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Police Chase Motorcyclist, Leads to Fatality

A motorcyclist was being chased by police when he was killed in a collision with another vehicle.

He was struck by a red car while driving through the intersection of 15th Avenue Northeast. The driver of the car that hit the motorcycle rider was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The motorcycle was crushed into several pieces after the accident.

The chase began when police saw the motorcycle speed by. Later, it was discovered that the motorcycle was stolen.

Motorcycle Accident Statistics

• The failure of motorists to detect and recognize motorcycles in traffic is the predominating cause of motorcycle accidents. The driver of the other vehicle involved in collision with the motorcycle did not see the motorcycle before the collision, or did not see the motorcycle until too late to avoid the collision.

• Fifty-five percent of all reported fatal motorcycle crashes occurring nationally in 1998 involved multiple vehicle crashes and 45% occurred in single-vehicle crashes.

• Five crash types account for 86% of fatal motorcycle crashes: motorcycle runs-off-road 41%, motorcycle or other vehicle runs traffic control 18%, head-on collision 11%, car turns in front of cycle 8% and motorcycle goes down in roadway 7%.

• Forty-five percent of deaths in single-vehicle motorcycle crashes in 1998 included drivers with blood alcohol concentration at or above 0.10%.

• Nine out of 10 motorcycle deaths in 1998 were males. Seventy-seven percent of the females who died in a motorcycle crash were passengers and 98% of males who died were drivers.