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Butch Laswell. Sherman Dwayne " Butch " Laswell (October 12, 1958 – March 10, 1996) [1] was an American stunt performer and professional motorcycle stunt rider. Laswell died after sustaining injuries during a live stunt in front of a crowd of spectators, while attempting to carry out a dangerous motorcycle jump in Mesquite, Nevada.
Alex Harvill (September 11, 1992 – June 17, 2021) [1] [2] was an American motocross racer and stunt performer. On May 12, 2012, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest ramp-to-dirt motorcycle jump at 425 feet (129.54 m). On July 6, 2013, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest dirt-to-dirt motorcycle jump at 297.55 feet (90.69 m).
Three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle crash. [ 18] Don Rich. July 17, 1974. 32. Musician (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos) Bob Gassoff.
July 13, 2024 at 2:49 PM. A 19-year-old died Friday night after his dirt bike collided with an ATV and a truck in Akron's Kenmore neighborhood, according to a report from the Akron Police ...
WAREHAM — A 20-year-old man from Raynham and his 17-year-old friend were killed when their dirt bike crashed into an SUV on Saturday, WCVB is reporting. Brady Petrucci, 20, of Raynham, and ...
In total, 104 riders have died from incidents that occurred at Grand Prix motorcycle racing events, with Ben Drinkwater being the first in 1949. Three riders died in the 1940s; twenty-nine in the 1950s; twenty-seven in the 1960s; twenty-four in the 1970s; fourteen in the 1980s; two in the 1990s; one in the 2000s; three in the 2010s; and one in ...
A Passaic man riding a dirt bike died in a crash on Wednesday night in Clifton, the Passaic County Prosecutor Office stated. The crash happened at about 10:22 p.m. near Lakeview Avenue and East ...
Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes. [3] [4] Widely considered to be the worst accident [5] is the 1955 Le Mans disaster at 24 Hours of Le Mans that killed driver Pierre Levegh and approximately 80 spectators with over 100 being injured in total.