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Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the motorcycle driver as 27-year-old Chandler Bean from Michigan. Switzer says Bean was an active Seabee, stationed at the base in Gulfport. Switzer says Bean was traveling northbound when a container truck hauling water was turning from 16th Street, heading south. He says the truck was attempting to crossContinue reading “Navy Seabee killed on bike by left turning truck in Mississippi”

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man shot in Pasco County while riding a motorcycle lived to tell the tale. He’s sharing his story with News Channel 8, as the unidentified suspect remains at large. It was in the early morning hours of June 9 when Nolan, who we are not identifying by his last nameContinue reading “Florida man shot while riding a motorcycle lives to tell about it”

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The local suspects taken into custody during last Friday’s sweep of the Thug Riders Motorcycle Club leadership appeared in court today at the Walter H. Rice Federal Building in downtown Dayton. Though 14 suspects were arrested as part of the multi-agency federal investigation last week, only eight of them were in the MiamiContinue reading “Motorcycle “gang” members appear in court for detention hearing”

Two pedestrians died after being hit by the driver of a pick-up truck just north of Dunn early Sunday morning. A woman, age 31, and a man were pushing a motorcycle down a Raleigh, NC road when they were hit. The woman died instantly, and the man died shortly after, according to the father ofContinue reading “Bikers hit by truck pushing broke down bike”

PICKERINGTON, OH – May 25, 2025 – With the signing of HF 5247 into law by Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Friday, May 24, Minnesota became the sixth state to legalize lane filtering. Minnesota is now the easternmost state to legalize lane filtering, and joins California, Utah, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado — which also signedContinue reading “Minnesota legalizes lane filtering for motorcyclists”

HAMPTON — Police say a man is in custody after allegedly stealing a Harley-Davidson motorcycle from the L Street Tavern (https://lstreettavern.com/) after it was raffled off to raise $23,000 for charity.The 2010 Harley-Davidson Roade Glide, built by renowned motorcycle designer Paul Yaffe, was raffled Sunday to help a local woman struggling with an aggressive formContinue reading “Charity Harley Heist: thief caught on camera stealing raffled motorcycle”

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) – Officials in Mississippi are investigating a motorcycle crash that resulted in the death of a Biloxi High School senior ahead of graduation day. On May 12 at approximately 1 p.m., the Biloxi Communications Center received an emergency call regarding a single motorcycle crash in the 2400 block of Sunkist CountryContinue reading “High school senior dies in motorcycle crash days before graduation”

CBS DETROIT) – A woman discovered the body of a motorcyclist who was involved in a single-vehicle crash in Farmington Hills early Monday morning while she was walking in the area, police said.  At 5:50 a.m., the woman called 911 to report that she saw a crashed motorcycle near the baseball fields at Founders Sports Park,Continue reading “Woman out for a walk finds body of missing biker”

LADSON, S.C. (WCIV) — Law enforcement has arrested one woman in connection to a deadly double hit-and-run in Ladson Friday that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist. Jeannie Polite, 43, was arrested by the South Carolina Highway Patrol over the weekend and charged with hit-and-run involving death. Christopher Ashley, 37, of Ladson, died as aContinue reading “Woman charged with killing South Carolina biker in hit and run”

KANSAS CITY, MO–Several factors played into Gail Worth’s recent choice to shutter her Grandview dealership, Gail’s Motorcycles. She found herself nearing significant milestones: her 60th birthday and the 25th anniversary of acquiring the business from her father, Ray. The instability of the used motorcycle market during the pandemic and Worth’s apprehensions about the broader economicContinue reading “Legendary KC bike shop, Gail’s Motorcycles, closing after 25 years”