Mike A Schwab
November 14th 06, 08:34 AM
http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=413854 is the link, video
available on the page.
jk wrote:
> Here story from Massachusetts that is so exceptionally unusual that
> I'm posting it despite the possibility that it will restart the damn
> helmet debate.
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> WWLP-TV
> Nov. 13
> BUCKLAND, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) A Florence man is dead after suffering
> severe injuries when he crashed his bicycle on a rural road, but it's
> what caused the crashed that is puzzling police. 43-year-old Ronald
> Koester was found lying on the side of the road Thursday afternoon by
> an off duty police officer. And next to the man, was a dead mouse.
> This all happened at the intersection of Avery and Charlemont Roads in
> Buckland. The man was found 40 feet from the intersection by an off
> duty Shelburne Falls officer around noon. First Assistant District
> Attorney Elizabeth Dunphy Farris told 22News, the mouse was found
> freshly deceased in close proximity to the bicycle. The man's death
> has been ruled accidental by the medical examiner. Koester apparently
> went over his handlebars, hitting his head on the ground and smashing
> his helmet. There has been speculation that Koester was attempting to
> avoid hitting the mouse, causing him to lose control, although that
> has not been the confirmed cause. There were no skid marks found at
> the scene, and there is no sign of foul play.
>
> Written by 22News Reporter
> Anthony DiLorenzo
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available on the page.
jk wrote:
> Here story from Massachusetts that is so exceptionally unusual that
> I'm posting it despite the possibility that it will restart the damn
> helmet debate.
> ---------------------------------
> WWLP-TV
> Nov. 13
> BUCKLAND, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) A Florence man is dead after suffering
> severe injuries when he crashed his bicycle on a rural road, but it's
> what caused the crashed that is puzzling police. 43-year-old Ronald
> Koester was found lying on the side of the road Thursday afternoon by
> an off duty police officer. And next to the man, was a dead mouse.
> This all happened at the intersection of Avery and Charlemont Roads in
> Buckland. The man was found 40 feet from the intersection by an off
> duty Shelburne Falls officer around noon. First Assistant District
> Attorney Elizabeth Dunphy Farris told 22News, the mouse was found
> freshly deceased in close proximity to the bicycle. The man's death
> has been ruled accidental by the medical examiner. Koester apparently
> went over his handlebars, hitting his head on the ground and smashing
> his helmet. There has been speculation that Koester was attempting to
> avoid hitting the mouse, causing him to lose control, although that
> has not been the confirmed cause. There were no skid marks found at
> the scene, and there is no sign of foul play.
>
> Written by 22News Reporter
> Anthony DiLorenzo
> ------------------------------------