Baltimore Motorcycle Rider Flees Scene of Accident
According to Baltimore NBC affiliate WBAL, a 44-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle struck a light pole when the driver was attempting to avoid hitting another man riding a dirt bike. 44-year-old Alphonso Gaye swerved in his motorcycle in order to avoid the dirt bike rider and subsequently struck a light pole. Gaye died from the injuries he sustained in the accident. The rider of the dirt bike fled the scene of the accident, the report states.
Baltimore police stated the man in the dirt bike was holding a toddler in the motorcycle and the toddler fell from the bike. The man then picked up the toddler and left him in a nearby alleyway following the accident. The family of the dirt bike rider refused to cooperate with authorities that are investigated the accident. The toddler was not injured in the fall he sustained. The report states that investigators continue to search for the person on the dirt bike.
Dirt bikes are illegal to operate in the city in Baltimore, according to the report, and if dirt bike riders are caught they can face criminal charges as well as have their bikes confiscated. This incident clearly demonstrates blatant negligence on the part of the rider of the dirt bike, which is something that should never occur. The fact that this rider fled the scene of the accident could potentially result in more severe criminal penalties aside from the criminal charges of operating a dirt bike on city streets.
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