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Date:
Tuesday, March 24, 2015Area:
Birmingham, ALTwo motorcycles failed to make a traffic stop near Miller Hollow Road and Highway 77 on Tuesday evening, leading to a police pursuit. One of the motorcycles crashed into another vehicle on Highway 77, ejecting both the male driver and female passenger from the motorcycle. The driver was transported to a hospital where he later died, the female is being treated for injuries and is wanted for warrants in St. Clair County with charges pending in Etowah County.
Date:
Wednesday, April 16, 2014Area:
Columbus, GAA motorcyclist crashed after a high speed chase with authorities in East Alabama, according to the Lee County sheriff.
Officials say the chase began when the motorcyclist was speeding and deputies attempted to pull him over at the intersection of Lee Road 212 and Lee Road 240 in Lee County.
Officials say the man, later identified as Travis Cooley, 23, then sped off in the wrong direction on Highway 431. The chase ended in a crash at Knowles Road and 5th Street in Russell County.
The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.