RIP Harley and Harley
At least he died happy, not rotting away in a nursing prison.
Good to see THP's policy of banning the word "countersteering" -- and banning from the Dragon skilled riders with capable equipment and full safety gear -- is having the desired effect... Everybody knows a Police State will keep them safe!
"Had a couple serious accidents Saturday...a sportbike vs. truck (rider ok) and a cruiser off the road around mile marker 8, resulting in the second fatality this year, the first being a cruiser off the road only a couple of weeks ago. Our condolences to their friends and family...let's take it easy out there folks, no more of that please."Naples man killed in motorcycle crash in Tennessee
-Killboy.com
Knoxville News Sentinel
June 18, 2012
A Naples man was killed Friday when he crashed his motorcycle on U.S. 129 in Blount County, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.
Harley L. Hogue, 53, died in the 1 p.m. wreck that occurred near mile marker 8, according to a THP news release. The wreck occurred on a portion of U.S. 129 commonly referred to as "The Dragon" because of the multiple switchback curves.
Trooper Mike Beaty reported Hogue was riding a 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King northbound and failed to negotiate a sharp right curve. The motorcycle ran off the left side of the road, struck a tree stump, ran over a fallen tree and then struck a standing tree, according to the trooper. The motorcycle and the rider then went approximately 50 feet over an embankment, Beaty said.
According to the news release, while there were no signs of alcohol or drug use, THP procedure calls for drug and alcohol tests to be requested.
See also:
Motorcycle crashes into ambulance on The Dragon - THP says at least two motorcycle wrecks happened within hours on the same stretch of US-129.
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