Crashes Reported in the Media

[pkpk]

I notice that most of the bike descriptions follow that pattern in those reports.  My guess is that model, cc and whether it's a sportbike or cruiser is not important for an accident report.  Or maybe it's listed in a more formal report.  I imagine that some of the more violent crashes might be impossible to figure out the model.

[beedawg]

Look at the title for any of your street bikes. It'll say "RS" for "Road Street". Sometimes it gets abbreviated in the accident report to something like "RDSTRT" or something that looks like it might be short for "roadster."

Check out the abbreviations for the make on your title. Yama and Hond make perfect sense -- the first four letters. Suzuki should be Suzu by that rule, but Suzi's good. Still, I wonder whose idea it was to use "Kawk" for Kawi. "Hey Baby, wanna go for a ride on my... Yama?"

[DaleB]

A state patrol officer I knew told me that the accident report forms they fill out was mostly check boxes with space to write out things that didn't have a box. Usually they just checked the box that was closest to that particular situation to save on writing. The reports are later entered into their database. I suspect that they have a lot of predefined fields in the database. The reports that Paul posts look like the output of a database query.

One thing that the officer told me was that there was one box missing from the report form that he thought he would be able to use in about 80% of the accident reports; HUA (Head Up Ass).

Please let the snow melt soon!

Dale B

[Joel S]

No skills and no brains, walk or get a ride from someone who has those.

lol, hate to laugh at a bad subject but it hit me light.
the rest was well said, although a tic rough around the edges, the message was clear to understand.

JVS and Tony (and others), sorry for the loss.

Joel

[pkpk]

https://app.dps.mn.gov/mspmedia/DisplayIncident.asp

All available information for
incident number 13200584.

    Incident Number:    13200584    Incident Date/Time:    4/27/2013 9:11:00 PM
    MSP District:    2200    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2200 - (507) 344-2750
    Number of Individuals:    1       
    Number of Vehicles:    1    
                   
    Location:    HIGHWAY 4    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    NONE RECORDED    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    BROWN    Number of Lanes:    2
    Crash Type:    RAN OFF ROAD    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    SERIOUS INJURY    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    BROWN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
    WATONWAN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
                   
     Person 1:    PETERS, MICHAEL J , 52 , OF MOUNTAIN LAKE MN , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : SERIOUS INJURY
     

    Vehicle 1:
       2007   YAMAHA ROAD START 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    VEHICLE WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 4 AND LOST CONTROL GOING AROUND A CURVE NEAR 100TH STREET.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    4/28/2013 2:59:24 AM

Individual Records

    Listed below are the individual records that match the criteria you specified.
    *Estimated age used only when true age is unknown.
    Case Number:    13200584    Seatbelt:    N/A
    Incident Date/Time:    4/27/2013 9:11:00 PM    Airbag:    N/A
    Info Released:    4/28/2013 5:00:00 AM    Helmet:    NO
                   
    Person ID:    13200584V1P1    Age:    52
    Full Name:    PETERS, MICHAEL J    Estimated Age:    ACTUAL AGE ABOVE
    Associated Vehicle:    13200584V1    Alcohol in System:    ALCOHOL DETECTED
    Role in Crash:    DRIVER    Hospital:    ST MARYS , ROCHESTER 
    Residence:    MOUNTAIN LAKE , MN , US    Physical Condition:    SERIOUS INJURY 
    Sex:    MALE       
    Relation to Driver:    SELF    Fatal Date:    N/A - NOT RECORDED
                   
        

[pkpk]

All available information for
incident number 13101986.

    Incident Number:    13101986    Incident Date/Time:    5/11/2013 11:47:00 AM
    MSP District:    2100    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2100 - (507) 285-7406
    Number of Individuals:    2       
    Number of Vehicles:    1    
                   
    Location:    HWY 105 @ MOWER CO 140TH ST    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    NONE RECORDED    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    MOWER    Number of Lanes:    NOT RECORDED
    Crash Type:    RAN OFF ROAD    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    PERSONAL INJURY    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    MOWER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
                   
     Person 1:    WALKER, SCOTT M , 54 , OF ALGONA IA , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : INJURY - NON LIFE THREATENING
     Person 2:    MANGRICH, MIKYLA E , 18 , OF NEW HARTFORD IA , PASSENGER OF VEH null , Phys. Cond. : INJURY - NON LIFE THREATENING
     

    Vehicle 1:
       1998   HONDA MC 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    MC NB ON HWY 105 EXPERIENCED SO MECHANICAL ISSUES CAUSING IT TO RUN OFF ROAD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSANGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    5/11/2013 1:14:30 PM
         

Individual Records

    Listed below are the individual records that match the criteria you specified.
    *Estimated age used only when true age is unknown.
    Case Number:    13101986    Seatbelt:    UNKNOWN
    Incident Date/Time:    5/11/2013 11:47:00 AM    Airbag:    UNKNOWN
    Info Released:    NOT RECORDED    Helmet:    NO
                   
    Person ID:    13101986V1P1    Age:    54
    Full Name:    WALKER, SCOTT M    Estimated Age:    ACTUAL AGE ABOVE
    Associated Vehicle:    13101986V1    Alcohol in System:    UNKNOWN
    Role in Crash:    DRIVER    Hospital:    MAYO CLINIC HEALTH , AUSTIN, MN 
    Residence:    ALGONA , IA , USA    Physical Condition:    INJURY - NON LIFE THREATENING 
    Sex:    MALE       
    Relation to Driver:    SELF    Fatal Date:    N/A - NOT RECORDED

[pkpk]

All available information for
incident number 13101990.

    Incident Number:    13101990    Incident Date/Time:    5/11/2013 5:57:00 PM
    MSP District:    2100    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2100 - (507) 285-7406
    Number of Individuals:    1       
    Number of Vehicles:    1    
                   
    Location:    HWY 74 ELBA, MN    Road Type:    CONCRETE
    Milepost:    39    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    WINONA    Number of Lanes:    2
    Crash Type:    RAN OFF ROAD    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    SERIOUS INJURY    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    ST. CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT
    WINONA COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
                   
     Person 1:    LANGE, DANIEL P , 35 , OF ST CHARLES MN , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : SERIOUS INJURY
     

    Vehicle 1:
       2013   HARLEY MODEL UNKNOWN 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    MOTORCYCLE SB ON HWY74 ENTERED CURVE, CROSSED CENTER LINE INTO NB LANES AND ENTERED DITCH.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    5/11/2013 7:15:32 PM

Individual Records

    Listed below are the individual records that match the criteria you specified.
    *Estimated age used only when true age is unknown.
    Case Number:    13101990    Seatbelt:    N/A
    Incident Date/Time:    5/11/2013 5:57:00 PM    Airbag:    N/A
    Info Released:    NOT RECORDED    Helmet:    NO
                   
    Person ID:    13101990V1P1    Age:    35
    Full Name:    LANGE, DANIEL P    Estimated Age:    ACTUAL AGE ABOVE
    Associated Vehicle:    13101990V1    Alcohol in System:    UNKNOWN
    Role in Crash:    DRIVER    Hospital:    ST MARYS , ROCHESTER 
    Residence:    ST CHARLES , MN , USA    Physical Condition:    SERIOUS INJURY 
    Sex:    MALE       
    Relation to Driver:    SELF    Fatal Date:    N/A - NOT RECORDED
                   
        

[vince]

Where is the one from Friday in downtown.

[tk]

It was on the TV news. Looked like a black R1 got hit by a squad car responding to a shootout in my neighborhood. That's life in Minneapolis

My heart goes out to the friends and family of the fatality. I hope the passenger  fully recovers.

[pkpk]

Feel free to post up your own if you think it's relevant.  Personally I saw too many problems that had nothing to do with our culture of riding, and I didn't want to open the thread up to bagging on cops or riders wearing sandals.

[vince]

I was just wondering what the report had to say about it.

[pkpk]

There is no report on the State Patrol website.  It would appear they had no involvement in this one.

[vince]

This will be the headline news tonight on channel 4 at 10 tonight.

[kkralickus]

The R1 hit the side of the Police SUV.  Driver died, passenger in stable condition.

From the Star Trib story:

"More than a half-hour after Franklin died, Ivan Romero Olivares, 24, was killed at the intersection of 26th Street and Blaisdell Avenue S. when his motorcycle collided with a police SUV headed to the shooting scene. The SUV, with its flashing lights and siren on, had been traveling well below the posted speed limit and video evidence showed that the motorcycle struck the rear passenger side of the squad car, police said.

According to witnesses, the motorcycle had a green light and the police SUV, followed by more police vehicles, was traveling on 26th Street when it went through a red light at Blaisdell Avenue."

[gdawgs]

this is sad......and re-emphasizes the importance of helmets and attention when riding. 

I personally am guilty of cruising around, looking at the scenery and enjoying a moderate/below speed limit ride thru cities and kinda depend on the normal flow of traffic, and for people to obey signs and lights, as I absorb the environment. 

I do sometimes forget people run lights for multiple reasons.  Wake up call for myself.  RIP rider.