Motorcyclist popping wheelie before fatal crash
Jul 4, 2012, 8:16 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2012, 5:37 am
A man who police say was popping wheelies and doing over 100
mph on a motorcycle died in a crash in Pierce County
Wednesday afternoon.
Washington State Patrol said the man was traveling on SR 167
headed to a fireworks stand and collided into the side of a
mini-van turning left.
The motorcycle rider died at the scene. A female passenger
in the van was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Two
children and the driver were not injured.
Witnesses told state patrol the motorcycle rider was riding
a wheelie when it struck the van.
