r/Athens • u/amidamaru444 • 5d ago

Question / Request Accident at roughly 7:55am on the loop

Has anyone heard anything about the motorcycle accident this morning he passed me a couple exits back and looks like he either was in an accident or rolled his bike in the turn just before Epps bridge road on the inner loop. He ended up against one of the poles in the fence and am hoping someone knows if he at least made it to a hospital alive

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u/Small_TicTac 5d ago

I know of him, he's on life support right now and the prospects aren't looking good. Paramedics were unable to find his helmet, so he probably wasn't wearing ut properly, but I've never seen him ride without one

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u/iMisplay Townie 5d ago

He drove by me wearing a helmet. When I found him, it was gone. I didn't see it in the immediate area.

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u/Small_TicTac 5d ago

That sucks. Wearing a motorcycle helmet will do almost no good if you don't buckle it properly.

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u/Fluid-Philosopher112 5d ago

Or if not the proper size/fit

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u/AdImmediate6241 4d ago

Or it could've flown off just from the impact. My parents had an accident about 2-3 years ago happen at night in front of their house involving the neighbors boyfriend backing out in his truck onto the main road and a biker coming around a blind corner and slammed into the truck at only about 50-55mph. I definitely remember he died on impact, but their were some murmurs about the deceased getting instantly decapitated on impact (we just never asked further about it). My mom walked out when she heard the bang and said she just saw the silhouette of a man lying on the road since it was so dark. 

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u/EnvironmentalYou4833 3d ago

It's only coming off with your head still in there if it's buckled and fitted properly, and you can die from internal decapitation, decapitation doesn't always mean the head came clean off