Teen motorcyclist found dead in ditch (Hamilton)

**rustyrobot** · 18th May 2010, 09:01

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3708...-dead-in-ditch

A 17-year-old motorcyclist was found dead by his father and flatmate after failing to return to his Waikato flat last night.

The teen was last seen by his sister about 8.30pm when he left her Hamilton home.

His father and flatmate went out searching between Hamilton and Morrinsville when the teen failed to return home by 10pm.

They found him in a ditch by a power pole by Holland Rd near Newstead, 6km east of Hamilton, about 12.30am, before calling police.

It appeared the teen failed to negotiate a slight bend, rode onto the shoulder of the road and ended up in the ditch, hitting the pole, police said.

No other vehicles were believed to be involved.

The serious crash unit was investigating.

RIP

**shafty** · 18th May 2010, 09:03

RIP Young Fella........................

**sinfull** · 18th May 2010, 09:11

Bugga ! RIP

**one fast tl1ooo** · 18th May 2010, 09:12

Thats sad to here... RIP

**Quasievil** · 18th May 2010, 09:16

Not good to hear, rest in peace young fella, our thoughts are with the family

**CookMySock** · 18th May 2010, 09:17

Thats a fathers' worst nightmare. My teen kids ride, and news like that would destroy me.

Terribly sad.

Steve

**Kornholio** · 18th May 2010, 09:20

RIP Kyle... He loved his bikes and road riding... Still remember when he was too young to ride and he used to be on the back with his old man and giving us the thumbs up as we went past and his excitement at the next stop as he filled us in on our antics...

Taken way to soon

**marty** · 18th May 2010, 10:10

i rode home about that time last night - the fog was just coming down and vis was pretty average.

**steve_t** · 18th May 2010, 10:16

Condolences to his family and friends. Sad to hear of such a tragedy happening to a young fulla, and a local one at that...

**bombsquad** · 18th May 2010, 10:45

Best wishes to family and friends of this young man, I know its no real consolation but atleast he died doing what he loved.
Does hit home for me abit aswell being a hamilton resident and travelling the morri road numerous times

**dogsnbikes** · 18th May 2010, 11:14

Never good news regardless of age,our thoughts in the dog-haus go out to family and friends of Kyle

**oldrider** · 18th May 2010, 12:35

Read that earlier this morning, very sad, RIP rider, sympathies to the family.

**PrincessBandit** · 18th May 2010, 15:43

Yes, very sad. All of us who are parents dread the day we will get the "knock at the door" while our offspring are out and about, and to be the one to find them would rip your heart out.
I'm sure our parents once felt the same way about us (possibly still do....) and in turn, our children who have kids of their own will face the same possibility one day.

Life is a risk and no matter how much my kids might annoy the daylights out of me from time to time I cherish every moment with them - even at the ages they now are (teenage and early 20s)

**p.dath** · 18th May 2010, 15:58

I can not imagine anything worse for a parent than to have a child well overdue home, going looking for them, and then making the horrible discovery. I feel for the parents.