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. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - A11 _

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STOPPERS |

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OA YOUNG man who crashéd

“a dirt -bike - into alight
“standard at ‘the Highway

16 and 37. four-way stop

“is lucky ‘to be alive, says a
_ Witness ‘who spoke to him |

right after the accident.
Francis Guerin; who hap-

* pened upon the scene short- ,..

ly after the accident, said at

first glance, the young man

wasn ’t moving. .

‘-« “I saw a- body «in “the”
* middle of the road and'there
‘wasn’t any movement at the

time, then he started moving
within seconds,” he said..
a © thought : for sure. this.

-kid’s going to die.”

. Shortly after 5:00 a.m.,;
March 19, a 17-year-old.

“male. slammed a dirt bike
into a light. standard at the.

. four-way stop: after appar-

ently, miscalculating a left

-hand turn onto Hwy 16 while
travelling — southbound: on:

Guerin said the motorcy- '
cle accident dented the light ©
standard. for three’ to four.
inches, drove a hole into it

top.

The bike landed about 10
feet away and the young man
ended up’ on the pavement.

about 40.to 50 feet away. in |;
the middle of the westbound |
. Hwy16 lanes, he said. —

Guerin ° believes that.

“the lack of any tire tracks ~

showed that the youth didn’t

“brake and guesses’ he ‘was

speeding at about 100, km/h.
Guerin went over to’see if

. the teen was okay and found

him moaning and groaning.

“All he said was his back
hurt,” Guerin said, adding”
the youth was able to move.
everything except-his legs.

He said the young man .
, Started crying when he
* couldn’ t wiggle his toes.”

Guerin saw. blood on the: :
-youth’s legs, a large gash on. ..

the back of his head and that

and knocked the light off the

MARV ROSEBOOM of Westcana. Electric works ona ight standard at the Highway
16 and 37. four-way. stop after it: was damaged when a 17- -year-old teen ‘struck it:

E635.TIPS

will be holding their

ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING |

Wednesday, March 29, 2006
-  @t7:00 p.m”
Terrace Publice Library Meeting Room

oe

Election of Officers and
business at hand will be discusséd.
_ New members are welcome.

For more information, call Jayne at 635- -5232

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.Hwy37.. °
“Police arrived shortly af-
ter to find the teen without a.
helmet and the Yamaha mo-
“-torcycle without i insurance.
The teen suffered a bro- » :
ken thigh bone, broken. up-
per arm bone and pelvic i in- *
juries, said police. ~~
‘He was airlifted to Van-
couver and admitted to an

while driving a motorcycle early on March 19. The teen was flown to Vancouver for

he had bare feet, “His shoes treatment. a. oe _. MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO.” Ii
were just blown right off his ; ee ee ae.

feet,” said Guerin. _ - a oe ‘s rn
When a taxi cab came by “the cab; I just want to go “officer showed. up and asked ‘ “said Guerin, 22

and the driver radioed for an ° home... - the teen if he’ 'd been drink- -He believes the bike’

“ambulance, ‘the. victim be- oo “T’said * you'r re way, ‘too - ing. : could: be fixed’ but ‘that it

came agitated. messed up. You’re going to’ - ” “The kid said . _yes -and ‘would probably be cheaper |] quali ol products are f parca day. |
“We told. him an am-.. die if you go home.’”. ; “then right away s said no,” he: to buy a new one. oe farming on the proiries = pum thayre ;

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Police did not release the ~ said. Guerin believes the youth ripped the bike apart, strew- cident.° ope . > Prince George 90 Railway Rd: 364-3486. |
young man’s name and-say .’ “He: sat right up and we had been drinking because ing plastic... everywhere, “Luckily he didn’t hurt o Ss «Veen ee ae .
they are. ‘still investigating : laid him, back down. “he “reeked” of alcohol. ~~ bending the fork and sheai- one:of us. We missed it by | aan “Terrace - 2912 Molitor St - 635-9595
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