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Pretty sure I have met this guy out at bike night recently...its a terrable tragedy, my heart goes out to the family
A South Bend man is being mourned by his family after a terrible accident on the Indiana Toll Toad.
The accident was early Saturday morning.
Police say 51-year-old Paul Sturma hit a deer and was thrown from his motorcycle. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
It happened near the Michigan City exit in the westbound lanes near mile marker 42.
Family members say Sturma spent any of his free time riding his bike.
“He was just a really, really good guy and he'll be missed by a lot of people,†says Sturma’s ex-wife, Lisa Sturma.
Witnesses told police a few deer ran across the toll road and he couldn't avoid them.
Sturma had his Harley for the past 16 years and loved to ride.
He was heading to St. Louis with a buddy to visit his grand daughter for her birthday.
Family members say he was a big man with a big heart.
He leaves behind eight children and eight grandkids.
The friend riding with Sturma is expected to be okay. 48-year-old Steven Reimondo of Cassopolis was also on a motorcycle but able to swerve and miss the deer.
Reimondo was wearing a helmet but Sturma was not.
Pretty sure I have met this guy out at bike night recently...its a terrable tragedy, my heart goes out to the family
A South Bend man is being mourned by his family after a terrible accident on the Indiana Toll Toad.
The accident was early Saturday morning.
Police say 51-year-old Paul Sturma hit a deer and was thrown from his motorcycle. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
It happened near the Michigan City exit in the westbound lanes near mile marker 42.
Family members say Sturma spent any of his free time riding his bike.
“He was just a really, really good guy and he'll be missed by a lot of people,†says Sturma’s ex-wife, Lisa Sturma.
Witnesses told police a few deer ran across the toll road and he couldn't avoid them.
Sturma had his Harley for the past 16 years and loved to ride.
He was heading to St. Louis with a buddy to visit his grand daughter for her birthday.
Family members say he was a big man with a big heart.
He leaves behind eight children and eight grandkids.
The friend riding with Sturma is expected to be okay. 48-year-old Steven Reimondo of Cassopolis was also on a motorcycle but able to swerve and miss the deer.
Reimondo was wearing a helmet but Sturma was not.