Dallas Motorcycle Cop killed in accident

[socwkbiker]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont....196e2bd6.html

Check out this story and especially the pictures near the middle of the page. It happened yesterday as the Hilliary Clinton motorcade was headed to a rally. Just shows you that even the pros can make fatal mistakes.

Ride safe everyone.

[ells]

Note the list at the end of the story for how often it happens.

I would like to check out the story but everytime I click on it my computer crashes and I get the send error report thing. Maybe I'll try again later

[socwkbiker]

If it doesn't work, go to www.dallasnews.com and the story is on the page.

[pick187]

A buddy of mine is a motor officer. He is the only one in the division who hasn't been to the hospital. Being a motor cop is very dangerous.

[dakals]

My prayers go out to his family and friends!!!!!!!

[oledawg]

:'( A terrible tragedy! :'( :'( :'(

Thats too bad. It seems like a freak accident.

[davidjones1]

Prayers out to the family and friends, you hate to hear about these guys going down. very very sad.

[robertw]

Besides this case, there were 3 deaths of motorcycle officers escorting presidential motorcades in the last two years. While in D.C. recently I observed a Presidential motorcade cruising down Pennsylvania Avenue at about 55mph. The lead motorcycle cops cruised through the red lights holding up a hand to stop traffic at the intersections as they continued to lead the motorcade. It looked very dangerous for them. There was no major national security crisis that day, so I guess this was standard operating procedure.

[unwind2]

So sad. It said in the article he had only been with the motor division about one month. :'(

[dogdoc]

what caused this Dallas accident SWB?

[dui546]

I spoke to our senior motor officer / police riding instructor. He told me that it was a very sad and tragic situation. The officer was a veteran but had little experience on a police motorcycle. I learned that he had only been assigned to the m/c unit for about 1 month. His training was accelerated and he was hurried into street duties to support the escort(s). My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends.

[socwkbiker]

what caused this Dallas accident SWB?

He was coming around from the rear of the motorcade and hit a curb. He was launched and his helmet came off. Pronounced dead at the hospital. The article goes into much more detail, but that's the bare minimum of the story.

[wompus]

I had a police friend who had been riding for one 40 years do the same thing. He hit a curb while doing a funeral run. He stayed in the hospital for months. He lost the sight and hearing on the left side from brain damage. He had to retire because of that.
I myself have been riding over 45 years and had a bad wreck a few years ago. (Wasn't my fault)
I do get a laugh out of any cop who rides bikes... they seem to think they are experts at handling a motorcycle.
I guess they are, for the most part too stupid to realize taking a motorcycle course doesn't make you an expert, it means you took a motorcycle course.
Experience and age will out do a 2 week course anytime!!