HURRICANE – The name of a man who died following a vehicle collision Friday was released by authorities Saturday morning.
Charles S. Vick, 64, of Hurricane, was identified as the man killed Friday afternoon following a collision between his 2007 Black Suzuki motorcycle and a 1997 Buick LaSabre on 870 West at the intersection of 325 North in Hurricane.
According to a statement from Hurricane City Police, Vick was southbound on 870 West when the LaSabre, driven by 51-year-old Robert J. Lounsbury, of Hurricane, was northbound on the same street. As they came to the intersection of 325 West, Lounsbury made a left turn and collided with Vick and his motorcycle around 3:15 p.m.
Vick was taken to Dixie Regional Medical Center in critical condition and pronounced dead.
Lounsbury was arrested and charged with automobile homicide, failure to yield and violating an alcohol-restricted driver’s license, police said.
“Our deepest condolences to the victim’s family,” police said in Saturday’s statement.
The crash happened by Hurricane Elementary, though school was out by the time the collision occurred so no one from the school was involved, Hurricane City Police Sgt. Brandon Buell said.
Persons arrested or charged are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law or as otherwise decided by a trier-of-fact.
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He wasn’t arrested for Dui. He was arrested for alcohol restricted driver violation. Does that mean his alcohol level was below .08 but above .000? Looks like the failure to yield was the cause of the accident and not alcohol.
Good point! Left turns kill and injure a lot of motorcyclists. Far too common. That’s way they make a headlight modulating system that flashes/pulses the headlamp. No excuses for the car driver. Just a shame for everyone. Drivers get complacent. When I ride I figure someone out there wants to kill me today….actually has my number. My job is to identify them before they find me. I scan and analyze as I go. No matter what it’s a sad day.
Was Mr. Vick wearing a helmet and/or protective gear? This information has been posted in other articles about motorcycle accidents.
Homicide charge for failure to yield (unfortunate death, condolences to the family) but a mom leaves a baby in a hot car and it dies and she gets no charges and a $15,000 + fundraiser. No! I won’t ever find peace with that. #fundraiser