Thank God for these people. Amazing rescue !

[arntufun]

Although I'm going to bite my tounge about the driver of the BMW car (in the $500.00 suit), these bystanders are true heros in my book. :2thumbs:

 

[warp10]

Yes they are, guess the driver didn't want to get his suit dirty.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: I saw this one on the Weather Channel this morning... Very brave folks...:2thumbs:

 

[Lamonster]

I saw that, hope the guy makes it. ray:

 

[SteveMac]

Scary stuff.ray:

 

[GloryRyders]

Saw this on the news this morning.............praying for the motorcycle riderray:.

 

[ARtraveler]

Amazing rescue by the bystanders.

Pretty bad about the guy in the suit. I am assuming he was the driver of the car.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

I just saw this on our local newscast and they said that the motorcyclist was at fault. I'd imagine the BMW driver was probably in shock and not being a jerk.

 

[arntufun]

I just saw this on our local newscast and they said that the motorcyclist was at fault. I'd imagine the BMW driver was probably in shock and not being a jerk.

That's not what I read. The BMW came out of a parking lot, pulling out in front of the cycle.


A motorcyclist who was dragged beneath a car Monday in Logan was rescued by bystanders who helped police lift the burning car and pull the man out from under the wreckage. He was reported to be in critical condition Monday night.
Brandon Wright was riding east on U.S. Highway 89 about 11:40 a.m., when a driver steered his BMW 530XI into the motorcycle’s path from a parking lot across the street from the Utah State University campus, said Assistant Logan Police Chief Jeff Curtis. The driver of the BMW did not see Wright, who laid down his bike and slid into the car.
The motorcycle and Wright were pulled under the car, where the motorcycle’s gas line was severed, causing the bike and the car to catch fire while he was trapped underneath, Curtis said.
Several bystanders rushed to the car and lifted it off Wright while officers and other witnesses pulled him out and moved him to safety.
Wright suffered broken bones, cuts and burns, Curtis said. The driver of the BMW was not injured but "was shaken up, obviously," he said.
Firefighters put out the flames shortly after the crash, Curtis said.
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[ARtraveler]

Thanks for the update on the article.

 

[Bob Denman]

Does anybody here know Utah's laws regarding helmet usage by motorcyclists?

 

[wyliec]

Does anybody here know Utah's laws regarding helmet usage by motorcyclists?

Checked a few websites and it states under 18 years of age must wear a helmet.

Here's one site dated 2011:

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/bystate/ut.html

 

[Bob Denman]

I wonder if he's going to rethink his position on helmet usage now??

 

[JJW SpyderRider]

NBC report

Here's a good report on the wreck. Sounds like he will be advocatinig helmet use from now on.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=44515316&#44515316

 

[wyliec]

Thanks for posting that. :thumbup: Happy to hear he's going to make a full recovery.