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Johnny Dwaine Lankford, 49, killed in 2-moped collision with Scotty D. Brown, 37, south of Graham, North Carolina

Date: 
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Area: 
Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC

Authorities are investigating a fatal traffic accident between two mopeds. Johnny Dwaine Lankford, of Burlington, was killed after being thrown off his blue 2013 Tao moped. He was brought to the hospital by emergency services, where he was pronounced dead. Brown, of Graham, sustained injuries to his hand and wrist. According to police, the two men knew each other but weren’t riding together. 

Brian Burger, 46, killed by pickup truck while riding a scooter at intersection with malfunctioning traffic lights in Meridian, Colorado

Date: 
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Area: 
Denver, CO
The scooter driver was rushed to a local hospital but did not survive. He was not wearing a helmet. The truck driver was not injured. No citations have been issued, and the crash remains under investigation.

Estephnos Y. Petros, 24, dead after striking guardrail and being thrown from his scooter in Tallahassee, FL

Date: 
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Area: 
Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA

Petros was taken to a local hospital where he later died. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by TPD Traffic Homicide Unit.

Steven Masterson, 25, dead after striking and going over guardrail on moped in White County, IN

Date: 
Friday, September 5, 2014
Area: 
Indianapolis, IN
Masterson was thrown from his moped and over the guardrail, and was eventually found dead on the hillside.

Jason Overway, 28 crashes while being pulled on a longboard by a moped in Holland Township, MI

Date: 
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Area: 
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI
According to the sheriff's office, the longboarder was not wearing a helmet and was injured, while the moped driver was not injured.

Jessica Hartsfield, 22, killed in moped accident on Middle Road in Jeffersonville, Indiana

Date: 
Friday, July 25, 2014
Area: 
Louisville, KY
Jessica Hartsfield was hit head-on by a truck at around 8:30 p.m. while trying to turn left from Middle Road onto Allison Lane. Officers are interviewing witnesses to determine who had the right-of-way at the traffic light. Hartsfield was rushed to University of Louisville Hospital where she died. No one in the truck was injured. It is not believed that Hartsifled was weaing a helmet.

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Faustino Lopez killed in moped accident on Highway 70 in Salisbury, North Carolina

Date: 
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Area: 
Charlotte, NC
The Highway Patrol has now identified the man who was killed in a traffic accident on Highway 70 west of Salisbury Thursday night. Troopers say Faustino Lopez of Charlotte was killed when he hit a car head on. Trooper S.L. Herrin investigated a two vehicle crash on US 70 between Salisbury and Cleveland. Jerry Earnhardt of Salisbury, was driving a 1994 Buick traveling east on 70. Lopez was riding an orange and black moped and traveling west in the eastbound lanes. Lopez was wearing a silver helmet. The two vehicles collided head on and Lopez was killed.

Alexandro Garcia, 22, killed in moped crash in Duke's County, Massachusetts

Date: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Area: 
Boston, MA
A 22-year-old city man was killed early Wednesday afternoon in a moped accident on Martha’s Vineyard, Chilmark police said. Police identified the victim as Alexandro Garcia. Officers were summoned to a report of an accident on South Road shortly before 12:30 a.m., according to a release issued by police. They found Garcia on the road and it was determined that he died from his injuries.

Kenneth Killingsworth, 68, killed in moped crash with Marion County deputy on Gapway Street in Mullins, South Carolina

Date: 
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Area: 
Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC

A man riding a moped died after he was struck by a Marion County deputy in Mullins Wednesday morning, confirmed county Coroner Jerry Richardson. The victim has been identified as 68-year-old Kenneth Killingsworth, according to Coroner Richardson. The accident happened at about 11:38 a.m. on Gapway Street near U.S. 76, in south Mullins, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the coroner's office. Gapway Street was shut down Wednesday afternoon while authorities were at the incident. The Florence County Sheriff's Office is investigating, Coroner Richardson confirmed.

John Hammond, 53, killed in moped accident on Beech Springs Road in Pelzer, South Carolina

Date: 
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Area: 
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC-Asheville, NC-Anderson, SC
A man on a moped was struck and killed while crossing the road Friday night, according to the Greenville County coroner. According to Fowler, the man was treated by EMS and fire crews at the scene. The man was then transported to Greenville Memorial Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead, said Fowler. According to Fowler, the man was identified as John Hammond, 53, of Pelzer. The accident is still under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.