This was reported in the Tacoma News Tribune
A 24-year-old Puyallup man who died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a car head-on has been identified as Tyler Huber.
The crash occurred about 12:15 p.m. near 78th Avenue. The Washington State Patrol said Huber’s motorcycle was traveling faster than 100 mph as he headed north on River Road/state Route 167.
When the driver of a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina heading south on River Road tried to turn left onto 78th Avenue East, the motorcycle struck the car, according to the State Patrol.
Huber, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown 440 feet from his 2009 Suzuki GSXR10. He was declared dead at the scene.
The 28-year-old driver of the Lumina suffered minor injuries. His vehicle was totaled.
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If the car turned in front of him than speed MAY NOT have been a factor.
100 or 20 the rider may not have had any chance at all to avoid things.
Easier to maneuver at 20 sure but I'm just saying sometimes theres nothing you can do. Unfortunately since the police are aware of his speed and simply because of it he's gonna be the one blamed for it.
There's not a lot you can do to prevent a car from turning in front of you. But speed IS an issue, both for the rider and the cager. A little closer to the speed limit means the cager has a better gauge on how fast the rider is closing; the rider also has more time to evade.
It's a shame no matter how it happened.
This was reported in the Tacoma News Tribune
A 24-year-old Puyallup man who died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a car head-on has been identified as Tyler Huber.
The crash occurred about 12:15 p.m. near 78th Avenue. The Washington State Patrol said Huber’s motorcycle was traveling faster than 100 mph as he headed north on River Road/state Route 167.
When the driver of a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina heading south on River Road tried to turn left onto 78th Avenue East, the motorcycle struck the car, according to the State Patrol.
Huber, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown 440 feet from his 2009 Suzuki GSXR10. He was declared dead at the scene.
The 28-year-old driver of the Lumina suffered minor injuries. His vehicle was totaled.
Categories: Puyallup, Traffic accidents/news
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There's not a lot you can do to prevent a car from turning in front of you. But speed IS an issue, both for the rider and the cager. A little closer to the speed limit means the cager has a better gauge on how fast the rider is closing; the rider also has more time to evade.
It's a shame no matter how it happened.
I wouldn't pass judgement without knowing all of the facts.
It would be nice to know how they got the speed. There is a misconception that anytime a motorcycle causes major damage, it is traveling over 100 MPH. With the way cars are built today, it is very easy to total one. I saw a Monte Carlo (same as that lumina) totaled by a motorcycle going about 50MPH. When you saw the car you would have thought it had got hit by a big truck. The accident report had the motorcycle speed at 100+. When the accident happened he was following traffic and the car made a left in front of him. Traffic was heavy, so there was no way he was going that fast. No one was killed, but looking at the damage we all wondered how.
Puyallup river road is two lanes each direction.
From reading other forums apparently the rider was 24 and the driver is 28.
The 24 year old Tyler Huber was not married but his GF is pregnant with a baby girl.