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Virginia Motorcyclist Identified After Fatal Harley Crash: Sheriff
A biker has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a weekend crash in Virginia, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies were called to the 5800 block of Stubbs Bridge Road around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, for a single-vehicle collision, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said a 2018 Harley-Davidson driven by Robert Waltz, 65, of Spotsylvania, left the roadway, slammed into several trees, and came to a stop.
Waltz was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin has been notified, the sheriff’s office confirmed.
“The crash remains under investigatio…
Music Legend Brent Hinds Dies At 51 In Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle
Brent Hinds, the electrifying musician whose riffs helped launch Mastodon to metal stardom, has died in a tragic motor-vehicle crash in Atlanta.
The 51-year-old Hinds, the former lead guitarist and co-vocalist of the Grammy-winning band, was killed on Wednesday, Aug. 20, when his Harley Davidson motorcycle was struck by a BMW SUV that failed to yield while turning, according to police, Atlanta News First reported.
The collision caused fatal injuries, and authorities have ruled his death accidental.
Born William Brent Hinds in Birmingham, Alabama, he began his musical journey on…
Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash
A couple from York, PA died in a Virginia motorcycle crash earlier this month, authorities said.
Bill Winemiller and his wife, Jane Winemiller, were heading east on Route 7 on a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when it rear-ended a 2018 Honda Civic stopped for a red light at the intersection of Harry Byrd Highway and Main Street in Clarke County around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, according to Virginia State Police.
Bill, 69, was taken to Winchester Medical Center, where he died on Saturday, May 11, his obituary on York Dispatch says. Jane died at the same hospital on Friday, M…