Motorcyclist Killed In Collision With Turkey Buzzard

[matcom]

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HOLLAND TWP. -- A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision Friday after tangling with a low-flying turkey buzzard, township police said.

Joseph M. Maglori, 35, of Piscataway, N.J., was driving a yellow Ducati 900 motorcycle south on Route 627 when the fatal crash occurred about 7:15 p.m., police said.

Witnesses told police the buzzard slammed into Maglori's helmet and the motorcyclist then tried to fight off the 10- to 15-pound bird.

The motorcycle veered into the northbound lane and collided head-on with a stopped vehicle just north of Phillips Road, police said.

Joyce Stangle of Sciota, Pa., had stopped her vehicle after seeing the motorcyclist struggling with the buzzard, police said.

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[THUNDER HANDS]

1. my god

what a fowl way to go!

[izzie]

4. I sure laughed at that. Bet you went for The Far Side also.

:loveya:

[underpants]

2. He gets what he deserves for riding a YELLOW furrin motorcycle

:spank:

[Wickerman]

3. Is it that buzzard that escaped in Germany?

How the hell did he get over here?

[Kellanved]

11. a failed head landing attempt?

It certainly would be an interesting, if tragic, chain of events.

:hi:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=1307752&mesg_id=1307752

[BigMcLargehuge]

5. Man is that going to be an unusual wake

[underpants]

6. Deawwy Bewwuved..........we are hewe todaaaaaaaay

It was a shame to lose him

(everyone standing around in the circle tries desperately not to start laughing)

[BigMcLargehuge]

7. "How he offended VULTOR, God of the feathered dead, we do not know

but we can assume he is in a better place now. He died as he lived, screaming like a maniac and fighting a giant bird..."

Think it will be closed casket? Will feathers be sticking out?

[matcom]

8. SNARF

that is sooooooo bad
and sooooooooooo funny :D

[Speck Tater]

9. An old boss of mine drove his motorcycle THROUGH a deer once.

He was in the hospital for months. When he finally returned to work he commented that although it was a particularly quick way to both kill and gut a deer at the same time, he wouldn't recommend it.

[Az]

10. All I can think of is Fabio's encounter with a goose on a rollercoaster

I can't believe it's A GOOOSE!

[Lisa]

12. an adult turkey vulture can have a five-foot wingspan ...

They aren't especially territorial or vicious around humans (I've looked after them before). They can be somewhat awkward in flight, just due to the wing size -- sounds like an accidental entanglement rather than a deliberate attack, or even a surprised bird lashing out.