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  • 2007-08-08 (xsd:date)
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  • Are These Real Photographs of a Fatal Motorcycle Crash? (en)
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  • The fatal accident depicted below took place on U.S. 169 near Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the early morning hours of 17 April 2007: The motorcyclist, 26-year-old Brandon Lee White of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was traveling at an estimated 120+ mph when his motorcycle struck the back of a tractor-trailer rig, according to the Tulsa World: Police said the truck driver reported hearing a bump and then seeing debris from the motorcycle going past him. When he managed to pull over, he saw that a man was embedded in the back of his trailer. Brandon's family said they hoped his unfortunate death at least would help to bring attention to the issue of motorcycle safety: A few inaccuracies have crept into the text accompanying forwarded versions of these pictures. A 2008 variant carried the closing legend He lived. Wear your helmet!, but unfortunately Brandon Lee did not survive the accident despite his wearing a helmet. Also, the friend of Brandon's who was killed 1 week before this on his motorcycle going 120+ on Highway 169 referenced in the second example above was 21-year-old Devin Seigal, who was killed in a similar motorcycle accident five days after Brandon's death (and had, in fact, attended Brandon's funeral). (en)
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