22 year old Craig Hale was killed off US 19, when his motorcycle traveling South, going an estimated 100mph, hit a SUV, also killing the driver of the SUV. Craig went through the drivers window and out the front windshield. He was on his Green motorcycle here in the pictures. I knew Craig briefly from work and his roommate is Nicx here on Fubar. Nicx is one of my officers I supervise. I am going to miss Craig. He was a great kid and all around good person. He got careless but didnt deserve to be taken from us. You can pay respects at his Myspace page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=71509420&MyToken=4f6bbea4-19b1-4192-a78a-0eaaea9cad02
This is a copy of the funeral announcement for anyone in our area who knew Craig. He was very popular and well liked. :
The funeral will be held this this Sun day (Jan. 13) at 4:00 PM at the Dunedin Chapel. The addy is 1320 Main St. Dunedin. 34698 for all of you to have to look it up on mapquest. After, everyone will be coming back to our house for refreshments and more of a memorial. Hope to see you there. Thank you everyone!
RIP!
I am really going to miss seeing him around the Mall and making me smile :(
St Pete Times Newpaper:
Two die in fiery crash of SUV, cycle
The motorcycle flips the larger vehicle, killing both drivers.
By JONATHAN ABEL, Times Staff Writer
Published January 8, 2008
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PALM HARBOR - Two men died in a fireball Monday when a motorcycle slammed into a sports utility vehicle, flipping them both.
The SUV landed on its side, on top of the motorcyclist, sparking a fire that filled the air with thick, black smoke.
Authorities have not identified the burned bodies of the drivers, except to say they were both white men. Witnesses said the motorcyclist was driving faster than 100 miles per hour.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 2005 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was speeding north on U.S. 19 near Nebraska Avenue about 10:55 a.m. when it crashed into the passenger side of a Chevrolet Suburban making a U-turn.
Neither driver had a passenger.
Trooper Larry Coggins Jr. called the impact "very intense," noting the 900-pound motorcycle was able to flip a 4,000-pound SUV.
He said the motorcycle appeared to be traveling very fast but was not believed to be racing.
The crash happened on a busy stretch of U.S. 19 in front of Payless ShoeSource and a Carvel Ice Cream store.
Dorothy Norton said she was finishing breakfast at a nearby bagel shop and saw the motorcycle passing everybody on the road.
When the driver tried to stop, his back wheel lifted high into the air, Norton said.
Then the collision.
Other witnesses heard the thud of the crash. They looked out to see a fire, small at first, but quickly growing.
The SUV rested on its side on top of the green bike.
Michael West put down the hot dog he was eating and picked up a fire extinguisher from his truck. He emptied the extinguisher fighting the blaze. His brother, Chuck West, used another one, but wasn't able to put out the flames. Nor was a local postman who tried with a third extinguisher, according to witnesses.
"I didn't want them to die or nothing," Chuck West said, "but there was nothing we could do."
Michael West fought his way to the edge of the SUV and peered in. He said he didn't see any movement.
Coggins, of the FHP, said it was unclear how fast the motorcycle was traveling or whether it tried to stop.
Because of the extreme violence of the wreck, the bodies will have to be identified by the medical examiner, Coggins said.
The crash closed the northbound side of the highway until 2:30 p.m.
You can view the article here:
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/08/Northpinellas/Two_die_in_fiery_cras.shtml
Nicx, Craigs roommate is a Fubarian, but hasnt been on since the accident. Nic is very distraught abviously and the second picture here is Nic's sister, another roommate. My heart is with them!
This isnt a scam for points, just a call for prayers for the family. At 22 years old, you never think your life could end. Savor each day, you never know.
Carpe Diem!
**hugs**
Sunshine
