Motorcycle Accident
Posted by Tumbleweed on May 16, 2002 at 06:30:23:
02-174 - Death Valley NP (CA) - MVA with Fatality
Robert Brown, 40, of San Francisco, died of injuries sustained in a
motorcycle accident on Badwater Road near Furnace Creek early on the
morning of Sunday, May 12th. Brown was traveling north at speeds in excess
of 110 mph when he left the roadway. Brown came to rest 436 feet off the
road. Alcohol is thought to have been a contributing factor. The California
Highway Patrol is leading the investigation. [Kyle Nelson, ACR, DEVA, 5/13]