Falcon Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 SORRENTO -- Sorrento Mayor Brenda Melancon was booked with negligent homicide after a fatal accident on U.S. 61 north of Louisiana 22. Melancon is accused of pulling her Pontiac Bonneville from the Ascension Civic Center driveway into the path of a motorcycle while attempting to turn left onto the highway on Sunday, said Louisiana State Police spokesman Trooper Johnnie Brown. The Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with the driver's side of Melancon's car, ejecting both riders onto the median and killing the driver, James Pickholtz, 41, of Prairieville, Brown said. Pickholtz was pronounced dead at the scene by the Coroner's Office, Brown said. His wife, Amy J.R. Pickholtz, 46, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge by Acadian Ambulance. Melancon, 66, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Gonzales, Brown said. She was booked in Donaldsonville later on counts of negligent homicide, negligent injuring and failure to yield from a private drive, booking records show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 damn....hits home.... i ride that street (airline hwy)....hospital (lake) rt down street from me...prolly saw the air med coming in...sometimes hard to see bikes from the drives, sometimes not...neg hom prolly a good charge as i'm sure this was an accident...sux all around.. eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 damn....hits home.... i ride that street (airline hwy)....hospital (lake) rt down street from me...prolly saw the air med coming in...sometimes hard to see bikes from the drives, sometimes not...neg hom prolly a good charge as i'm sure this was an accident...sux all around..eric Bottom line most people are ignorant when it comes to bikes and I find the closer a person gets to 65 the more ignorant they when it comes to any kind of traffic. Fuck the old bag and I hope she feels bad about driving in a fucking daze. Anynoe that cuts me off now I make a point of waking them up nice and direct ! Too bad this coupe did not have a chance. My brother was rear enden on his M109 japscrap at a trafic light. Turns out the old bag was 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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