Clear indication of negligence in Roseville’s woman’s motorcycle accident

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7/8/2010
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Clear indication of negligence in Roseville’s woman’s motorcycle accident

The news item has a woman from Roseville riding her 1993 Honda motorcycle west on Highway 18 at about 9:40 a.m. A semi truck driver, Brian Hanley, 43 of Buda, Illinois crosses the center line causing Diane Mackenzie, 56 to maneuver to avoid hitting him; she losses control goes off onto the shoulder and when coming back onto the road losses control, crashes and is killed.

If you come across the center line you'd better have a good reason. In this instance none is given.

If you look at what occurred after she came back onto the roadway it gets very messy. It appears two other trucks, one driven by Loran Shetler and the other by Jerry Freeman ended up colliding with the Mackenzie motorcycle.

Original article by Peggy Senzario of the News-Tribune. Accident investigated bby the Iowa State Patrol, the Garner Police and Fire Department, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa DOT.

Location: 2 MILES W OF GARNER ON HWY 18 IN HANCOCK COUNTY

Date: June 30, 2010

Carrier: Michaels Corporation, Brownsville, Wisconsin

Summary: VEH 1 WAS WB ON HWY 18 AND VEH 2 WAS EB AND CROSSED CENTER LINE, VEH 1 WENT TO SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION AND LOST CONTROL UPON REENTRY TO THE HWY, VEH1 WAS SLIDING ACROSS HWY WITH RIDER STILL ON, VEH 3 HIT VEH 1 SPINNING IT AROUND INTO PATH OF A 4TH VEH WHO RAN OVER RIDER, 4TH VEH WAS 2009 INTERNATIONAL BOOM TRUCK DRIVEN BY JERRY FREEMAN AGE 49 FROM DES MOINES IA, ASSISTED BY GARNER PD & FD,HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF OFC, DOT

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