Bizarre/weird/strange news stories....

Bliss · Jul 4, 2011

Oh the irony....

NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law

Troopers say man would have likely survived if he had been wearing a helmet

The motorcyclist, 55-year-old Philip A. Contos, likely would have survived the accident if he'd been wearing a helmet, state troopers said.

The accident happened Saturday afternoon in Onondaga, a town in central New York near Syracuse.

Contos was driving a 1983 Harley-Davidson on a helmet protest ride organized by the Onondaga chapter of American Bikers Aimed Towards Education, or ABATE, troopers said. The organization states that it encourages the voluntary use of helmets but opposes mandatory helmet laws.

Contos, of Parish, hit his brakes, and his motorcycle fishtailed and went out of control, flipping him over the handlebars, police said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

New York is one of 20 states that require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. Lobbying by motorcyclist groups has led some states to repeal helmet laws.

A helmet that meets federal standards reduces the wearer's chances of being killed in an accident by more than 40 percent, said safety consultant Jim Hedlund, of the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Click to expand...

http://www.syracuse.com

Bliss · Jul 4, 2011

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad. SMH @ the trusting elderly always getting screwed.

Syracuse woman, 89, scammed out of $3,000 in Western Union hoax

Sunday, July 03, 2011, 6:14 PM
Douglass Dowty / The Post-Standard

Syracuse, NY -- An 89-year-old woman lost $3,000 to a scam after she wired money to Bulgaria with the promise of a cash reward, Syracuse police records stated.

The East Brighton Avenue resident said she got a call June 1 from "Mr. William Cooper," saying she had won $250,000 but needed to send $1,500 cash payments via Western Union "to cover various financial obligations," records stated. She had to keep the deal confidential.

The elderly woman sent two payments to "Zhan Aleksanbov Stoyanov," in Sofia, Bulgaria, records stated.

When she didn't get her cash reward, she told her daughter, who convinced her it was a scam. They notified police Saturday, records stated. Officers were unable to contact any of the scam artists.

Authorities say that any so-called "reward" in which the winner has to pay cash in advance is a scam.
Click to expand...

Sign In

Register

Bizarre/weird/strange news stories....

Bliss Well-Known Member

Bliss Well-Known Member

Share This Page

White Women Black Men.com