Charlotte Teacher Fatally Struck in Union County, North Carolina Motorcycle Accident
51-year-old Donald James Fumo died on June 6 when he was involved in a deadly Union County, North Carolina motorcycle accident. The Charlotte teacher was fatally injured when his bike was rear-ended by an SUV. The impact of the crash sent his motorcycle into a stopped vehicle, resulting in a motor vehicle crash with two other motor vehicles.
Police are blaming Hardin Forsyth, a Matthews resident, of causing the fatal motorcycle collision. They are accusing him of driver distraction, driver inattention, and failure to reduce speed. Forsyth says that he tried to step on his brakes to avoid hitting the motorcycle, but was unable to do so in enough time to prevent the Union County traffic crash.
Three other people were also injured during the multi-vehicle crash. Police are still investigating the North Carolina motorcycle accident.
In another North Carolina motorcycle accident, 36-year-old Asheville resident Johnnie Nelson Faircloth Jr. died when he was struck by a car on June 11. The alleged driver, 22-year-old Aron Clifford Hallum, left the vehicle he was driving and his two passengers to flee the crash site but later turned himself in. He has been charged with driving with a revoked license and felony hit-and-run. A female passenger who had been riding with Faircloth also was injured, but her injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
North Carolina Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcyclists have the same rights on the road as to the occupants of motor vehicles, buses, and trucks. Unfortunately, many drivers fail to look out for them, which can result in catastrophic accidents. It is devastating to lose the person you love in a motorcycle crash that was caused by another party’s negligence.
East Meckenburg High School Teacher Dies in Motor Vehicle Crash, Charlotte.com, June 7, 2010
New details in motorcycle crash which killed a Charlotte teacher, WBTV, June 7, 2010
NC man charged in crash that killed motorcyclist, Reflector.com/AP, June 12, 2010
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