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To: kumar who wrote (170099)	6/15/2006 10:55:19 PM
From: Jagfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793974

I don't know about that. I'm not aware of anyone causing the death of anyone else other than himself by not wearing seatbelt. DUI, on the other hand, kills a lot of innocent people. Totally different.

To: kumar who wrote (170099)	6/19/2006 12:26:41 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 793974

Doesn't sound like the helmet would have made a differnce in this one. Motorcycle Rider Dies In Crash Following Anti-Helmet Law Rally June 19, 2006 By Associated Press WAPATO, WASH. - A motorcycle rider returning from a rally by a group opposing the state's mandatory helmet law died after crashing into a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 97 outside this lower Yakima Valley town. Alcohol was suspected in the death of Jason Irvine, 27, of Yakima, who was wearing a helmet while returning from an annual rally at the Toppenish fairgrounds by American Bikers Aimed Toward Education, or ABATE, Washington State Patrol Lt. James W. Keightley said. A rally representative would not comment to the Yakima Herald-Republic. According to ABATE's Web site, the group does not advocate riding without a helmet, only that riders be given a choice. Irvine and another biker were northbound when a Ford F-150 ahead of them pulled to the shoulder to check a possible mechanical problem about 2:20 p.m., Keightley said. The first rider swung around the truck, but Irvine hit the left rear corner of the vehicle and remained with the motorcycle for about 80 feet before coming to a stop on the roadway. Irvine, who was pronounced dead at the scene, may have been struck by a second pickup, possible a gray Chevrolet S-10, Keightley said. Troopers determined that Irvine had been drinking at the motorcycle rally, and tests to determine whether he was legally impaired were pending, Keightley said. In May the patrol began a campaign emphasizing motorcycle safety because of a rising number of deaths. Last year 73 motorcyclists died in the state, the highest total since a mandatory helmet law took effect in 1990.