Karma is a bitch
Karma is a bitch
I'm not going to say that a motorcycle thief deserves to die but it is said that good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering.
I5 reopens after being closed for more than 3 hours by a fatal motorcycle crash.
Witnesses said two motorcycles were speeding.
The freeway was blocked just south of State Route 520 at Mercer Street.
The fire after the crash was seen on Department of Transportation cameras at about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Trooper Chris Webb said the motorcycle hit another vehicle and the rider was ejected. The motorcycle traveled 75 to 100 feet north of where the rider was ejected and then caught fire.
The rider, a woman, later died at the hospital. Police said the bike she was riding had been stolen out of Everett in June.
The Washington State Patrol said troopers are looking for a second motorcycle whose male rider is believed to have been traveling with the motorcyclist who died at the scene. The rider stopped, tried to put out the fire, and then continued northbound, according to witnesses.
Witnesses said the same rider slowed when he drove by the scene again and then continued on.
Witnesses said both riders were traveling at a very high rate of speed in excess of 100 mph. The crash scene is about 400 feet long.
I5 reopens after being closed for more than 3 hours by a fatal motorcycle crash.
Witnesses said two motorcycles were speeding.
The freeway was blocked just south of State Route 520 at Mercer Street.
The fire after the crash was seen on Department of Transportation cameras at about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Trooper Chris Webb said the motorcycle hit another vehicle and the rider was ejected. The motorcycle traveled 75 to 100 feet north of where the rider was ejected and then caught fire.
The rider, a woman, later died at the hospital. Police said the bike she was riding had been stolen out of Everett in June.
The Washington State Patrol said troopers are looking for a second motorcycle whose male rider is believed to have been traveling with the motorcyclist who died at the scene. The rider stopped, tried to put out the fire, and then continued northbound, according to witnesses.
Witnesses said the same rider slowed when he drove by the scene again and then continued on.
Witnesses said both riders were traveling at a very high rate of speed in excess of 100 mph. The crash scene is about 400 feet long.
Stellar HDF Member
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Okay, I'll say it for you. They do. All thieves, but bike thieves especially (reason being is my bike is all I own because it doesn't hurt my messed up back like trying to sit in a car or truck, so...if my bike was stolen, I'd be on foot for a while and unable to get out of the house, grocery shop, etc).
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It was the weirdest thing...
The guy that stole parts (almost enough for an entire bike) from my buddy's garage didn't die. He did, however acquire a very painful, very permanent handicap soon after.
Damnedest coincidence I ever saw.
The guy that stole parts (almost enough for an entire bike) from my buddy's garage didn't die. He did, however acquire a very painful, very permanent handicap soon after.
Damnedest coincidence I ever saw.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Was a bike thief in the midwest who had a terrible accident working on some old farm equipment, both thumbs including the big knuckles were severely crushed. Never did regain any real use of them.
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Road Warrior
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From: SE Michigan
I cleaned up a couple of these this summer. Both were fleeing PD on stolen crotch rockets and crashed. One hit a pick-up so hard he knocked the cap off the bed. That bike blew up and put up an impressive smoke column. Both received yellow blankets on the roadway. Don't steal and don't run.
