ST. GEORGE – A vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and auto at the intersection of Mall Drive and Red Cliffs Drive resulted one individual being sent to the hospital Friday afternoon.
St. George Police officer Chad Pectol said a pickup truck was traveling westbound on Mall Drive with the intention of making a left turn at the intersection. While making the left turn a motorcycle traveling eastbound collided with the truck.
The motorcycle’s rider was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center, though the extent of the rider’s injuries is unknown at this time, Pectol said.
Any citations have yet to be issued as the accident is still under investigation.
Traffic on Red Cliffs Drive temporarily backed up as first responders dealt with the accident.
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An auto-motorcycle accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of Red Cliffs Drive and Mall Drive temporarily impacted traffic and sent one to the hospital, St. George, Utah, April 12, 2013 | Photo by Brett Barrett, St. George News
An auto-motorcycle accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of Red Cliffs Drive and Mall Drive temporarily impacted traffic and sent one to the hospital, St. George, Utah, April 12, 2013 | Photo by Brett Barrett, St. George News
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Best wishes to the motorcycle rider here! You really have to be driving defensively on a motor, because people just don’t see you.
As a fellow motorcyclist I hope and pray that the rider is ok and will fully recover. I ride that stretch of road all the time and there is always near misses. I have nick named it “Death Alley”
People would see motorcyclist if they would put down their cell phones….
Waaay too many auto-ped and auto-motorcylcle wrecks in these parts! Get off you (explicit) phones!!!
Take in that “lovely” view of your Dixie Ambulance, you whining “Dixie-ites” cuz they shutting their doors down Sunday due to lack of commitment to the community
That is he weirdest way I have seen Barbara spelt but after your comment I fully understand. I know it’s just isn’t fun to tell the whole story. I am glad you got your jab in and it made you feel proud. Inattentive drivers are numerous around here, texting teen almost broadsided me after running a red. The penalities are paltry make them stiff and hopefully see things change!
Hope the person on the bike is ok. It can be dangerous out there on a motorcycle.
An aside observation: Idling in traffic at the St George Blvd and River Road stoplight at roughly the same time this accident occurred, I watched 3 motorcyclists from the same club cut off 3 cars and across 2 lanes of traffic to get into the freeway entrance northbound! People were slamming on their brakes and these guys just didn’t care! That’s not a slam on motorcyclists or other drivers, just a daily observation. Tomorrow it will be a car cutting off 3 motorcyclists and across the same 2 lanes of traffic at the same intersection. Be careful out there, woot!
That was my brother-in-law. He is doing okay, Broken leg. He is very lucky to still be with us. Thanks for all your kind words!
Thanks for the update, Brittany. A broken leg is bad enough. I’m glad to hear his injuries are not more serious than that. I wish him a speedy recovery!
I’m so glad to hear he’s doing well. My husband and I were the ones in the white van that saw the whole thing. My husband held his head the whole time until they got him in the ambulance. We’ve been praying for him and my husbands been very conserned. Please tell your family your in our prayers!
Hey Angela thank you and your husband for all you did for me I would like to thank you guys in person if you can contact me:)- Steven
you can e-mail us [email protected] I know my husband had wanted to come see you in the hospital, but we saw you got out 🙂 which was good news! e-mail us! hope your doing well!
Brittany, I think I talked to his Grandfather on Sunday. Bikers for Christ of St George is involved with the http://www.utahdownedbiker.org. It is a fund set up to help riders and families of motorcyclist involved in an accident. Not knowing his name could you pass this information to him.
Cutting off other drivers is a driving style here. Right of Way and Yielding Right Of Way are foreign concepts here. I’ve become an aggressive driver since moving here and yes I ride too. But as long as you are not going 5+ mph over the limit everything else goes.
And being a Ped here OMG, that is living dangerously.
Don’t forget exiting to the right from the far left lane! It’s shocking that this state requires driver’s ed., yet no one knows how to drive.
To the article at hand; Please start looking for motorcycles, people!
Just wondering if their is an update on the condition of the motorcycle rider?
Hey this is the guy on the motorcycle. Im doing well just a broken leg Angela tell your husband thank you I appreciate all you guys did for me that day. Thanks to all of you I will be getting better soon and released from the hospital today
Great news there, Steven! I don’t know you, but as a fellow biker, I’ve been praying for you.