Thursday, June 9, 2011

Close call for Motorcyclist


Golden Valley Fire Department Engineer Chad Lewis stands alongside the crashed motorcycle holding the helmet that 58 year old Pamela Guy from Riverside California was wearing when she crashed on Hwy-68 at Mobile Road Thursday morning at 11:00 am.  Pamela and her husband left California this morning on their way to Williams, but their trip was cut short when a pickup pulled out from the Dollar Store area cutting off her and two other motorcyclists. Pamela skidded to avoid the collision and flipped her Harley Davidson motorcycle.  GVFD Chief Tom O’Donohue stressed the importance of wearing full safety gear to give you every advantage if there is an accident.  Pamela was wearing leather chaps and her helmet which skidded along the roadway, saving her head and face from severe injury.  Pamela donated her helmet to the Golden Valley Fire Department to show others the benefits of wearing a DOT approved motorcycle helmet. DPS is looking for the driver of the pickup that continued eastbound after the accident.