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Anthony Suggs Jr., 31, killed when his motorcycle strikes tractor on N.C. 42 in Johnston County, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 7:21pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, April 24, 2015

Motorcyclist killed in wreck east of Clayton

A 31-year-old Benson man has been charged in connection with the death of a motorcyclist who died Friday morning in a wreck on eastbound N.C. Highway 42 in Johnston County.

CHARGES FILED IN FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING MOWER AND MOTORCYCLE EAST OF CLAYTON

A spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Pittman is a contract worker with a Grifton, NC-based company.

Benson man charged in fatal motorcycle accident in Johnston Co.

Mike Charbonnea with the N.C. Department of Transportation said the mower was operated by a worker for a subcontractor with a contract with the NCDOT.

Clayton man, 31, killed after motorcycle collides with tractor

The Highway Patrol says speed and alcohol were not factors in the crash.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article19396206.html#storylink=cpy
On Friday morning, Anthony Suggs Jr., of Clayton, was riding a motorcycle along N.C. 42 near Thanksgiving Fire Department Road when he approached a tractor that was mowing grass on the shoulder. The tractor pulled into Suggs' path, and Suggs struck the back of the machine and was thrown from his bike. He died at the scene. The driver of the tractor, William Pittman of Benson, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and unsafe movement.  
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics: 
Motorcycle Accident, Tractors and Farming Equipment
People Involved: 
Anthony Suggs Jr.
William Pittman
Roadway: 
N.C. Highway 42
City: 
Clayton, NC
County: 
Johnston County, NC
Area: 
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Comments

Submitted by Engin on Fri, 04/24/2015 - 2:42pm

I am very upset to learn about this tragic news. I knew Tony. He was an Engineer at Kidde and our company dealt with him almost on a daily basis. He was extremely intelligent and professional and everyone on our end really loved working with him which is so rare these days. My deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends.

Submitted by Harry Mcneal on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 5:46pm

Thanks this is Anthony's brother I'm deeply hurt by this

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