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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).
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.
Nikki Catsouras photographs controversy. The Nikki Catsouras photographs controversy concerns the leaked photographs of Nicole "Nikki" Catsouras (March 4, 1988 – October 31, 2006), who died at age 18 in a high-speed car crash in Lake Forest, California, after losing control of her father's Porsche 911 Carrera and colliding with a toll booth.
Greg Smith, The Day, New London, Conn. November 2, 2023 at 8:35 PM. Nov. 2—GROTON — Town police on Thursday charged a Mashantucket man with manslaughter in connection with a dirt bike crash ...
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 ...
The truck then hit the 29-year-old dirt biker, authorities said. The truck driver now faces a charge of reckless driving causing death. Authorities have not publicly named those involved in the ...
Nathan Wright, 19, died after his dirt bike crashed with a truck and ATV around 11:30 p.m. on Friday. A 21-year-old man driving an ATV was also hurt. Man, 19, dies after dirt bike crash with truck ...
The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more. It was the most catastrophic crash in motorsport ...