A 23-year-old British driver turned himself in to police after finding a severed foot wedged in his bumper of his Volvo. Prosecutors said Peter Dearing drove two miles with the body part of biker Richard Sholl and allegedly called police after he made the grisly find and realized his license plate had been detached, reported the Sun Monday. "He could see and hear Mr. Sholl screaming in pain, before he got back into his car and left the scene," said prosecutor Sophie Lorimer. Dearing, who had no license or insurance, admitted in court he failed to stop after an accident. "I feel so angry -- he left me to bleed to death," said Stoll. "My left leg has gone and I have only got the prospect of a false leg to look forward to." A motorcycle cop, the first the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office has anywhere in the county, is now enforcing the traffic safety laws in Riverbank. Sheriff's Deputy Hector Longoria and his 2004 Harley Davidson Road King hit the streets just before Christmas. Longoria issued "a dozen citations" for various offenses at a local DUI checkpoint staged here on the night of Dec. 18. Then, his bike was returned to a Modesto shop for some equipment adjustments. But he will be back in operation for New Year's Eve. The equipment, by the way, includes full bike-mounted radar for detecting speeding and an impressive array of flashing lights in rainbow colors. Riverbank's first motorcycle officer in many years -Traffic Officer Mike Glinskas said the city had one 15-20 years ago- comes by courtesy of a $200,000 state Office of Traffic Safety grant. The grant extends over two years and covers the cost of the motorcycle, Longoria's training, his pay and even a radar trailer as additional equipment, said Glinskas who was mainly responsible for securing the grant. Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department chose to put its first motorcycle officer in Riverbank because of the city's size and steady growth, its position astride busy Highway 108, and its rapidly increasing accident rate, he added. PHOENIX (AP) -- Motorcycle deaths on Arizona roads have increased nearly 50 percent since 1999, according to state Department of Transportation statistics. Clear Channel Entertainment Motor Sports and American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) announced today that the eighth-annual Suzuki Crossover Challenge will take place at San Francisco's SBC Park Saturday, January 29 during the night program of THQ World Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series. This year's participants will compete on the widely popular DRZ 110 mini bike. The Crossover Challenge is comprised of 24 action sport athletes and celebrities who are given the once-in-a-lifetime chance to race on a professional THQ World Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series track, under the lights and inside one of the most prestigious stadiums in the world. STRAFFORD — A Pembroke man has been indicted on reckless conduct charges for allegedly trying to run over a police officer with his motorcycle. Michael Broek, 19, of 482 Fourth St. in Pembroke was arrested Sept. 26 after drove his 2002 Yamaha motorcycle at Strafford Police Officer Eric Gale along Route 202A, according to court documents. Gale was standing in the road when he singled a motorcycle driven by Broek to stop. Broek allegedly drove the motorcycle at Gale forcing him to move to avoid being struck, according to court documents. Broek has been released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail. He will be arraigned in Strafford County Superior Court Jan. 10. A woman killed when her motorcycle struck a ladder on state Route 163 last Friday has been identified as Theresa Joyce Esparza, 55, of North Park, the county Medical Examiner's Office said yesterday. Esparza was riding a 2001 Suzuki Intruder about 6:15 a.m. when she struck the ladder in Kearny Mesa and was knocked off her bike. Numerous vehicles then struck her as drivers could not stop in time, authorities said. SEABROOK - Seabrook state representative E. Albert Weare, R-Seabrook, is the co-signer of a bill aimed at curbing motorcycle noise. Weare said he signed on at the request of Seabrook police Chief David Currier. Rep. MaryAnn Blanchard, D-Portsmouth, is the sponsor of the bill that would make it illegal to modify or change the exhaust system on a motorcycle. It also sets a noise requirement for how many decibels can be sounded at 50 feet. "Noisy motorcycles have been a problem in a lot of communities," said Weare. "It’s a few motorcycles that spoil it for the others; 1, 2 o’clock in the morning they rev the motorcycles up. This is an attempt to get rid of the problem." TOLEDO, Ohio - The former leader of the Outlaws motorcycle gang was sentenced to life in prison Monday for heading a violent drug ring that sold cocaine, marijuana and LSD throughout the Midwest. James "Frank" Wheeler, 62, was among 12 leading members of the Outlaws convicted on federal charges that include racketeering and conspiracy to distribute drugs. He is already serving 16 1/2 years in prison for racketeering and other crimes in Florida. The Austin Police Commander and her husband, a retired detective, who died in a motorcycle crash this weekend, were legally drunk at the time of their crash. Cmdr. Shauna Jacobson and her husband Kurt, ran their motorcycle off Texas Highway 71 in West Travis County Saturday night near Bee Creek – just a short distance from a bar they were visiting. Kurt Jacobson was driving the bike. Austin Police Department Chief Stan Knee said Jacobson's blood alcohol level was .24, which is three times the legal limit of .08. Shauna Jacobson's level was .33, more than four times the legal limit, and a fraction away from "alcohol poisoning." (phillipines) Again, I reiterate my suggestion that the time has come for the police, CITOM, TEDMAN, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay cities together with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Traffic Management Group (TMG) to get out of their comfortable and air-conditioned offices and conduct random roadblocks, targeting small motorcycles and apprehend those riders whose pla te numbers are wrong, missing, or improvised because chances are, these motorcycles are being used by criminals. Also, many of these motorcycle riders do not wear helmets, rather they wear a bandana covering their entire faces to keep the dust out; but in truth, they also block the prying eyes of the police from identifying them. I believe that this practice must be stopped. In the bad old days of Dodge City, masked men were common; after all, these were times when the American West was under the rule of the gun. But here, it is very common to see motorcycle riders masking their faces and with so many killings and shootings going on, I don't know why the police continue to allow these masked men from hiding their faces in public. I hope that we shall see good times ahead under the newly appointed Police Director Edgardo Gador. A Truckee garbage collector has been arrested and accused of targeting property during his work shift and returning later to neighborhoods to steal it, police said. Clark Fiorini, 40, of Reno, was arrested Monday after authorities found a stolen motorcycle and ATV in his Reno home. Truckee police said he admitted to stealing vehicles left outside with keys in the ignition from residences in Truckee. Fiorini is on probation for a 2003 theft-related conviction in Washoe County, court records show. He was booked into the Washoe County Jail on suspicion of probation violation with more charges expected. A Truckee police officer last week had seen Fiorini’s car about 4 a.m. in the Glenshire subdivision area. Police said there had been about 12 to 15 thefts of ATVs and motorcycles in the area in the past six months
