Breaking News - Motorcycles Crash On Memorial Causeway - from TBO.com Breaking News

Didnt know If anyone caught this or new these guys, hope they are both doing ok.

 

why do they always think everyone is racing everyone....

 

yeh it does always seem like they want to blam everthing on racing. Thats pretty messed up how you can crash your bike get up and then get a ticket for you tire having not tread that guy just cant get a break

 

TBO.com staff report

Two motorcyclists crashed a half-mile away from each other on the Clearwater Memorial Causeway last night in unrelated accidents.


Michael Alan Kegg, 34, of New Port Richey lost control of his 2006 Kawasaki at about 9:20 p.m., a Clearwater Police report said. He was thrown from the motorcycle and tumbled down the roadway, where he was found by Clearwater police officers.
The crash closed the eastbound lanes of the causeway for about four hours.
Although Kegg’s injuries were initially deemed non-life threatening, his condition deteriorated, a police report said. Kegg was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. His condition is unknown this morning.

Shortly after Kegg’s accident, James A. Fink was riding his 2005 Kawasaki when his tire hit a slick spot in the road. Fink, of Holiday, was thrown from his bike; his bike flew toward the median and hit a light pole, a police report said.
Fink was not injured and refused treatment. He was cited for Driving with Unsafe Equipment because his bike’s rear tire didn’t have any tread.
Witnesses told police the two motorcyclists did not appear to be racing across the causeway, the report states.
Clearwater Police are continuing their investigation into Kegg’s accident.



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Kawi Rider's.....

j/j

Hope they are both ok.... sounds like the first guy was banged up a bit.

Be safe out there folks.... especially you "Kaw-boys".

 

they gave him a ticket?

 

i was waiting for someone to say something about both bikes being kawie... i think its dumb that the one guy got cited for a ticket... it was their fault they should keep the grounds cleaner...

 

Because, 5 out of 10 times they are. I travel US 19 often, in my car and on my bike. I refuse to wear any gear that screams "I am a girl" so when I have my lid and jacket on you really can't tell. I can not tell you the number of times at a stop light someone will pull up beside me on another bike and the sec. the light turns green it is like "the race is on". I just giggle and let the fool speed on down the road.

 

damn thats some shit....hey if the 2 guys a member of Tamparacing and yr in this thread seeing this HOPE U GUYS R OK

 

Unsafe equiptment. Do you know how many pieces of crap cars we see on the road every day that go un-noticed by the DOT. I wonder if it's raining and you lowside if they would still write you a ticket for Unsafe Equiptment?? "But officer i have pilot powers...."

What a bunch of a-holes. I think him crashing his bike is lesson enough if the tire tread was the cause of the problem.

 

sounds like the 1st guy (kegg) had internal injuries. which doesnt suprise me. thats a very common thing with motorcycle accidents im noticing. people are good about wearing leathers more so now then before, but still alot of people fail to realize that even though your body stops, your organs still impact your chest cavity/ribs/etc and can cause serious damage without you showing any trauma visibly other then maybe some tenderness or possibly a swollen abdomen.