The death of Shane Chapman is a tragedy. Like many motorcyclists, Shane left behind a wife and young children. One of those children, 10-year-old Emily, has decided to do something about it.
Shane Chapman was killed when a car pulled out in front of him. He was not wearing a helmet. Shane’s home state of Idaho does not [...]

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Off-duty Bend, OR police officer Buckley Duane Church II, 38, was arrested Friday on charges stemming from a high-speed attempt to elude an Oregon State Trooper.
Church was riding a motorcycle with his 16-year-old daughter on the back when he was spotted by an OSP Trooper’s radar gun doing 81 mph. The trooper gave chase during [...]

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May 13, 2007
Total Miles: 268 miles, 1 day
Seattle, WA to Quilcene, WA
My friend Chris from Olympia and I were planning on exploring a bit of mud last weekend and had decided to head for the Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula. The plan started out as a weekend ride with camping tossed in for the [...]

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After my son’s football game Saturday morning, I went home to get started on some long-delayed lawn care. Got out the trimmer, check for fuel; near empty. Grab the gas can; also near empty. OK, how about the mower; tank near empty. Grab the other gas can; also empty. Two for two. The mower is [...]

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On June 19 Raquel Cherie Lemos, 24, of Yakima, pulled out into traffic at the intersection of Tieton Drive and 15th Avenue in Yakima. She did this despite being unable to see through the heavy traffic.
Dean Wilson, 41, was riding his Kawasaki motorcycle when Lemos pulled into traffic directly in front of him. Wilson [...]

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