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Motorcyclists hit moose, deer as rutting season begins
Edmonton Sun
September 8, 2008
By KEVIN CRUSH, Sun Media
Animals took a toll on motorcyclists over the weekend.
Around 5:30 p.m. yesterday, a 50-year-old Edmonton man was seriously injured when he crashed his 2007 Harley Davidson into a moose on Highway 627 just south of Stony Plain.
Mounties said the victim had been eastbound between Range Roads 10 and 11 when the crash happened. He was taken to hospital in Edmonton where he was last described as being in critical condition.
With the fall rutting season just starting, it can be a dangerous time on the road, said Stony Plain RCMP Staff Sgt. Mike Pierson.
“In the fall they start moving around, and although this was in the daylight they can come up on you pretty quick.”
North of Edmonton, a man in his 40s was killed after crashing his motorcycle into a deer on Highway 683, about 13 km south of Peace River, Saturday around 9:30 p.m.
The man, a resident of the Peace region, was travelling with a fellow motorcyclist when the deer crossed their path. He was tossed about seven metres from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
His name has not been released.
Peace River Mounties believe the dark evening may have played a role.
Also on the weekend, a 67-year-old Edmonton motorcyclist on 100 Avenue had to be taken to hospital in serious collision after he lost control approaching Anthony Henday Drive around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Edmonton police said mud on the road in the area contributed to three minor collisions at the same spot that day.
Alcohol and road conditions are being investigated as factors.
kevin.crush@sunmedia.ca |
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