Just killed on 74

[Cars-R-Coffins]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...ahoo_headlines

Are all CSCers safe and accounted for?

[konichd]

It must have been pretty bad, they had morrison shut down just after the 2nd Red Rocks entrance and were turning everybody around.

RIP rider

[Matty]

wow.... RIP.

[SamuraiX]

RIP Connor.

[Timmay]

I just did that road yesterday, man that sucks. RIP

[Jim_Vess]

They just had this on Fox News.

All they said was the rider hit an Audi that was trying to turn. It was very vague in that they didn't say whether or the car pulled out in front of the bike.

RIP

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Yeah, pretty, vague. Probably typical car making a left turn killing a biker.

RIP rider, Godspeed.

[suzinpink]

bad year...
RIP rider...
wrote that far too many times

[Cars-R-Coffins]

They just had this on Fox News.

All they said was the rider hit an Audi that was trying to turn. It was very vague in that they didn't say whether or the car pulled out in front of the bike.

RIP

It sounds like the car did turn left in front of the bike ...legally ...as in making a left turn.

"An Audi sedan was traveling west and had stopped to make a lefthand turn. The motorcyle was a few cars behind. The motorcycle swung out to pass the other cars and the stopped Audi, then braked hard and started a skid before hitting the back of the Audi."

Sometimes you only get one chance to make a bad decision. RIP

[SupermotoMJ]

RIP rider..

[Nick_Ninja]

Update:

Boulder motorcyclist killed in Jeffco crash
By Rocky Mountain News
Sunday, October 19, 2008
A Boulder man died this morning after the motorcycle he was driving hit an Audi sedan on Colorado 74 in Jefferson County, the Colorado State Patrol reported.
The accident occurred around 9:45 a.m. about five miles west of Morrison. The motorcycle was a few cars behind the Audi, which was stopped as the driver was preparing to turn left. The motorcyclist attempted to pass the stopped cars as the Audi’s driver started to turn, according to the state patrol.
The motorcyclist braked hard and the motorcycle went sideways before colliding with the Audi. The man, who was wearing a helmet, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Audi’s driver wasn’t injured and a passenger suffered minor injuries, according to the state patrol.
The name of motorcyclist was withheld pending notification of his family.

[Slo]

EDIT - I guess there was no female passenger like the article stated.

RIP hope the family/friends are doing ok, thoughts out to the passenger, has to be pretty tramatic for her.

[Gregger]

http://zx-10r.net/forum/showthread.php?t=65764

There ya go.

[PROFLYER]

Man, I hate to hear about this stuff, especially when it's rider error.

[vegasbound]

Ok guys, I was on this ride.

This was not a planned ride, just 5 of us who met at MoCo looking for a ride. A few of us are CSC members but I'm not sure about Connor, who died on the scene.

Everyone was in great spirits, looking forward to the great day of riding ahead of us. I had just met Connor at 9:15am, and what really stood out for me was what a friendly and polite guy Connor was, he gave off really good vibes.

He told me he bought his 03' 600RR brand new and had around 10k miles on it, and was looking to get a new liter bike in the future.

I suggested we hit up Deckers, so we loft Moco about 9:30 with myself being the lead rider. We did not do any pre-ride rules on passing or anything, I wish we had.

I couple miles west of Moco, I came across a lone car and decided to pass, the car then pulled over and the group was all together again.

Another mile or two, we came across 5-6 cars, I decided not to pass with the heavy traffic for obvious reasons. There is a strait away another couple miles up, and I new we could pass there. I was just thinking to myself the group might be getting antsy when I heard the scream of Connors CBR.

He decided to come from the very back of the pack, pass the group and the then the few other cars in front of me. He didn't see the Audi slow to start the turn until it was too late. He was on the oppisite lane passing when he collided with her.

It looked like he hit the brakes a hundred yards before inpact but it didn't help much, as you can imagine, the impact was incredibly horrible and violent. The audi seemed to jump 3 feet in the air from the rear.

Just to clarify, he was riding alone, the passenger who was injured was in the car.

It was a nightmare, dead silence as we all pulled over. I'm no expert, but he appered to be dead instantly.

Someone called 911, there were quite a few people there riding bicycles, and stopped cars, everyone wide eyed and trying to come to termes with what we were seeing. A SUV pulled over, and a women hopped out, the driver told us that she is a Doctor. She started looking for signs of life, along with Connors lifelong friend, who was also riding with us.

Another minute or two and emergency care started to arrive. They attemped to revieve him, but after 15 minutes or so they pronounced him dead. Everything started to slow down at that point as the police started taking statements.

Horrible day. RIP

[Slo]

Sounds like there wasn't anything you could do, just a shame that we lost another rider. I think many people are getting antsy since it's coming to the end of the good season.

[MetaLord 9]

I know exactly where this happened as we almost had the exact same thing happen to a couple riders at the front our pack on Saturday. Horrible way to end a tough season.

RIP Connor.

[Nick_Ninja]

Ok guys, I was on this ride.

This was not a planned ride, just 5 of us who met at MoCo looking for a ride. A few of us are CSC members but I'm not sure about Connor, who died on the scene.

Everyone was in great spirits, looking forward to the great day of riding ahead of us. I had just met Connor at 9:15am, and what really stood out for me was what a friendly and polite guy Connor was, he gave off really good vibes.

He told me he bought his 03' 600RR brand new and had around 10k miles on it, and was looking to get a new liter bike in the future.

I suggested we hit up Deckers, so we loft Moco about 9:30 with myself being the lead rider. We did not do any pre-ride rules on passing or anything, I wish we had.

I couple miles west of Moco, I came across a lone car and decided to pass, the car then pulled over and the group was all together again.

Another mile or two, we came across 5-6 cars, I decided not to pass with the heavy traffic for obvious reasons. There is a strait away another couple miles up, and I new we could pass there. I was just thinking to myself the group might be getting antsy when I heard the scream of Connors CBR.

He decided to come from the very back of the pack, pass the group and the then the few other cars in front of me. He didn't see the Audi slow to start the turn until it was too late. He was on the oppisite lane passing when he collided with her.

It looked like he hit the brakes a hundred yards before inpact but it didn't help much, as you can imagine, the impact was incredibly horrible and violent. The audi seemed to jump 3 feet in the air from the rear.

Just to clarify, he was riding alone, the passenger who was injured was in the car.

It was a nightmare, dead silence as we all pulled over. I'm no expert, but he appered to be dead instantly.

Someone called 911, there were quite a few people there riding bicycles, and stopped cars, everyone wide eyed and trying to come to termes with what we were seeing. A SUV pulled over, and a women hopped out, the driver told us that she is a Doctor. She started looking for signs of life, along with Connors lifelong friend, who was also riding with us.

Another minute or two and emergency care started to arrive. They attemped to revieve him, but after 15 minutes or so they pronounced him dead. Everything started to slow down at that point as the police started taking statements.

Horrible day. RIP

RIP -- Conner. I'm sorry you had to experience this. You are not alone as I experienced the loss of an acquaintance on Tennessee Pass in 1998. Pre-ride talks should be a requirement.

[UglykidJoe]

RIP Connor.....

[MAZIN]

rip connor...

[Ceez]

RIP Connor and I am sorry you had to go through this. I too have been through a very similar experience so I know how traumatic it can be. Dont place blame on yourself...my best goes out to the rider and his family and friends.

[ghostrider_9]

Thanks for the information Vegasbound. I agree that this is a very good example of how important it is to take a minute or two to get everyone on the same page.

RIP Conner!!!

[LadyT]

Another terrible story...so sorry to hear this.


My prayers are with the family and friends.

RIP Connor

[puckstr]

Horrible news

RIP Connor