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The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
New dad killed in wreck with dump truck while heading to pick up wife and newborn from hospital
A new father was killed in a collision with a dump truck while on his way to pick up his wife and baby from the hospital. Dennis Lewis Jr., 35, died Friday after his motorcycle collided with a dump truck near Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. His daughter, Harley Rose, was born just three days earlier, according to a GoFundMe launched to support his family. According to witnesses, Lewis was on his motorcycle approaching an intersection with a green light when a dump truck made a left turn in front of his motorcycle, Lake County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli told The Independent. Lewis collided with the truck and was ejected from his motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Lewis died from blunt force injuries to his head and neck, Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek told the Lake and McHenry County Scanner. The truck driver is uninjured and cooperating with the investigation, Covelli said. Lewis never got the chance to hold his newborn daughter at home, according to the GoFundMe page. 'His sudden passing has left a tremendous hole in our hearts and a heavy burden on the mother of his newborn, who is now navigating the unimaginable: caring for a brand-new baby while grieving the loss of her partner,' the GoFundMe page reads. The funds will be used to support Harley Rose and her mother, Amberly. The page has a goal of $6,500 and has received more than $4,900 as of Wednesday morning. 'It's important to us that people understand Dennis didn't cause this — his life was taken unfairly, just days after he became a father for the first time,' the GoFundMe page reads. 'He never got the chance to bring Harley home.' The crash is under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
CTV News
7 days ago
- CTV News
Motorcyclist dead after Hyde Park Road crash
A fatal crash is being reported by London police. Around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, police, fire and EMS were sent to the intersection of Hyde Park Road and Fitzwilliam Boulevard for a crash between a motorcycle and a sedan. According to police, a man from the motorcycle was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and has since succumbed to those injuries. The female driver of the sedan sustained minor injuries. The intersection was temporarily closed as investigators processed the area and collected evidence. The investigation has now been taken over by the LPS Road Safety Section and remains ongoing. There's no word on how the crash happened or possible charges.
BBC News
16-07-2025
- BBC News
Biker seriously injured in Devon A38 crash
A biker has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a road crash in Devon, police and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the B3372, at the junction with the A38 off-slip at South Brent, after a white Peugeot 208 and a grey Harley-Davidson motorcycle crashed at about 15:30 BST on force said a road closure was put in place and a man, in his 50s, was taken to asked anybody with information to get in contact.
CBS News
14-07-2025
- CBS News
2 killed in separate weekend crashes on Highway 87 in San Jose
Two fatal crashes along state Highway 87 in San Jose over the weekend are under investigation, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. The first crash happened about 2:15 a.m. Saturday on southbound Highway 87 near Alma Avenue, where a motorcyclist was found unresponsive on the right shoulder of the road. The 33-year-old San Jose man had been ejected from his 2000 Harley Davidson after it rear-ended a 2024 Ford Bronco, Officer Ross Lee said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not released. It's not believed that alcohol or drugs factored in the collision. The second crash happened about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, when two cars were involved in a wreck on northbound Highway 87 south of Taylor Street. The crash happened when a 2020 Mercedes hit the right rear of a 2013 Honda Civic in the number three lane, Lee said. The Honda's driver lost control and the car hit the center concrete wall. After the crash, the Mercedes went off the right-hand side of the road, hit a concrete pillar and caught fire, Lee said. A passenger in the Mercedes was able to escape with minor injuries and was hospitalized. The driver, a 21-year-old Cupertino man, was unable to get out and died at the scene. His name was not released. It is not known whether drugs or alcohol factored in the crash.
Irish Times
13-07-2025
- Irish Times
Tributes paid as award-winning Irish press photographer dies in road crash
Awarding-winning press photographer Mick O'Neill has been named as the victim of a fatal road-traffic collision in north Dublin . Mr O'Neill, who worked mainly for the Irish Star and Irish Daily Mirror, was killed while riding a motorcycle close to Dublin Airport on Saturday morning. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and then taken by ambulance to the Mater hospital in Dublin where he was later pronounced dead. A Garda investigation is under way and the scene was examined by Garda forensic collision investigators. Gardaí in Santry are carrying out the inquiry and have appealed for witnesses to come forward. 'The collision, involving a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer, occurred on the Old Airport Road, Collinstown Lane, at approximately 10:50am,' the Garda said. Mr O'Neill was winner of the Press Photographers Association News Picture of the Year award in 2021 and won the Sports Picture of the Year in 2006. The 62-year-old from Swords, Co Dublin, is survived by his wife, Lorraine, and son Karl as well as his two grandchildren, Mya and Kai. He was a motorsport enthusiast who regularly travelled to the Isle of Man to watch the TT races and was also press officer for Motorcycling Ireland for two years in the 1990s. Neil Leslie, editor of the Irish Star and the Irish Daily Mirror, said all of Mr O'Neill's colleagues across the wider Reach media group were devastated at his loss. 'On behalf of Reach, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies and offer our support to his family and all his many friends and colleagues,' he said. 'Mick was a truly outstanding journalist and photographer. Moreover, he was a great friend and a wise mentor to the other journalists who worked alongside him over many years.' Mr O'Neill worked on many crime stories in Ireland and defence-related assignments abroad, often alongside Irish Daily Star crime and defence editor Michael O'Toole, who described him as 'the snapper's snapper'. He added that Mr O'Neill had a gift for dealing with people during his work. 'There was nobody who came close to him. He travelled all over Ireland and the world doing a job he loved and excelled at, one which came naturally to him,' Mr O'Toole said. 'I have never seen any media professional as gifted as Mick at talking to people, at making them feel at ease in the most stressful of situations – at connecting with them, essentially. He made the job of the reporter working with him easy.' Paul Healy, crime correspondent at the Irish Daily Star, described Mr O'Neill as a 'mentor and a friend' and someone who loved his family, with complete dedication to his work. 'He had an incredible way with people, and even though it would be me doing the interview he was often the one that had gotten the best lines out of someone. He had a keen news sense, incredible contacts, and after over 30 years in the business still had an incredible appetite to work.' Dan Linehan, Irish Examiner chief photographer and director and vice-president of Press Photographers Ireland, said Mr O'Neill was known across the industry for the standard of his work. He would also be remembered for 'his wicked sense of humour which was appreciated by all his colleagues in the media'. 'Mick would always give me a ring to inquire about a news story when coming to Cork. I met him recently while covering the Michael Gaine story in Kenmare,' Mr Linehan said. 'He was a brilliant photographer and he showed me a recent picture which I thought was the best news picture taken this year. He had great pride in his work and won a recent award at the press photographers Ireland 2025.'
