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Say a prayer for this knucklehead, family and friends. I don't know the guy, but he was apparently speeding during morning rush hour on a heavily traveled road where there's always cages making short stops and U-turns.
Crash causes backups on Waters Ave.
Motorcyclist hits SUV, suffers serious injuries
Updated: Tuesday, 04 May 2010, 10:18 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 04 May 2010, 8:06 AM EDT
TAMPA - All lanes are back open on Waters Avenue after a serious crash at Sunstate Street shut down the road and backed up traffic, Hillsborough deputies say.
Witnesses told deputies that Christopher Witschi, 24, was traveling at a high rate of speed on his motorcycle when he struck the back of a Honda CR-V that was making a U-turn at Sunstate Street around 6:30 a.m.
Witschi was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries, according to deputies. He was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital and is listed in critical but guarded condition.
Deputies say Witschi was wearing a helmet.
Waters Avenue was shut down in both directions while the Bayflight helicopter arrived and departed the scene.
The driver of the Honda, 35-year-old Samuel Markarius, was not injured in the crash, and the Sheriff's office says the investigation is ongoing.
Crash causes backups on Waters Ave.
Motorcyclist hits SUV, suffers serious injuries
Updated: Tuesday, 04 May 2010, 10:18 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 04 May 2010, 8:06 AM EDT
TAMPA - All lanes are back open on Waters Avenue after a serious crash at Sunstate Street shut down the road and backed up traffic, Hillsborough deputies say.
Witnesses told deputies that Christopher Witschi, 24, was traveling at a high rate of speed on his motorcycle when he struck the back of a Honda CR-V that was making a U-turn at Sunstate Street around 6:30 a.m.
Witschi was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries, according to deputies. He was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital and is listed in critical but guarded condition.
Deputies say Witschi was wearing a helmet.
Waters Avenue was shut down in both directions while the Bayflight helicopter arrived and departed the scene.
The driver of the Honda, 35-year-old Samuel Markarius, was not injured in the crash, and the Sheriff's office says the investigation is ongoing.
