you have to be aware when on the bike.

[KG]

You have to be aware when on the bike but can you believe what the driver of the car did.

this happened near my house on a road I ride on often

http://m.wmctv.com/wmctv/db_381569/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=6hl1ZM8d

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - A woman was charged in a crash that left one motorcyclist dead and another injured.

According to the police report, Elixabeth Blackwood pulled out of her driveway near the intersection of Woodstock Cuba Road and Little John Road around 10 p.m. Wednesday. She was driving a truck that was pulling a trailer with a lawn mower on it.

Deputies said Blackwood did not yield right of way to a passing couple on a motorcycle, and the motorcycle hit the trailer. Both the driver and passenger on the motorcycle, Bruce and Cassie Kingdon, were thrown from their bike. Bruce was killed on the scene. Cassie was later taken to the hospital in critical condition by a helicopter.

Investigators said Blackwood's trailer, which did not have tail lights, was damaged in a way that the wheel would not roll properly. Blackwood then left the scene of the crash, dragging the trailer.  Deputies said she left the victims in the street on an unlit road with no protection or defense. She pulled into a neighbor's driveway, drove down the side yard, and drove her car behind her home. An investigator said this seemed like an attempt to hide her car.

Blackwood then went inside her home without trying to help the injured couple and got her dad. After an unknown amount of time, a neighbor saw Blackwood standing near the street and called 911. Investigators said Blackwood never made an attempt to contact emergency crews.

Blackwood is charged with not giving information or rendering aid, leaving the scene of an accident involving death or an injury, not notifying emergency personnel of an accident, and not having lights on a trailer.

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we have a gofund page set up to help with Bruce's funeral and his wife Cassie's expenses when she gets out
https://www.gofundme.com/2rzr7tw

[Patrick]

I find that disgusting. I hope she gets what she deserves.

[Wizzard]

What a crime

[Jess from VA]

That's an undercharge.  Should be a manslaughter in the mix.

Even hours later, she should have been blood tested as well.

[The emperor has no clothes]

That's an undercharge.  Should be a manslaughter in the mix.

Even hours later, she should have been blood tested as well.

agreed

[Robert]

I wonder if the man would still be alive if she had stopped and called an ambulance.