Source: dallasnews.com

Biker Bobby Gassett had a new patch pinned to his vest Tuesday, with red letters on a white background: “Life Behind Bars, Lion King Chuck, 1936-2009.”The bars referred to handlebars, and Chuck was Chuck King, killed Thursday night after a car hit him on LBJ Freeway in Garland. He fell and was run over by an 18-wheeler.

“It’s a testimony to Chuck,” rider Mike Malloy said of the turnout. He said it would be the biggest ride ever out of Keller’s even though it was on a weekday.

Malloy helped some other Rat Packers lash one of King’s motorcycles to a trailer for the run to the funeral home that would then make its way to one of King’s favorite eateries.

At Keller’s, Shanda Renee Wooten sat in the back seat of a car parked near the curb. The 34-year-old bike model from Lufkin said she was there when King died, riding just ahead of him.

“It’s customary for the woman to ride behind,” said Wooten, who said she was visiting King.

But for some reason, King opted to follow her this time. They didn’t have far to go.

” ‘I’m following you,’ he said,” Wooten remembered. “I said, ‘Are you sure?’ ”

After the crash, Wooten said, the driver of the car stopped.

“She stopped for about two seconds,” Wooten said. “She heard me say, ‘You killed him!’ ”

Then the car sped away, she said.

Garland police have charged Tasha Hayes, 18, of Richardson with failure to stop and render aid, a third-degree felony punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

There will be more events for King on April 26, when his friends ride again.

They plan to leave Keller’s at noon for a ride on Northwest Highway and LBJ Freeway to Fat Dawg’s in Forney, another of King’s hangouts.

On the way, they will pay their respects near the spot where King died and at a second place where another Rat Pack biker, Bart Miller, was killed in January.

Among the bikers assembled Tuesday, few could be found who hadn’t been in wrecks.

Richie Brice of Dallas said he came back from Vietnam without a scratch, but a too-long stare at a woman sent him tumbling end over end, landing with his bike on top of him.

That was the first of his three wrecks. It left him “bent over” for six months, but he had the bike rebuilt and got back on.

Mitch Hanson, a recently retired mail carrier from Garland, said he has been riding motorcycles since he was 15 and never had a wreck until he slid off a road in Arkansas in 2006.

That hasn’t stopped him from riding.

“You can’t explain it,” he said. “It’s a rush.”

Brice is fatalistic about riding.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re wearing a helmet or not,” said Brice, who does wear one. “If it’s your time to go, you’re going to go.”

Hanson agreed, saying, “There is no safe way to ride one of these things.”

Source: dallasnews.com

A 28-year-old Arlington man died after being thrown from his motorcycle Monday on State Highway 161 in Irving, authorities said today.

Charles Black was going too fast when he hit a retaining wall on the southbound 161 ramp to westbound State Highway 183 Monday afternoon, Irving police said. He was thrown from his bike, fell over the barrier and landed 30 feet below. The motorcycle continued down the ramp

Black, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas where he died.

Authorties shut down southbound lanes of 161 to westbound 183 on Monday to investigate the accident.

Source: dallasnews.com

Authorities shut down a portion of State Highway 161 in Irving this afternoon after a motorcyclist was seriously injured near the southbound exit ramp to State Highway 183.

Irving police said a man in his late 20s or early 30s was ejected from the motorcycle and thrown over a retaining wall shortly after 12:30 p.m. today. The man was taken Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas with serious internal injuries. Authorities did not release his identity.

It was unclear whether other vehicles were involved.

Southbound lanes of Highway 161 from Rochelle Road to westbound Highway 183 were closed this afternoon, but have since reopened, according to Traffic Pulse.

Hit and run motorcycle accident killed Charles King.

Source: nbcdfw.com

The 72-year-old Dallas resident was killed in a hit and run accident in Garland on I-635 near Centerville Road.

King may have looked like the rough and tumble biker, but his friends say he was a joker and a good friend.

“He’s what we call 24-hour friends. He was a friend at two in the morning or two in the afternoon,” said King’s friend Troy Duncan.

King and his biker buddies called themselves the “Keller’s Rat Pack,” only because they always gathered at Keller’s Hamburgers in East Dallas for Friday night burgers and beer.

King’s girlfriend of five years, Sandy Seibert, says King gave pointers on getting back behind the handle bars of a motorcycle.

“I lost my leg on my motorcycle in 2001 and he just gave me the confidence to be back on the bike again,” Seibert said. “He was a fantastic guy. What guy would want to go with a one-legged girl? You know? He was a true sport.” she added.

While King’s friend plan his memorial, Garland police are trying to find the driver responsible. Investigators say, they don’t have much to go on, all they can identify is that it was a dark colored car.

If you might have seen something, you can call Garland police at 972-272-8477.

A motorcycle driver was ejected from his vehicle Wednesday afternoon in an accident involving the motorcycle and a car at the intersection of Staples and Herndon streets, police said.

The driver was taken to a local hospital with knee and foot injuries, police said, noting the driver wasn’t wearing a helmet and did lose consciousness.

Source: DallasNews.com

Davis, 19, of Sachse died after he lost control of a sports bike he was riding in the school’s parking lot shortly before 9 a.m. and crashed into some parked cars. Family and friends remembered Nick Davis, a Wylie High School senior who was killed Friday morning in a motorcycle accident, as a fun-loving and “goofy” teen who was dedicated to his church.

Witnesses said Davis, who was wearing a helmet, appeared to be doing stunts on the motorcycle before the accident, police said.

His father, Todd Davis, said his son was an avid motorcycle rider, but he had borrowed the sports bike from a friend and was not used to riding it.

The teen’s girlfriend, Amy Dunlap, 19, said Davis was always very cautious when she rode on his bike with him.

“He wouldn’t ever do anything to upset me,” said Dunlap, who did not witness the crash.

On Friday afternoon, family and friends gathered at Victory Church in Parker to remember the teen, who was involved with the church’s children’s programming.

“He hung people’s Christmas lights.  He mowed everyone’s yard.  He was nonstop,” said Vicki Masters, a church member.

Todd Davis said his son planned to join the U.S. Marines in August.

“Nobody is promised tomorrow,” Todd Davis said.  “We don’t know when it’s our time, but we have to be ready, and Nick was ready.”

Two motorcycle riders were killed after they were seen weaving in-and-out of traffic in Irving, Police said.

At the time of the fatal motorcycle accident, police had blocked off part of westbound Highway 183 just past Loop 12 to clean up some road debris. To get through the traffic, authorities said the riders were seen weaving their motorcycles around the cars.

At some point, the male and female, each riding on separate motorcycles, crashed after at least one of the motorcycles slammed into the back of a minivan on the highway.

The Dallas County medical examiner’s office identified the motorcyclists as Eldridge Hill, 42, and Luchreica Lucas, 21.

As police investigate the scene, parts of westbound Highway 183 were completely shut down. Motorists were diverted to the service road.

Charles David Underwood passed away Tuesday morning from injuries he sustained in a single vehicle motorcycle accident last month.

By Danny Gallagher, McKinney Courier-Gazette

Hospital and Dallas County Medical Examiner officials confirmed the victim of a single vehicle motorcycle accident died earlier this morning.

Charles David Underwood, 51, of Whitesboro passed away at Parkland Memorial Hospital of Dallas, family friends and hospital officials confirmed.

Underwood suffered severe head trauma on Sunday, October 19 following an accident on U.S. 75 in which he lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown from his vehicle.

McKinney police Sgt. Rusty May said accident investigators are still not sure what caused the accident, but believe Underwood, the driver of the motorcycle, was trying to merge into the highway when he lost control of his vehicle.

It was the first of two serious accidents on and around U.S. 75 involving motorcycles. The second occurred Saturday just before midnight when a railroad tie lying in the roadway caused two motorcycles carrying a total of three people to lose control and eject their passengers into the roadway. So far, McKinney police have confirmed only one death in connection with the accident and have not released the names of any of the victims as they are still trying to contact their next of kin.

Paramedics flew an unidentified motorcycle rider to a Dallas, Texas hospital who crashed on U.S. 75 Central.

The accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. Sunday on northbound U.S. 75 north of the Virginia Avenue exit, McKinney, Texas police officials said.

McKinney, Texas police Sgt. Rusty May said accident investigators are still not sure what caused the accident, but believe the driver of the motorcycle was trying to merge into the highway when he lost control of his vehicle.

Police had to block traffic on northbound U.S. 75 to allow a medical helicopter to land. May said the driver was still alive when paramedics loaded him into the helicopter.

Paramedics transported the driver to Parkland Memorial Hospital of Dallas. McKinney police Lt. Scott Brewer said doctors have not released his medical condition.

Brewer also said police could not release the identity of the driver until they contact his next of kin.

A motorcycle driver died when he lost control of his bike and crashed in San Antonio, Texas. His female passenger was taken to Wilford Hall with broken ribs, a punctured lung and cuts. Police say they were speeding when they crashed on General Hudnell and Highway 90. Investigators tell News 4 there were tire marks more than 300 feet before the accident scene. More here: http://www.woai.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=2f501152-87fe-4cc0-8866-7d5636c7168f

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