2 Killed on Skyline Drive.

usranger74 · 10-13-2011, 11:00 AM

It is the a great time of year to ride the Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway but the weekend traffic can be heavy and cars will be turning across traffic to enter overlooks. Ride accordingly.

Shenandoah National Park (VA)
Two Killed In Head-On Collision

On Sunday, October 9th, rangers responded to a motor vehicle accident on Skyline Drive involving a sedan and a motorcycle. Two motorcycle riders, a 59-year-old man and his 54-year-old wife, were found unresponsive in the roadway. Rangers and Warren County EMS provided care and transported both people via ambulance to a nearby landing zone to rendezvous with a medevac helicopter. Despite ALS intervention, the woman was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. The man was flown to Winchester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead several hours later. The occupants of the sedan were uninjured. Evidence and witness statements suggest that the sedan was attempting to pull into an overlook when the motorcycle operator rounded a corner too fast, lost control, and slid head-on into the sedan.
[Submitted by Stu Curtin, Park Ranger]

**ringadingh** · 10-13-2011, 07:12 PM

Its certainly been a bad year for bike accidents.

2x18wheeler · 10-13-2011, 07:44 PM

Very sad.

**cnc** · 10-13-2011, 08:59 PM

That is sad, my thoughts are with their family.

AlabamaNomadRider · 10-13-2011, 11:02 PM

Really hate to hear this. Have got to always be careful and on busy roads slow down.

10-13-2011, 11:00 AM	#1
usranger74 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: La Vista, NE Posts: 4,060	2 Killed on Skyline Drive. It is the a great time of year to ride the Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway but the weekend traffic can be heavy and cars will be turning across traffic to enter overlooks. Ride accordingly. Shenandoah National Park (VA) Two Killed In Head-On Collision On Sunday, October 9th, rangers responded to a motor vehicle accident on Skyline Drive involving a sedan and a motorcycle. Two motorcycle riders, a 59-year-old man and his 54-year-old wife, were found unresponsive in the roadway. Rangers and Warren County EMS provided care and transported both people via ambulance to a nearby landing zone to rendezvous with a medevac helicopter. Despite ALS intervention, the woman was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. The man was flown to Winchester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead several hours later. The occupants of the sedan were uninjured. Evidence and witness statements suggest that the sedan was attempting to pull into an overlook when the motorcycle operator rounded a corner too fast, lost control, and slid head-on into the sedan. [Submitted by Stu Curtin, Park Ranger] __________________ Bill (usranger74) Blake 2016 Goldwing VBA # 1505 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-13-2011, 07:44 PM	#3
2x18wheeler Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bedell, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 531	Very sad. __________________ VBA#1838 Blue Knights#70718 2009 HD Ultra Classic 2010 Nomad August 2011-July2012 2008 900 Classic LT February 2009-August 2011
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10-13-2011, 08:59 PM	#4
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	That is sad, my thoughts are with their family. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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10-13-2011, 11:02 PM	#5
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Really hate to hear this. Have got to always be careful and on busy roads slow down. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-13-2011, 07:12 PM	#2
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Its certainly been a bad year for bike accidents.
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