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Motorcycle/semi accident ends with minor injuries

Friday, June 26, 2009
Times Staff Report

A motorcyclist collided with a Pepsi Semi-truck at the intersection of Harrison Street and United States 40 Friday morning. Jason Moon Photo.
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A motorcyclist avoided serious injury Friday morning on United States 40.

Just before 9 a.m., county emergency officials were dispatched to the intersection of Harrison Street and U.S. 40 Friday morning after a motorcycle collided with a semi-truck.

The driver of the motorcycle, David M. Turner, Harmony, received some "bumps and bruises," according to Clay County Sheriff Mike Heaton. He later went to the emergency room at St. Vincent Clay Hospital with a family member.

According to Brazil City Police Department Sgt. Mark Loudermilk, Turner was traveling eastbound on U.S. 40 behind two vehicles and a Pepsi semi-truck, driven by Robert Beaver Jr., Terre Haute.

As the truck signaled to turn right onto Harrison Street, the vehicles slowed. Loudermilk said witnesses reported Turner then veered right to pass the vehicles before striking the truck.

"He's very lucky," Loudermilk said. "He's lucky he didn't get under (the truck)."

Turner's motorcycle glanced off one of the truck tires before lodging under the frame.

Loudermilk stressed two-lane traffic on U.S. 40 does not begin until motorists pass Vandalia Street, one block east of where the accident took place Friday.

"It doesn't become two lanes until Vandalia," he said. "That's caused problems in the past.

"If the motorcycle would have stayed behind the two vehicles, this would not have happened."

Traffic was detoured on Alabama Street for approximately 15 minutes before officials reopened U.S. 40.

TransCare also responded to the incident.

Loudermilk said there was an estimated $1,000 damage to the motorcycle but the truck only had scratches.

"We have a lot of accidents in this area," he said. "You've just got to watch it."

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Officer Loudermilk left out of his report that the driver of the bike tought he taw a miller lite truck.

-- Posted by yngpupgtrytm on Sat, Jun 27, 2009, at 12:58 AM

Everyone is in a hurry. If everyone would just slow down just a bit, a lot of accidents would not happen. Be patient.

-- Posted by Conservative Dad on Sat, Jun 27, 2009, at 5:27 AM

hey yngpup are you trying to say all us motorcyclists are alcoholics, myself, I ride and dont drink so you arent smart steriotyping us riders, maybe you need to put that beer down before you think and look twice before you pull out in front of a bike

-- Posted by brazil citizen on Sat, Jun 27, 2009, at 4:52 PM

OH POLEASE,Im a good driver.If i did im sure it would be on purpose.I have,im sure,rode more bikes than you.

-- Posted by yngpupgtrytm on Sat, Jun 27, 2009, at 5:34 PM

brazil citizen, you sound extremely ignorant.

-- Posted by UMad on Sat, Jun 27, 2009, at 9:43 PM

yng, I hope your driving is better than your spelling.

-- Posted by Lee Thall on Sat, Jun 27, 2009, at 9:46 PM

I would like to think i would get a passing grade on both,after all i did ride a bike over forty states and started to write an autobiography called flapping in the wind but,lost inspiration after the chic that was with me changed out of her shorts and into her jeans..

-- Posted by yngpupgtrytm on Sat, Jun 27, 2009, at 11:16 PM

Sorry, you get an F in both.

-- Posted by Lee Thall on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 2:00 PM

For yngpupgtrytm-

I know this man and you are so far off-you have no clue what your talking about

He is a very warm and caring indiviual-obviously you wouldnt know anything about that, would you.

-- Posted by dbltrbl on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 5:29 PM

Blah blah,blah blah blah,blah blah.What i should have said was;How rude it is for a motorcycle rider to blow around traffic with thier pipes cracked wide open because they are in a hurry to go no place and that it is not legal to pass on the shoulder of the road and that i can take a joke so kiss my @$$ and #~*@ you too!

-- Posted by yngpupgtrytm on Wed, Jul 1, 2009, at 10:33 PM