another fatality

[RandyO]

Foster's Online, Dover, New Hampshire

I hope it's not anyone we know

[06ZX6R]

talk about a phone call I never want my girlfriend to get- "police are still trying to contact next of kin."

[bentbryan]

The motorcyclist killed was the owner of DC Audio in Portsmouth.

RIP

[sanfelice]

sounds like moron pulled out of the drive or side road in a little bit of a hurry. only a guess, of course, but for the PD to actually contemplate "other charges" that is a good bet.

[imkindafkedup]

sounds like moron pulled out of the drive or side road in a little bit of a hurry. only a guess, of course, but for the PD to actually contemplate "other charges" that is a good bet.

well with a suspended license, i would hope they get him on vehicular homicide and what ever else they can.

RIP

[beet]

RIP

[RandyO]

I'm trying to picture "backing out of a parking space' onto Corporate Drive

I wasn't aware there was any on street parking at Pease ... or was thins a parking lot accident?

it's hard to believe anything Fosters prints, my experience, they only get half the story straight

Knowing the people at Elf's, I am surprised that they had someone driving under suspension

[FastJohnny]

Considering 99% of these articles say "Police say speed was definetely a factor", Id be willing to place almost anything that the truck driver is at fault.

[bentbryan]

I bet it's the rider's fault. The area down there is wide open with a 35mph speed limit. Kinda hard to miss a Ford F-550 backing out in front of you (IF your eyes are forward).

I too am surprised by Elf's due to the size and reputation (very good) of the company.

Very unfortunate. Thoughts and prayers with the family.

[Zed]

RIP, rider.

I gotta believe this was (principally) rider error also... I have a hard time imagining a landscaping truck just leaping out in front of someone... backwards.

No mention of helmet use.

Five in three weeks now? Jeeze...

[TurboRush91]

There is a small area right where Corporate/International drive intersect that has like 5 or 10 parking spaces right on the street that you need to back up into the street to get out of. Although, I don't know the exact place this happened, my girlfriend who works on International said you had to go all the way around to get to I95 which is why I am led to believe it was that general area.

RIP

[RandyO]

Foster's Online, Dover, New Hampshire

updated article


the rider was wearing a helmet and speed was not a factor

I gotta say there was some rider error thought, distracted, it's wide open there, I don't know how you can't see a dump truck backing into thestreet

[Kham]

I bet it's the rider's fault. The area down there is wide open with a 35mph speed limit. Kinda hard to miss a Ford F-550 backing out in front of you (IF your eyes are forward).

where's the special two syllable word you learned in kindergarten? was it just reserved for me? i hope i can still read next time i fall and looking forward to read it from you again.

[Honclfibr]

where's the special two syllable word you learned in kindergarten? was it just reserved for me? i hope i can still read next time i fall and looking forward to read it from you again.

Purple Monkey Drift Race?

[OreoGaborio]

where's the special two syllable word you learned in kindergarten? was it just reserved for me? i hope i can still read next time i fall and looking forward to read it from you again.

are you saying the deceased rider was DWA?

[jodymac]

here's what a buddy of mine just emailed me about this whole thing. he works @ IBM (lucent) on pease and rides right by where this happens "we went out this way and traffic was being diverted.. yellow tape and all closing of the street... it didn't look good.. found out later yesterday that the guy died from his injuries... helmet too. half of me wants to say "there you go, helmet or not, you could die", but the other half of me wants to blame the rider for not paying attention. he should have seen the landscaping truck backing out and made the necessary changes (i.e. go wide, be on the brakes, etc.. - then again.. who's to say he wasn't... we don't know any of this...)

bottomline.. be defensive.. be careful out there..."

[KillBill]

Yesterday, I met his grandmother. She came in to my store and she saw my helmet and said that she just lost her grandson in a motorcycle accident in Lee, NH.

I immediately got shivers up and down my spine. It's so sad.

[SVRACER01]

whether the rider was paying attention or not you shouldnt be backing out onto a major road like that. my dad works for Pease and hes almost been hit at that 4 way stop by Paddys and he was on a lawn mower. we also have a friend that was hit at that intersection.Seacoastonline.com: Motorcyclist dies in crash with truck

[RandyO]

you shouldnt be backing out onto a major road like that.

uh, its perpendicular parking that is designed to back out into traffic, so who is really responsible, they engineers that designed the the parking/street

[SVRACER01]

let me rephrase. when driving a 1 ton dump truck you shouldnt be backing out onto a major road without either doing it slowly or having someone back you out since you have almost no peripheral vision in one of those.