Post by earlwb on May 17, 2007 10:24:44 GMT -5
Police: Motorcyclist led 150 mph chase
The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. -- Police said a motorcyclist led them on an interstate highway chase at speeds of up to 150 mph and left them in the dust. But they had the cycle's license number and cited Ryan Lewis, 19, of Eugene after going to his home and finding the motorcycle hidden behind his house.
Oregon State Police Capt. Calvin Curths said he was in an unmarked car in a construction zone on Interstate 5 Monday evening when the motorcycle sped past him. He said he measured the speed at 72 mph in a 50-mph zone, accelerating to as much as 150 mph before police gave up the chase.
Lewis was cited for reckless driving and eluding an officer.
Information from: The Register-Guard, www.registerguard.com
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I cannot beleive that a 19yoa guy's parents would be stupid enough to let him have that powerful of a motorcycle in the first place. That is a prime candidate for a Darwin Award if I ever heard of one.
Anyway, it reminds me of once when I was in a motorcycle shop and a 19yoa guy wanted to buy a new Hyabusa, and he had the cash on hand to do it too. But the guy ran into a problem in that the insurance companies who would insure him, wanted like $10,000 to $12,000 for six months insurance as liability only no comprehensive. Obviously the guy had a really bad driving record. Unfortunately, he didn't have the extra cash for the insurance, so the dealer could not complete the sale (it is aganst the law here, no insurance no drive or ride).
Another time years ago when I was doing police work, we had a radar speed trap setup on a road, and a motocycle cam rocketing down the hill, and he got pinged at doing 123 mph in a 35 zone, besides running three stop lights in the process.
Obviously, we couldn't get a police cruiser up to speed to ever catch him, but the city helocopter just happened to fly over at that moment, and followed him for us. The guy zipped into a ritzy neighborhood, and pulled into the driveway of a house, and knocked on the door, someone opened the door and he went inside. We arrived with the helo overhead illuminating the house, the bike outside on the grass in the yard, plus the district supervisor arrived too. We all went up to the house and surrounded it, at that moment the homeowner came outside and stated that he was the lawyer for the kid's dad, and proceeded to get into everyone's faces for harrassing his client. So we eventually let it go and filed reports.
Three or four months later that same kid killed himself on the freeway doing 140mph, exiting the freeway, and broadsided a family in a car at an intersection when he ran the stop light. The bike almost went completely through the car, killing the two people in the front seats.
Anyway, my moral to all this is if you drive recklessly and tget tickets, you are going to be feeding a lot of money to the insurance companies.
Not sure of a decent moral for having rich parents that let you do anything and try to cover up all your transgressions.
Other than it'll probably get you killed or in prison at the very least.
Anyhow, I am off my soapbox. Have a nice day. Ride safely.
The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. -- Police said a motorcyclist led them on an interstate highway chase at speeds of up to 150 mph and left them in the dust. But they had the cycle's license number and cited Ryan Lewis, 19, of Eugene after going to his home and finding the motorcycle hidden behind his house.
Oregon State Police Capt. Calvin Curths said he was in an unmarked car in a construction zone on Interstate 5 Monday evening when the motorcycle sped past him. He said he measured the speed at 72 mph in a 50-mph zone, accelerating to as much as 150 mph before police gave up the chase.
Lewis was cited for reckless driving and eluding an officer.
Information from: The Register-Guard, www.registerguard.com
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I cannot beleive that a 19yoa guy's parents would be stupid enough to let him have that powerful of a motorcycle in the first place. That is a prime candidate for a Darwin Award if I ever heard of one.
Anyway, it reminds me of once when I was in a motorcycle shop and a 19yoa guy wanted to buy a new Hyabusa, and he had the cash on hand to do it too. But the guy ran into a problem in that the insurance companies who would insure him, wanted like $10,000 to $12,000 for six months insurance as liability only no comprehensive. Obviously the guy had a really bad driving record. Unfortunately, he didn't have the extra cash for the insurance, so the dealer could not complete the sale (it is aganst the law here, no insurance no drive or ride).
Another time years ago when I was doing police work, we had a radar speed trap setup on a road, and a motocycle cam rocketing down the hill, and he got pinged at doing 123 mph in a 35 zone, besides running three stop lights in the process.
Obviously, we couldn't get a police cruiser up to speed to ever catch him, but the city helocopter just happened to fly over at that moment, and followed him for us. The guy zipped into a ritzy neighborhood, and pulled into the driveway of a house, and knocked on the door, someone opened the door and he went inside. We arrived with the helo overhead illuminating the house, the bike outside on the grass in the yard, plus the district supervisor arrived too. We all went up to the house and surrounded it, at that moment the homeowner came outside and stated that he was the lawyer for the kid's dad, and proceeded to get into everyone's faces for harrassing his client. So we eventually let it go and filed reports.
Three or four months later that same kid killed himself on the freeway doing 140mph, exiting the freeway, and broadsided a family in a car at an intersection when he ran the stop light. The bike almost went completely through the car, killing the two people in the front seats.
Anyway, my moral to all this is if you drive recklessly and tget tickets, you are going to be feeding a lot of money to the insurance companies.
Not sure of a decent moral for having rich parents that let you do anything and try to cover up all your transgressions.
Other than it'll probably get you killed or in prison at the very least.
Anyhow, I am off my soapbox. Have a nice day. Ride safely.
