Motorcycle

One of Stanford's newest businesses was hit by burglars sometime between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Stanford Police Detective Barry Allen said the theft at East Main Choppers was discovered when an employee showed up for work on Wednesday morning. The employee told police that he noticed someone had tried to pry open a door and then discovered a broken window. Police say that's how the thief or thieves got away with a motorcycle - by pushing it through the broken window.

A passenger car and a motorcycle were involved in a minor collision Monday afternoon by the Country Hearth Inn on Hustonville Road, according to Danville police. About 4:30 p.m., Anthony Baker, 45, of Danville tried to cross Hustonville Road from the Country Hearth Inn parking lot in his 1995 Lexus, police said. His vehicle struck a 2000 Honda motorcycle driven by Christopher Reardon, 24, of Danville, who was southbound on Hustonville Road.  Both vehicles sustained minor damage, and both drivers declined emergency medical assistance, police said.

Dear Editor: May is motorcycle awareness month. There will be more motorcycles on the roads this year than any other, especially with gas prices on the rise. With this in mind, I would like to ask drivers to be more alert while driving during the riding season. The most common excuse a driver gives when involved in an accident with a motorcycle is, "I didn't see it. " When crossing an intersection or turning at an intersection, don't just glance, stop and look with your eyes and brain, then, take the extra second to look again and look both ways.

For Parksville resident John Martino, motorcycles have been a lifelong passion, and he's been on a year-long ride down memory lane restoring his father's Harley-Davidson. Martino, 45, started riding as a 4-year-old on the family farm in upstate New York, and it was an ever present part of his family life. His father, John Martino Sr., his mother Elizabeth “Betty” Martino, and both of his older siblings rode motorcycles. Restoring his father's bike brought those times back to life.

Some 200 bikes are expected for the fourth annual Chick-fil-A/All God's Children Cruise In for Kids motorcycle run set for Saturday, June 2. The police-escorted event begins at Southland Christian Church at 9 a.m. with registration, Chick-fil-A breakfast and a demonstration by the Lexington Division of Police Motor Squad. Kick stands for the run go up at 11:15 a.m. for the 71-mile scenic ride through Jessamine, Woodford and Fayette counties. A pit stop is scheduled at the facilities of All God's Children in Nicholasville, where bikers will get a snack, drink and tour the nonprofit's mother and baby home facility.

Two people on a motorcycle were seriously injured about 11:20 a.m. Sunday when their cycle collided with a pickup truck on Hustonville Road, police said. Don Anderson, 52, of Danville, had head injuries and his unidentified female passenger suffered head and leg injuries, according to a report by Officer Sally Bussell. Both were taken via helicopter to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Christopher Pendygraft, 25, of Danville, driver of the pickup truck, was not injured.

The preliminary hearing stemming from a June motorcycle pursuit was continued again Wednesday, to allow the suspect's attorney to attend. Mitchell Glenn Bell, 33, of Monticello, was already facing charges in Madison County, where the pursuit began. Winchester Police filed charges later, after the pursuit ended in downtown Winchester and officers arrested Bell. Bell, who is also facing charges in Madison County, was scheduled for a hearing Wednesday in Clark District Court, but the hearing was postponed until Sept.

HARRODSBURG - Main Street here is the place for all motorcycle owners and admirers to be on Saturday. The 10th Annual Harley/Motorcycle Meet will be 5-9 p.m. in the heart of downtown. The meet is open to the public and admission is free, both to spectators and exhibitors. All area motorcycle owners are also invited to join in several rides through Mercer County. All models, new, old and specialized, were on display at last year's event. This event is an opportunity for all bike lovers to get together and discuss their favorite topics, socialize and exchange ideas and merchandise.

A wreck on South Fourth Street sent a motorcyclist to the hospital Friday afternoon. Witnesses told police that around 12:45 p.m. Phyllis Myers of Burgin turned left into Lee's Famous Recipe from the southbound lanes and struck the motorcycle driven by Jimmy Lane, who was traveling north on Fourth Street. Police said Lane was thrown over the vehicle upon impact and landed on the road. Lane was taken to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center with a possible broken leg. Myers did not seek medical treatment at the scene.

STANFORD - Fort Logan Hospital will sponsor a motorcycle run Oct. 15 to benefit Heart of Kentucky United Way. Riders will leave the Specialty Clinic, located across from the hospital, at 11 a.m. The ride will cover about 100 miles with several stops along the way. Riders will return to the clinic for a meal of chili, sandwiches and dessert. Entry fees to participate in the motorcycle run are $15 per bike and rider and $5 per co-rider. All riders will be registered for door prizes that will be given away at the end of the ride.

CORBIN - A Hustonville woman died Sunday and her husband was hospitalized with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash in Whitley County, officials said. Vanessa Cheatham, 41, and her husband, James, also 41, were riding a Yamaha motorcycle on Interstate 75 in Corbin around 2 p.m. Sunday, said Whitley County Deputy Coroner Jerry Croley. The motorcycle collided with the rear of a Honda passenger car that was stopped on the highway due to another car accident. The impact threw both Cheathams into the median near exit 25. Passengers from other vehicles tried to help administer first aid as well as CPR to the couple, Croley said.

TURNERSVILLE - Cows may have spooked a Bradfordsville man, who was airlifted Aug. 8 after wrecking on his motorcycle along Ky. 78. Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger said Jeremy Clarkson was traveling on Ky 78 near Turnersville around noon when he came around a curve and saw three cows standing next to the road. "He did not make contact with the cattle," Folger said. "He kind of freaked out a little bit with the cattle sitting right there by the side of the road and he locked up his brakes.

STANFORD - A 17-year-old Fort Logan High School student died July 5 after a motorcycle crash in the early morning hours, officials said. Kenny Creech, who would have been a senior in the fall, was driving his motorcycle on Ky. 501 near Kings Mountain at 1:50 a.m., Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger said. Creech lost control of the motorcycle when he tried to negotiate a curve and was thrown from the vehicle. His head struck a fence post. Paramedics airlifted Creech to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

Hundreds of motorcyclists will invade Winchester next month for what event organizers say will be the biggest of its kind thus far. The 2012 Fire & Iron National Rally is coming to town, and local Fire & Iron chapter president Greg Harrison expects between 1,500 and 2,000 members to attend the festivities July 23-29. Fire & Iron is a firefighters motorcycle club. The national rally brings together chapters from all over the country and takes place every two years. The 2012 rally will be the fourth national event, Harrison said.

Some 200 bikes are expected for the fourth annual Chick-fil-A/All God's Children Cruise In for Kids motorcycle run set for Saturday, June 2. The police-escorted event begins at Southland Christian Church at 9 a.m. with registration, Chick-fil-A breakfast and a demonstration by the Lexington Division of Police Motor Squad. Kick stands for the run go up at 11:15 a.m. for the 71-mile scenic ride through Jessamine, Woodford and Fayette counties. A pit stop is scheduled at the facilities of All God's Children in Nicholasville, where bikers will get a snack, drink and tour the nonprofit's mother and baby home facility.

A passenger car and a motorcycle were involved in a minor collision Monday afternoon by the Country Hearth Inn on Hustonville Road, according to Danville police. About 4:30 p.m., Anthony Baker, 45, of Danville tried to cross Hustonville Road from the Country Hearth Inn parking lot in his 1995 Lexus, police said. His vehicle struck a 2000 Honda motorcycle driven by Christopher Reardon, 24, of Danville, who was southbound on Hustonville Road.  Both vehicles sustained minor damage, and both drivers declined emergency medical assistance, police said.

The sounds of roaring chainsaws in the month of October usually mean someone's getting a hefty dose of Halloween spooks at a haunted house or trail. But the roar of a chainsaw at Clint Hayden Park on Monday morning was the sound of hard work by a Good Samaritan. Jessamine County native Marvin “Messy” Davis changed his plans to visit family Monday morning after seeing a large downed tree on the basketball courts of the park near the intersection of Chestnut and Jefferson streets.

Accident - Michael E. Goza, of 9 Dixie St., was traveling west on Lexington Avenue on a motorcycle at 3:13 p.m. Monday when he collided with the back of a car driven by Deborah Saylor of Richmond. Goza said he did not see Saylor's vehicle slowing down in front of him. The collision caused Goza's motorcycle to overturn and he was transported to Clark Regional Medical Center. Charged - Angela C. Adams, 40, of 323 Colby Ridge Blvd., was charged Wednesday with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.

A motorcycle driver was injured, and one lane of traffic on South Fourth Street was closed for half an hour over lunch Wednesday, after a motorcycle and passenger car collided at the intersection of South Fourth and Figg Alley. The motorcycle driver, Terry Conner, 55, of Stanford, was treated by emergency personnel on the scene and taken by ambulance to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, according to Danville police.

For Parksville resident John Martino, motorcycles have been a lifelong passion, and he's been on a year-long ride down memory lane restoring his father's Harley-Davidson. Martino, 45, started riding as a 4-year-old on the family farm in upstate New York, and it was an ever present part of his family life. His father, John Martino Sr., his mother Elizabeth “Betty” Martino, and both of his older siblings rode motorcycles. Restoring his father's bike brought those times back to life.