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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.
The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died in road crashes involving motorcycles: Mike Duda. December 13, 2004. 29. American. Notability. Suzuki GSX-R 1100 Telefonica Moviestar. Displacement (cc) Palm Springs, Ca.
Finke Desert Race. The Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi-terrain two-day race for motorbikes, cars, buggies and quad bikes through desert country from Alice Springs to the small and remote community of Aputula (called Finke until the 1980s) in Australia's Northern Territory. The race is usually held each year on the King's Birthday long ...
9 March 1955. William Edward McLaughlin crashed fighter jet while taking off an aircraft carrier off the coast of California. [citation needed] 11 March. Third of 13 North American X-10s, GM-19309, c/n 3, on X-10 flight number 14, out of Edwards AFB, California, first flight of refitted c/n 3, the static test article.
The crash occurred in 1982 in San Francisco, California when a van ran a red light and crashed into the vehicle that Janet, her husband Paul Gregor, actress Mary Martin and her manager were in. Janet died of her injuries two years thereafter in a Palm Springs, California, hospital along with pneumonia and other ailments.
Destroyed in Seconds is a half-hour American television series that aired on Discovery Channel. Hosted by Ron Pitts, it features video segments of various things being destroyed fairly quickly (hence, "in seconds") such as planes crashing, explosions, sinkholes, boats crashing, fires, race car incidents, floods, factories, etc.
Suspension failure caused the car to crash into the wall with fatal head injuries [161] Sergio Der Stephanian (ITA) 1958-05-11 Grand touring car Ferrari 250 GT LWB: World Sportscar Championship: Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie: Targa Florio: Pre-race accident His car was in a collision with a sand-laden lorry. He died shortly after in hospital [162]
In 1999, five people were injured when a raft overturned. [ 310] In 2001, a boat filled with park employees overturned when the employees rocked the boat. The establishment was shaken up but no one was injured. [ 310] On August 4, 2009, a family of three and one other park visitor were injured when a boat capsized.