Motorcycle Accidents

• Motorcycle Accident Sends Man to Hospital with Serious Injuries

  Chrissie Cole | June 14, 2007 2:04 AM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  A two-vehicle vs. motorcycle accident left the motorcyclist in the hospital.The crash occurred on Saturday on Matthews Road near Picayune, according to Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.The vehicles involved in the accident were a Honda CBR motorcycle and a Dodge Durango. The driver of the motorcycle, 21, was injured and transported to Forrest General Hospital with serious injuries.The...

• Diego "Chico" Corrales Killed in Tragic Motorcycle Accident

  Christina Cole | May 08, 2007 1:25 AM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  Diego "Chico" Corrales, 29, lost his life on Monday in a fatal motorcycle accident, reports his promoter. Corrales won titles in two weight classes and was one of the most memorable fighters.His promoter, Gary Shaw said, Corrales was on his motorcycle and he was involved in a tragic accident in southwest Las Vegas early Monday evening.His Manager, James Prince, also confirmed his death from the...

• Motorcylce Accident Claims Biker's Life

  Christina Cole | April 07, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  A Shaw man was killed in a motorcycle accident this weekend when he lost control of his new bike, while pulling into his driveway, police said.The man was parking his recently purchased sports motorcycle under his carport, Saturday, when apparently he gave the bike too much gas, Shaw Police Chief said. He was thrown from his bike and hit his head when landing between a parked vehicle and the...

• One Killed, Two Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 16, 2007 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  Two people were injured and a woman killed in a two-car crash Thursday night.Jackson Police say the woman was a passenger in a white Ford F150 pickup truck that was traveling southbound at 6:14 when the truck was hit by a Honda Civic traveling east.Witnesses told police the Honda ran a red light and struck the pickup truck causing it to flip over. The pickup landed upside down.Both drivers were...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Crash

  Christina Cole | January 11, 2007 12:07 AM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  Jody Allen Robert Fricker, of Alabama was killed at 3:10am on Saturday, in a motorcycle accident. Frickler lost control of his motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Jackson County said.There were witnesses to the crash that saw him lose control of the motorcycle. Emergency vehicles arrived on the scene quickly. The accident is under investigation by the Mississippi...

• Motorcycle vs. Car - Two Hurt

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash that involved a car at an intersection on Highway 184E and Highway 84E at noon Sunday.Travis Batte and an unidentified female rider were taken to South Central Medical Center at approximately 12:30pm for medical treatment from injuries when the Honda goldwing motorcycle they were riding crashed with a Volkswagen Passat driven by 21-year old, Timothy...

• Motorcycle Accident Still under Investigation

  Christina Cole | December 20, 2006 12:58 AM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  More than two weeks after a collision between a motorcycle and a motor vehicle claim the life of the cyclist, state officials are looking for specific answers as the case remains open and under investigation.Robert Mark Pessin, 49, of Forest, died as a result of injuries that were sustained in a accident at approximately 9:56 a.m. on Mississippi 492. The accident involved two vehicles including...