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from my old hometown newspaper - Courier Democrat (Russellville, AR)

http://www.couriernews.com/story.php?ID=15770

Motorcyclist dies in crash

25-year-old man traveling in excess of 100 mph, witnesses say
By Mary Kincy Benefield
Reporter

A Russellville man died Sunday after an early-morning collision with another vehicle at the intersection of East Parkway Drive and North Greenwich Avenue.
Witnesses estimate motorcyclist Matthew Taylor, 25, was traveling southbound on North Greenwich Avenue at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour shortly before 1 a.m. when he skidded through an intersection and struck the side of a 2005 Buick sedan, according to a press release and accident report issued by the Russellville Police Department (RPD).
Tire marks indicate Taylor attempted to stop his 2007 Honda B60 motorcycle as he approached the intersection, sliding 214 feet before colliding with the vehicle, which was traveling westbound on Parkway.

Taylor, who was ejected from the motorcycle upon impact and thrown 65 feet, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, Pope County Coroner Leonard Krout said Monday, citing cerebral and thoracic trauma and multiple-organ system failure as the cause of death.
Taylor was transported to Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:29 a.m., according to the release. The driver of the other vehicle was uninjured, RPD Public Information Officer Josh McMillian said.

According to witness statements taken from four men attending a party on East E Street near the scene, Taylor, who had been at the party drinking, witnesses stated, was showing his motorcycle to a group in attendance at the party when he started the bike, revved the engine, and told the group to “watch this.” He then drove the motorcycle approximately three blocks south on Greenwich Avenue before turning around and accelerating back past the house, witnesses said, after which he attempted to stop but “slid through the stop sign and struck the passenger side of vehicle.”
Blood samples from both drivers are being sent to the State Crime Lab for alcohol and drug testing, McMillian said, adding such testing is standard procedure in an accident involving a fatality.

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