Friday, April 17, 2009 , Updated
Motorcycle passenger thrown from Bush Turnpike to service road 16 feet below
Sanger resident Leah Sanchez, 20, remains in critical condition at Parkland Memorial Hospital today (April 17) after being thrown from the motorcycle on which she was riding and plunging the equivalent of two stories from the Bush Turnpike.
The driver of the motorcycle on which Sanchez was riding - 21-year-old Lazaro Torres-Perez - has been charged with reckless driving and was released from the Collin County Jail on bond. Torres-Perez reportedly swerved to pass a vehicle on the one-lane entrance ramp to Dallas North Tollway and struck a concrete barrier. He was wearing a helmet; Sanchez was not.
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Pavel Lishin, says:
"He was wearing a helmet; Sanchez was not."
What a gentleman.
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Rick Yost, says:
Helmet or no helmet, stupid people will find a way to hurt themselves and others.
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Colleen Walsh, says:
This accident would not have happened if the chic had had her own bike. I don't know how people ride as passengers. The passenger seat accepts the risk without the control or fun. I'd rather be seriously injured or killed knowing I did all I could to prevent injury. If I was just sitting there and then I wasn't, I think I'd be pissed at myself.
Also, from the situation, I gather that Mr. Torres-Perez has a rather large head. If Sanchez wanted to wear his helmet, it wouldn't have fit!
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ch0, says:
I hope this poor woman makes a full and speedy recovery. A helmet saved my life. Never touching a bike again.
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