Re: Tragic loss of ST rider
Reprint from Antelope Valley Press, May 11, 2009:
"A 49 year-old Victorville man suffered fatal injuries Saturday night after he was thrown off his motorcycle during a traffic collision with a pickup truck on Pearblossom Highway, sheriff's officials said.
The man, identified as William Galarneau, was transported via ambulance, but was pronounced dead while en route to Antelope Valley Hospital, authorities said.
The collision occurred about 9:30 p.m. on Pearblossom Highway between 52nd and 53rd streets east, when 50 year-old Irene Anguiano, of Palmdale, pulled over onto the southern shoulder of the roadway and initiated a U-turn directly in front of the path of the motorcycle.
Deputies said the vehicles collided broadside in the eastbound No. 1 lane.
Galarneau was traveling eastbound behind Anguiano's 1995 Ford pickup truck, officials said.
After being thrown from his 2007 Honda motorcycle, Galarneau came to rest on the northern shoulder of Pearblossom Highway.
Anguiano and her three occupants did not suffer any injuries.
Pearblossom Highway was closed down between 50th street East and Avenue T for approximately five hours, officials said.
The incident remains under investigation by the Traffic Detail of the Palmdale Sherriff's Station."
It doesn't ease the pain, Bill was a very good technical rider. We all know, unfortunately, how difficult it is to avoid the actions of others.
Hope this helps us understand.
