Karma perhaps?

[chanceyy]

Guess this will claim against ACC Article below -



A motorcyclist was killed and his passenger injured after a police chase in Palmerston North last night ended in a high-speed crash.

Police attempted to stop the motorcyclist as he pulled away from traffic lights on Ruahine St at about 11.15pm, said Palmerston North police area commander Pat Handcock.

The motorcyclist accelerated to "very high speeds" and police briefly gave chase before abandoning the pursuit, he said.
"It appears that the police patrol lost contact with the motorcyclist almost immediately due to the heavy acceleration of the motorcycle."

The man lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a fence on the corner of John F Kennedy Drive and Milson Line, Mr Handcock said.
He died at the scene and his female passenger, who had not been wearing a helmet, was taken to Palmerston North Hospital.

The man had earlier been speeding and the motorcycle was stolen, Mr Handcock said.
The Serious Crash Unit are examining the scene and there may be disruptions to traffic.

Police have spoken to a number of witnesses and are asking for anyone who saw the incident to contact them.
The matter will be referred to the Independent Police Conduct Authority.

The motorcyclist has not yet been identified.

[meteor]

Stolen bike, running from the police, riding like a maniac, crashes, dies... no acc payout, no sympathy... Chick on the back of a stolen bike... no helmet... we are all paying her hospital bill. Still no sympathy tho'

Why do they do it?

[Genie]

that is just so sad on so many levels.....geez

[one fast tl1ooo]

I feel sorry for the guy who owned the bike,,

[Dschubba]

I think the headline was wrong.
He was no motorcyclist.
He was a thief on a stolen motorcycle.
His stupidity has hurt a lot of people.

[chanceyy]

have no sympathy at all either, pretty heavy price to pay but thats what you get when you break the law ..

at least he will not steal anymore bikes, but ACC will pay out towards funeral costs

As for the chick getting on the back with no helmet ...WTF no brain anyhow !!

and she will obviously require plenty of ACC ...

[Nasty]

... but ACC will pay out towards funeral costs

As for the chick getting on the back with no helmet ...WTF no brain anyhow !!

and she will obviously require plenty of ACC ...

ACC will pay out for the funeral costs, they should pay a survivors grant .. and a percentage of his wages to his partner/wife/kids should he be married for a number of years.

[Guided_monkey]

Headline wrong "Motorcyclist dies" should be "Vehicle thief killed".

Also this crash will count towards the motorcycle accident stats even though the rider was probably unlicensed and a criminal.

Not a lot of sympathy......

[Genie]

oh yes..ACC will pay out big time ...it was an accident, albeit an accident that would never have happened if the young man had not stolen a motorcycle.

Does ACC still pay out when a crime is being committed? If I drove drunk and crashed my car....my insurance won't cover me as I am committing a crime or say I'd robbed the local Westpac and crashed, no insurance. therefore why does ACC pay out where crime is concerned.

And yeah, what kind of idiot gets on the back of a stolen bike with no helmet, shit the silly girl. The stupid things girls do with fellas.

[scumdog]

I feel sorry for the guy who owned the bike,,

I feel sorry for the cops who have to do all the paperwork this idjits actions has precipitated......somewhere another pine forest has died because of him.

[Nasty]

oh yes..ACC will pay out big time ...it was an accident, albeit an accident that would never have happened if the young man had not stolen a motorcycle.

Does ACC still pay out when a crime is being committed? If I drove drunk and crashed my car....my insurance won't cover me as I am committing a crime or say I'd robbed the local Westpac and crashed, no insurance. therefore why does ACC pay out where crime is concerned.

And yeah, what kind of idiot gets on the back of a stolen bike with no helmet, shit the silly girl. The stupid things girls do with fellas.

The government is apparently going to try and change the law but at the moment ACC still pays.

[YellowDog]

ACC will pay out for the funeral costs, they should pay a survivors grant .. and a percentage of his wages to his partner/wife/kids should he be married for a number of years.

Sounds like we are all saying that this incident is a clear demonstration that the past/present ACC system is in need of modernisation to address what's actually going on.

I am personally not happy about being tarred with the same brush as these idiots.

[Genestho]

I feel sad for the families left to deal withit. Imagine the phonecall, and what they must be feeling, funeral will be in three days I guess, what a legacy to leave behind. "Merry Xmas"

[Maha]

I feel sorry for the guy who owned the bike,,

In a way yes, lets hope he had insurance.

Headline wrong "Motorcyclist dies" should be "Vehicle thief killed"

Also this crash will count towards the motorcycle accident stats even though the rider was probably unlicensed and a criminal.

Not a lot of sympathy......

All good points, I like the 'shoulda' headline also.

Why people do dumb shit is beyond me, right on Xmas to, I guess he had family who will now have a rather subdued festive season.

[mikeey01]

Headline wrong "Motorcyclist dies" should be "Vehicle thief killed".

I agree, Telescum gets it's news through an RSS feed by the looks.
It smells very much like a typical NZPA article (the big black hole of bull shit journo's)

I'm sending a wee note off to them. If it was a farken car the head line would be saying, "Car thief" fuckers.....

Nick Brown Editor editor@nzpa.co.nz
Kevin Norquay kevin.norquay@nzpa.co.nz