 10, 2012
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A deadly accident shut down eastbound lanes of State Road 50.
Troopers said the accident happened at Chuluota Road just after 9:00 p.m. Saturday.
Investigators said a car turning left onto Chuluota did not yield for two motorcycles.
WFTV found out a man died at Florida Hospital East and two others were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Stay with Eyewitness News Daybreak and WFTV.com for updates on this developing story.

Seminole County Florida deputy killed in motorcycle crash

UPDATE

Investigation continues after fatal crash
Deputy Matt Miller killed
Deputy Matt Miller was killed when his motorcycle collided with a Volkswagen Jetta

Seminole County deputy killed in motorcycle crash
By Christian De La Rosa, Reporter
Last Updated: Monday, December 26, 2011
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS

Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger identified the deputy killed in a crash Monday afternoon on Maitland Blvd.
Eslinger said Matt Miller, a consummate professional and highly skilled deputy, was on duty and trying to catch up with a speeder when a car pulled in front of him.
"It's all one family at the Seminole County Sheriff's office. It's not only a loss of a great deputy sheriff, but a family member for all of us," said Eslinger.
Miller is survived by his wife and brother. read more here

Loved ones honor soldier killed in motorcycle crash

Loved ones honor soldier killed in crash
Updated: Sunday, 20 Nov 2011, 7:07 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 20 Nov 2011, 7:07 PM EST

Rachel Kingston
Posted by: Kellie Mazur
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Loved ones gathered in Buffalo Sunday afternoon to remember a local soldier killed in a crash in Texas.

23 year old, Kaylynn Rhodes, grew up in Buffalo. She was killed in a motorcycle crash November 14th near her Army base in Fort Hood, Texas.

Sunday afternoon her friends and family gathered on the basketball courts in Delaware Park where they used to play together to celebrate her life.

Kaylynn's smile is going to be one of things her friends will miss the most.

Michelle Lane said, "Kay Kay was crazy. She was silly. She was hilarious. She was the silliest person you would ever meet. She could make a bad situation, like it wasn't even happening."

Rhodes was killed in a motorcycle crash in Texas last week. Even though she moved away from Buffalo six years ago to join the Army.
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Leavenworth-born Marine killed in motorcycle crash

Leavenworth-born Marine killed in motorcycle crash

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. | The Marine Corps says a 37-year-old gunnery sergeant has died in North Carolina of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident last week.

Sgt. Christopher E. Cunningham was a 19-year veteran of the Corps and a native of Leavenworth, Kan. Officials announced his death in a news release Thursday.
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Motorcycle crash claims life of Marine who survived bullets in Afghanistan

Naugatuck Marine dies in motorcycle crash

BY ALIA MALIK REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

Marine Cpl. Matthew Tooker, 25, of Naugatuck, pictured here in Afghanistan.

NAUGATUCK -- Marine Cpl. Matthew A. Tooker was shot twice in Afghanistan last year and survived to run the Marine Corps Marathon in honor of his fallen comrades.

Now someone will have to run the race for him.

Tooker, 25, who lived at 123 Carriage Drive, died early Saturday after crashing his motorcycle into a telephone pole on Osborn Road, Lt. Robert Harrison of the Naugatuck Police Department said.

Preliminary reports indicate Tooker was traveling eastbound when he struck a curb and lost control of the 2001 Honda CBR900 sport motorcycle he was riding. The motorcycle eventually crashed into a pole near 183 Osborn Road, Harrison said. Police are still trying to determine Tooker's speed and whether he was under the influence of alcohol. He was not wearing a helmet and had a motorcycle learner's permit, which does not allow nighttime riding, Harrison said.
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Iraq veteran, off duty police officer killed in motorcycle crash

Off-duty Hamilton police officer, 26, dies in crash on I-195 in Millstone
Retired corrections officer injured in crash

Written by
Charles Webster
Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — An off-duty police officer died and a retired corrections officer was hurt after their motorcycles collided on Interstate 195, west of Exit 16, Monday night, State Police said.

John J. Harvilla, 26, of Hamilton in Mercer County, died at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township after the motorcycle he was driving collided with the motorcycle driven by Roberto Castro, 41, of Trenton, while the two men were entering the westbound lanes of the highway from eastbound Route 537, according to Capt. Frank Davis.

Harvilla is a police officer in his hometown. He graduated from the Mercer County Police Academy in 2009, said his stepfather Joseph Piscopo, reached by telephone at his Hamilton residence.

Harvilla joined the U.S. Marine Corps in December 2003, just months after graduating from Nottingham High school, Piscopo said.
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Marine, father of four killed in motorcycle crash

Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011

Motorcycle crash in Horry County claims life of Marine, father of four
Deceased a Loris native

By Gina Vasselli - gvasselli@thesunnews.com

A Loris man and active duty Marine died Sunday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle near the Loris airport.

Jeffery Bennett, 29, died about 6 p.m. at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, said Deputy Horry County Coroner Darris Fowler.

Bennett died from head trauma following the motorcycle accident, which happened about 1 p.m., Fowler said.

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