PORTLAND, Ore. – A 46-year-old cab driver who hit two women last
spring in downtown Portland pleaded no contest Tuesday as part of a plea
bargain and will spend 90 days in jail and have his license suspended.
On March 7, Moktar Mohamud Mohamed was driving a Broadway Cab when he ran a red light and flew through an intersection. He careened into Lori Nuhring and Dian Bennett, sending them into the windows of a store at Southwest 10th and Morrison.
In addition to jail time, Mohamed had his license suspended for five years and received three years of formal probation. He will also have to pay restitution to the victims but the amount has yet to be determined.He’ll start serving his sentence Thursday.Nuhring and Bennett both gave tearful statements before the judge delivered Mohamed’s sentence. They both talked about not just the time spent in the hospital but their rehabilitation.
They also spoke about the things they can’t do with their families, like play with their children, because of the accident.
Nuhring is still using a walker and Bennett is in a wheelchair. They both wept in court. They said they’ve been reliving the nightmare of what happened that night
On March 7, Moktar Mohamud Mohamed was driving a Broadway Cab when he ran a red light and flew through an intersection. He careened into Lori Nuhring and Dian Bennett, sending them into the windows of a store at Southwest 10th and Morrison.
In addition to jail time, Mohamed had his license suspended for five years and received three years of formal probation. He will also have to pay restitution to the victims but the amount has yet to be determined.He’ll start serving his sentence Thursday.Nuhring and Bennett both gave tearful statements before the judge delivered Mohamed’s sentence. They both talked about not just the time spent in the hospital but their rehabilitation.
They also spoke about the things they can’t do with their families, like play with their children, because of the accident.
Nuhring is still using a walker and Bennett is in a wheelchair. They both wept in court. They said they’ve been reliving the nightmare of what happened that night
DEVILS LAKE, Nd. (WKYT) –
Kentucky National Guard officials confirmed Thursday that two of its Soldiers,
Sgt. Ronald J. Forsyth, 31, of Ryland Heights, Ky., and Spc. Jason S. Burnette,
23, of Manchester, Ky., were killed in a single car crash while on a training
mission in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota.
Two other Kentucky Guard members were injured in the accident. They were treated at the local hospital and released.
“The entire Kentucky National Guard Family is grieving for the loss of these two Soldiers,” said Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, Kentucky’s adjutant general.
“This is a reminder of how precious life is. Our prayers go out to their Families and their fellow Soldiers. Sgt. Forsyth and Spc. Burnette were valued members of our team and they will be missed by us all.”
Burnette is a member of the 207th Horizontal Engineer Company out of Hazard while Forsyth is a member of the 118th Engineer Equipment Supply Platoon based in Walton. The two were taking part in military training at Camp Grafton Training
Two other Kentucky Guard members were injured in the accident. They were treated at the local hospital and released.
“The entire Kentucky National Guard Family is grieving for the loss of these two Soldiers,” said Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, Kentucky’s adjutant general.
“This is a reminder of how precious life is. Our prayers go out to their Families and their fellow Soldiers. Sgt. Forsyth and Spc. Burnette were valued members of our team and they will be missed by us all.”
Burnette is a member of the 207th Horizontal Engineer Company out of Hazard while Forsyth is a member of the 118th Engineer Equipment Supply Platoon based in Walton. The two were taking part in military training at Camp Grafton Training
JACKSON, Wyo. — A bicyclist
competing in a race from Logan, Utah, to Jackson Hole, Wyo., crashed on a
bridge in Wyoming and fell about 35 feet to his death into the Snake River.
Robert Verhaaren, 42, of Mesa, Ariz., was participating in the annual LoToJa race when he swerved to avoid a pothole and crashed on Highway 89 about eight miles from the finish line Saturday afternoon, Teton County sheriff’s deputies said.
The 206-mile race also was marred by serious accidents in Idaho and Wyoming that sent two bicyclists to the hospital and by flat tires experienced by roughly 200 cyclists early on, said race spokesman David Bern.
He said it’s the first fatality in the 30-year history of the race, which is billed as the longest one-day bicycle race in the country sanctioned by USA Cycling. This year’s event drew 1,500 competitors from across the nation.
“It was devastating for us to lose a member of our LoToJa family,” Bern told The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, these things go along with bicycle racing. Cycling is not for the risk averse.”
Sheriff’s deputies said when Verhaaren swerved to miss the pothole, he crashed into a guardrail and was catapulted over it into the river.
The victim was a highly experienced cyclist who had competed in the event at least twice before, organizers said.
Bern said it was the first major accident on the bridge in the race’s history, and organizers would discuss it with Wyoming Department of Transportation officials.
“After every race, we discuss what worked and what didn’t, what do we need to change and what do we need to improve,” he said. “We had less crashes this year than usual, but the ones we had were more serious.”
Another cyclist was seriously injured in a crash on the descent from Strawberry Summit in southeastern Idaho, while another was severely injured
Robert Verhaaren, 42, of Mesa, Ariz., was participating in the annual LoToJa race when he swerved to avoid a pothole and crashed on Highway 89 about eight miles from the finish line Saturday afternoon, Teton County sheriff’s deputies said.
The 206-mile race also was marred by serious accidents in Idaho and Wyoming that sent two bicyclists to the hospital and by flat tires experienced by roughly 200 cyclists early on, said race spokesman David Bern.
He said it’s the first fatality in the 30-year history of the race, which is billed as the longest one-day bicycle race in the country sanctioned by USA Cycling. This year’s event drew 1,500 competitors from across the nation.
“It was devastating for us to lose a member of our LoToJa family,” Bern told The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, these things go along with bicycle racing. Cycling is not for the risk averse.”
Sheriff’s deputies said when Verhaaren swerved to miss the pothole, he crashed into a guardrail and was catapulted over it into the river.
The victim was a highly experienced cyclist who had competed in the event at least twice before, organizers said.
Bern said it was the first major accident on the bridge in the race’s history, and organizers would discuss it with Wyoming Department of Transportation officials.
“After every race, we discuss what worked and what didn’t, what do we need to change and what do we need to improve,” he said. “We had less crashes this year than usual, but the ones we had were more serious.”
Another cyclist was seriously injured in a crash on the descent from Strawberry Summit in southeastern Idaho, while another was severely injured
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