Florida motorcycle rally completes second year without fatalities
The Staff of Clutch and Chrome
April 30th 2008
The small
central Florida town of Leesburg played host to an estimated
250,000 to 300,000 bikers during its recent motorcycle
rally.
The 12th
annual Leesburg Bike Week which wrapped up on April 27th
reported nine traffic accidents, but no fatalities during
the event. Other numbers of note;
- Six
motorcycles were stolen during the event.
- Police
handed out 10 traffic citations related to the event
- Law
enforcement dealt with another 10 incidents involving
intoxicated people from Bikefest.
- The
department took in 153 calls for service linked to the
event.
Officials
were pleased with the numbers as the event completed its
second year of no fatalities. Local police worked with state
agencies after the 2006 Bikefest resulted in six people losing
their lives. For those
that couldn't attend the event, organizers have made video
shot during the rally available on the rally's
website. |
