hrpuffnstuf
06-10-2005, 09:54 AM
Happened last night in Chattanooga TN. Unfortunately, the streetsweeper won. Didn't know the kid myself. RIP
20-year-old dead from motorcycle crash in East Brainerd
Friday, June 10, 2005 --- Steven Brumlow, 20, was killed when the motorcycle he was piloting struck a street-sweeping truck in the 6900 block of East Brainerd Road around 1 a.m. this morning.
Brumlow's 2004 Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle was reportedly hit the 1991 International truck with street sweeping equipment attached.
Traffic Investigator Stoney Morton said Brumlow exiting from I-75 when he accelerated to a high rate of speed. The street sweeper was making a turn when the Brumlow was unable to slow the bike in time. Brumlow lost control, struck the street sweeper, and was thrown several feet form the crash. He was transported to Erlanger by Hamilton County EMS and pronounced dead on arrival by medical personnel.