The motorcyclist must have been going at an insane, unbrakeable speed.
Never been to LSU, but how fast can you go "on campus"?
Doesn't matter how fast you can go because they exceeded it by quite a bit. This is why people need to be careful well driving because it does not matter how good you are. One bad driver and that can be the end for you.
Was she scheduled to compete at the conference meet?
No, she was not scheduled to compete at the conference meet. If she had been then she would have already been at the meet and wouldn't have gotten into the accident.
Did you notice that Michaela Rose had a message about Dillon written on her bib that Michaela wore during the DMR?
I hate this use of the word "accident" to describe a predictable outcome of horrible behavior. Riding a motorcycle fast enough to kill a driver inside of a car is an intentional act, not an accident. As far as I'm concerned, she is the victim of third degree murder, not the victim of an accident.
I hate this use of the word "accident" to describe a predictable outcome of horrible behavior. Riding a motorcycle fast enough to kill a driver inside of a car is an intentional act, not an accident. As far as I'm concerned, she is the victim of third degree murder, not the victim of an accident.
That's not exactly what happened. She didn't die because of whatever speed the motorcycle was traveling at, she died because her car burst into flames. If that hadn't happened she probably would have survived the accident.
That's not exactly what happened. She didn't die because of whatever speed the motorcycle was traveling at, she died because her car burst into flames. If that hadn't happened she probably would have survived the accident.
You think her car burst in to flames as a result of being hit by a motorcycle that was moving at normal speeds for a road on a college campus? Per a quick peak at Google Maps, the speed limit on South Quad Drive is 20 mph. Have you ever in your life seen a vehicle go up in a ball of flames from being t-boned by a vehicle going 20 mph? I mean in the real world, not in whatever action movie you apparently get your sense of reality from.
I hate this use of the word "accident" to describe a predictable outcome of horrible behavior. Riding a motorcycle fast enough to kill a driver inside of a car is an intentional act, not an accident. As far as I'm concerned, she is the victim of third degree murder, not the victim of an accident.
That's not exactly what happened. She didn't die because of whatever speed the motorcycle was traveling at, she died because her car burst into flames. If that hadn't happened she probably would have survived the accident.
After imagining this scenario, I’m very saddened to learn she had to suffer through that in her final minutes.
Tragic. How does the person in the car die though when hit by a motorcycle?
Don't know for sure, but heard from someone close to the situation that the motorcyclist was going at an insane speed.
Two friends of mine died when they crashed head on with a motorcycle. The motorcyclist went through the windshield and killed them both from the impact.
If any of them read this, my condolences to her family, friends and team mates.
Don't know for sure, but heard from someone close to the situation that the motorcyclist was going at an insane speed.
Two friends of mine died when they crashed head on with a motorcycle. The motorcyclist went through the windshield and killed them both from the impact.
If any of them read this, my condolences to her family, friends and team mates.
This is why after '75, Evil Kinevil stopped jumping buses that were full of passengers.
I hate to admit it but it looks like the motorcycle was not at fault. He had a green light and the car stopped once, then tried to dart across the intersection and was hit. That was a horrible video to watch but thankfully a car had a dash cam and clear up any details.
I hate to admit it but it looks like the motorcycle was not at fault. He had a green light and the car stopped once, then tried to dart across the intersection and was hit. That was a horrible video to watch but thankfully a car had a dash cam and clear up any details.
Tragic for all involved.
Both were breaking traffic laws, but the speeding is easily high enough to also be reckless driving, which is also a misdemeanor. Speed limit is 25 there, and it's been estimated the motorcycle was going 120 to 150 (based on conservation of momentum estimates of a motorcycle moving a 10x heavier car that much in the collision).
5x, 6x speed limit is not just fundamentally makes the circumstances different. Even going 50 in a 25 (25+25 over) would be reckless driving, much less 100 over. He wasn't on the German Autobahn with nothing to potentially hit. He was going through an intersection. There's a super high risk of something being in an intersection unexpectedly. It's a bad idea to speed up to make yellows. I'm on extra high alert going even the speed limit through a longish green light where I live in the winter because stopping distances are long on ice/snow, and I would slide through if it turned yellow/red quickly, so I slow down if I suspect it's going to turn yellow soon. And then there is the big factor that speed doesn't register well when looking at an incoming vehicle, especially at night, and especially a motorcycle where you don't have the spacing between two headlights getting visually farther apart as it gets closer. You would just see a small light REALLY far away one moment and the next moment it's at your location at 120mph. The blame should be higher on the motorcyclist.