LITTLE ROCK "†A man driving a stolen motorcycle died late Monday afternoon after he crashed into a car on Asher Avenue in Little Rock, police said.
The car's driver, Pamela Landry, 32, of Little Rock told police she had been heading north on Madison Street and was trying to turn left onto Asher about 4:24 p.m., when the motorcycle struck her car.
The motorcycle had pulled out of the Downen Oil gas station at 4912 Asher, about a block to the west, and was heading east when it struck Landry's car.
Witnesses told police the motorcycle was traveling fast. One witness said its tires "barked" as it accelerated, according to an accident report.
The motorcycle's driver, Eddie Brown Jr., 37, of Little Rock was taken to UAMS Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:08 p.m.
According to the accident report, Brown's driver's license, which did not authorize him to ride motorcycles, had been suspended for unpaid traffic fines.
The motorcycle - a 2008 Suzuki GSX - was among several vehicles discovered missing Friday morning from the White River Power Sports dealership in Stuttgart, Stuttgart police Lt. Mark Duke said. The other vehicles were another motorcycle and 10 recreational all-terrain vehicles, Duke said.
The theft is under investigation, Duke said.
The car's driver, Pamela Landry, 32, of Little Rock told police she had been heading north on Madison Street and was trying to turn left onto Asher about 4:24 p.m., when the motorcycle struck her car.
The motorcycle had pulled out of the Downen Oil gas station at 4912 Asher, about a block to the west, and was heading east when it struck Landry's car.
Witnesses told police the motorcycle was traveling fast. One witness said its tires "barked" as it accelerated, according to an accident report.
The motorcycle's driver, Eddie Brown Jr., 37, of Little Rock was taken to UAMS Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:08 p.m.
According to the accident report, Brown's driver's license, which did not authorize him to ride motorcycles, had been suspended for unpaid traffic fines.
The motorcycle - a 2008 Suzuki GSX - was among several vehicles discovered missing Friday morning from the White River Power Sports dealership in Stuttgart, Stuttgart police Lt. Mark Duke said. The other vehicles were another motorcycle and 10 recreational all-terrain vehicles, Duke said.
The theft is under investigation, Duke said.
