This happened back in April of this year. Story behind the pics:

Tulsa - A Broken Arrow man was killed early Tuesday morning after a motorcycle accident on Highway 169 near 81st Street .
Witnesses say the cyclist was going faster than 100 miles per hour when he crashed into the back of a semi truck between 81st and 91st Street at about one o'clock Tuesday morning.

Investigators say evidence shows the cyclist was going about 120 miles per hour at the time of the impact. It took the truck driver more than a quarter of a mile to come to a stop. When he did, he stepped out of his rig and found the motorcyclist dead at the back of the truck.

"The truck driver was not hurt," says Captain Matt Kirkland. "He said that the impact was so strong that he thought he was hit from behind by another truck."

Officers said there was no indication that drugs or alcohol played a factor in the accident.


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Wearing protective gear will only get you so far, intelligent riding is truly the key to making it home safe or to your destination with the recent deaths of motorcycle riders in the metro area. I thought this would help as a reminder to all , to ride responsibly :moto:

Wow. I can only hope that someone will see this and learn to be a safer rider.

Speed can be safe but only in a controlled environment (the track). Speed on public streets and highways can get innocent people killed or injured.

Be safe!

Holy Cow! That is disturbing! Motorcycles are dangerous enough when ridden safely. Speed and stupidity certainly raise the stakes.

PLEASE, ride safely.

Uugh!! Nasty.