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Philip
Jul 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/7/00
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> 'Road rage to extreme'
> By AARON WILLIAMS
> BEE STAFF WRITER
> (Published: Thursday, July 06, 2000)
>
> BEE STAFF WRITERS
>
> A Turlock trucker ran down a motorcyclist Wednesday afternoon, bringing to
> an end a highway vendetta that stretched from southern San Joaquin County to
> the Vintage Faire Mall offramp, Modesto police said.
>
> The big rig crashed into the cycle, and the rider went flying over the
> truck's engine and landed at the side of the road. The truck continued for
> about 200 yards, with the Harley-Davidson cycle lodged in the bumper.
>
> The motorcyclist, Michael McClatchy, 30, of Stockton, was in serious
> condition late Wednesday in a Modesto hospital with severe injuries to his
> legs, a nursing supervisor said.
>
> The big rig driver, John Fagundes, 45, of Turlock, was booked at
Stanislaus
> County Jail for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon. More serious
> charges could be filed, depending on the victim's condition and the
> investigation, police spokesman Terry Miller said.
>
> "This is really taking road rage to the extreme," Miller said. "To have a
> truck driver intentionally run over a motorcyclist. It's the first time I've
> seen something like this."
>
> The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. on the Standiford Avenue-Beckwith Road
> offramp from southbound Highway 99. The incident began at least half an hour
> earlier, police said. There were conflicting reports about whether it started
> near Manteca or French Camp.
>
> It also was unclear exactly what started the feud. Fagundes said the
> confrontation began near the Highway 120 exit in Manteca when the
motorcyclist
> slowed down in front of him and made an obscene finger gesture.
>
> Fagundes said he passed the Harley and saw the motorcyclist pull to the
side
> of the road and pick up some rocks. The biker then caught up to the big rig
and
> began pelting it with rocks as the two continued southbound, Fagundes said.
>
> After the incident, Fagundes pointed to marks on his truck he said were
> caused by the thrown rocks. California Highway Patrol officers at the scene
> could not confirm Fagundes' claim.
>
> As the two neared Modesto, Fagundes called 911 from a cell phone. "I
called
> 911 telling them to get someone out here, that he was throwing rocks at my
> truck," he said.
>
> At 3 p.m., McClatchy exited the highway and started climbing the
> Beckwith-Standiford offramp. A witness told police he saw the truck cut
across
> two lanes to get onto the offramp and then accelerate to catch up with the
> bike.
>
> "I saw black smoke coming from his stacks which means he was
accelerating,"
> the witness said. "You could see the truck was after him."
>
> The big rig caught McClatchy about halfway up the offramp.
>
> Modesto's Karyn Brooks was exiting the highway at the same time and saw
the
> motorcycle and truck coming at her from behind: "I looked in my rearview
mirror
> when I heard the noise. The truck was barreling up the offramp. He was going
a
> lot faster than he should have been."
>
> Brooks stopped to help the biker after he'd fallen to the side of the
road.
> She said a big chunk of his helmet had broken off and that his legs were
> mangled.
>
> The motorcycle remained upright, locked under the big rig's bumper. The
> bike's undercarriage carved a rut in the pavement, and the front tire left a
> dark skid mark that stretched up the offramp, across the intersection and
down
> the onramp where the truck came to a stop.
>
> Both ramps remained closed seven hours later as officers continued to
> investigate the crash.
>
>
-Philip-
To those who kvetch, more
time is added to their lives.
> By AARON WILLIAMS
> BEE STAFF WRITER
> (Published: Thursday, July 06, 2000)
>
> BEE STAFF WRITERS
>
> A Turlock trucker ran down a motorcyclist Wednesday afternoon, bringing to
> an end a highway vendetta that stretched from southern San Joaquin County to
> the Vintage Faire Mall offramp, Modesto police said.
>
> The big rig crashed into the cycle, and the rider went flying over the
> truck's engine and landed at the side of the road. The truck continued for
> about 200 yards, with the Harley-Davidson cycle lodged in the bumper.
>
> The motorcyclist, Michael McClatchy, 30, of Stockton, was in serious
> condition late Wednesday in a Modesto hospital with severe injuries to his
> legs, a nursing supervisor said.
>
> The big rig driver, John Fagundes, 45, of Turlock, was booked at
Stanislaus
> County Jail for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon. More serious
> charges could be filed, depending on the victim's condition and the
> investigation, police spokesman Terry Miller said.
>
> "This is really taking road rage to the extreme," Miller said. "To have a
> truck driver intentionally run over a motorcyclist. It's the first time I've
> seen something like this."
>
> The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. on the Standiford Avenue-Beckwith Road
> offramp from southbound Highway 99. The incident began at least half an hour
> earlier, police said. There were conflicting reports about whether it started
> near Manteca or French Camp.
>
> It also was unclear exactly what started the feud. Fagundes said the
> confrontation began near the Highway 120 exit in Manteca when the
motorcyclist
> slowed down in front of him and made an obscene finger gesture.
>
> Fagundes said he passed the Harley and saw the motorcyclist pull to the
side
> of the road and pick up some rocks. The biker then caught up to the big rig
and
> began pelting it with rocks as the two continued southbound, Fagundes said.
>
> After the incident, Fagundes pointed to marks on his truck he said were
> caused by the thrown rocks. California Highway Patrol officers at the scene
> could not confirm Fagundes' claim.
>
> As the two neared Modesto, Fagundes called 911 from a cell phone. "I
called
> 911 telling them to get someone out here, that he was throwing rocks at my
> truck," he said.
>
> At 3 p.m., McClatchy exited the highway and started climbing the
> Beckwith-Standiford offramp. A witness told police he saw the truck cut
across
> two lanes to get onto the offramp and then accelerate to catch up with the
> bike.
>
> "I saw black smoke coming from his stacks which means he was
accelerating,"
> the witness said. "You could see the truck was after him."
>
> The big rig caught McClatchy about halfway up the offramp.
>
> Modesto's Karyn Brooks was exiting the highway at the same time and saw
the
> motorcycle and truck coming at her from behind: "I looked in my rearview
mirror
> when I heard the noise. The truck was barreling up the offramp. He was going
a
> lot faster than he should have been."
>
> Brooks stopped to help the biker after he'd fallen to the side of the
road.
> She said a big chunk of his helmet had broken off and that his legs were
> mangled.
>
> The motorcycle remained upright, locked under the big rig's bumper. The
> bike's undercarriage carved a rut in the pavement, and the front tire left a
> dark skid mark that stretched up the offramp, across the intersection and
down
> the onramp where the truck came to a stop.
>
> Both ramps remained closed seven hours later as officers continued to
> investigate the crash.
>
>
-Philip-
To those who kvetch, more
time is added to their lives.
Amy
Jul 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/7/00
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>Road rage to extreme'
>BEE STAFF WRITER
>(Published: Thursday, July 06, 2000)
> BEE STAFF WRITERS
> A Turlock trucker ran down a motorcyclist
>Wednesday afternoon, bringing to an end a
>highway vendetta that stretched from southern
>San Joaquin County to the Vintage Faire Mall
>offramp, Modesto police said.
>BEE STAFF WRITER
>(Published: Thursday, July 06, 2000)
> BEE STAFF WRITERS
> A Turlock trucker ran down a motorcyclist
>Wednesday afternoon, bringing to an end a
>highway vendetta that stretched from southern
>San Joaquin County to the Vintage Faire Mall
>offramp, Modesto police said.
What a crock of crap. Thank God the biker is alive and an idiot behind
a big steering wheel is off the road for a minute. WAAAAAA, he's
throwing rocks at me.....WAAAAAAAAAA! Hope he gets some hard time.
amy
Philip
Jul 8, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/8/00
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>. Thank God the biker is alive and an idiot behind
>a big steering wheel is off the road for a minute. WAAAAAA, he's
>throwing rocks at me.....WAAAAAAAAAA!
>a big steering wheel is off the road for a minute. WAAAAAA, he's
>throwing rocks at me.....WAAAAAAAAAA!
HI Amy: Long time since I visited this SIG. You'll notice a follow up article
posted here by me. Seems Mr. Trucker had a tumor removed from his brain
awhile back and neighbors know him to be 'different' ever since. Read the
follow up. :)
h
Jul 15, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/15/00
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There is NO SUCH THING as "road rage" There is only MURDER, attempted
MURDER, assult and other things BAD people do.
The truck driver is a MURDERER since he commited an attempted murder. I dont
thing attempted murder should be less of a crime as murder. Thats rewarding
incompetence. The incompetent gets out sooner and trys murder again.
The truck driver should swing from a rope!
MURDER, assult and other things BAD people do.
The truck driver is a MURDERER since he commited an attempted murder. I dont
thing attempted murder should be less of a crime as murder. Thats rewarding
incompetence. The incompetent gets out sooner and trys murder again.
The truck driver should swing from a rope!
--
Sincerely,
Ken
pwr...@intergrafix.net
Philip
Jul 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/16/00
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>There is NO SUCH THING as "road rage"
Ken: Yes there is. You pass thru it on the way to attempting or succeeding in
murder (in this case).
Ken, what may be of interest is that the trucker had brain tumor surgery and
yet, no one found his mental stability unfit to get behind the wheel of a rig
again. Interesting no? Was he an owner/operator?
> I dont
>thing attempted murder should be less of a crime as murder. Thats rewarding
>incompetence.
Now THERE's and interesting thought!
>The truck driver should swing from a rope!
>
I vote he be used for 5th wheel grease.
-Philip-
The cessation of thought
results in a conclusion.
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