Motorcylist Dies in Head-on Collision in Yellowstone National Park,

[mattfidaho]

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/07/motorcylist-dies-head-collision-yellowstone-national-park-passenger-injured6234


Motorcylist Dies in Head-on Collision in Yellowstone National Park, Passenger Injured
Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 15, 2010 - 12:35pm

A head-on collision between a motorcycle and a motor-home in Yellowstone National Park has left a Minnesota man dead and a young girl hospitalized, park officials reported today.

The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon on the road between Norris and Mammoth Hot Springs. Rangers say 42-year-old Dale Payne, Jr., was northbound about 2 p.m. when his motorcycle crossed the centerline near the Grizzly Lake Trailhead. The man's 2000
Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic motorcycle collided head-on with a southbound motor home. The Burtrum, Minnesota, man was killed instantly, they said.

A young girlriding in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle was thrown clear by the impact and injured. She was taken by an Air Idaho Rescue helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, where she was last reported in stable condition, the park reported.

Investigators were trying to determine if Mr. Payne was wearing a helmet; one was found at the scene. The injured girl was wearing a helmet, they said.

This is the second fatal motorcycle accident in the park this summer.







what a suck deal,  so close to my home, I am in idaho falls  
my thoughts are with them

[bigguy]

Investigators were trying to determine if Mr. Payne was wearing a helmet; one was found at the scene.

I'm a big proponent of helmets. My bike doesn't move until rider and passenger have them on.

But!

HD head-on with a motorhome? Not sure it would have made much of a diff. in this case.

[fudgie]

Seems like a waste of time to investigate it, imho.