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Unfortunate or Dumb Criminals
October 06, 2006Mark my words...this IS going to happen in Wichita Falls sometime after the "Flyover" is finished.
It's just a matter of time.
Two men, with a backpack full of tools, a machete and an assault rifle were fleeing police on a motorcycle when they started driving up one of the ramps of the High Five interchange in Dallas.
Now...if you've never seen the High Five.....there's a reason it's called that. The High Five is the highest highway interchange system in Dallas and one of the largest in the country.
It pretty much makes our little Flyover look like a kids' Lego set.
The tallest ramp on the High Five is about 120 feet over US-75. That's tall.
Anyways, so these guys were fleeing police and going over one of the not as tall ramps (only about 75 feet) when they lost control of their motorcycle, hit a barrier, and flew off.
Now normally...being ejected off your bike is a 50/50 deal. But these guys were on a very large highway overpass...they flew right off it.
They probably didn't even hit the guard rails. Nope...75 feet later, one died on the scene and the other died at the hospital within two hours.
Usually, this would be a sad story and we'd be thinking about how tragic it was. Usually.
But I promise you, when we have our own swooping highway overpasses, it's just a matter of time before something like this happens.
By BILL MILLER Star-Telegram Staff Writer Two men died early Friday when their motorcycle, which was being followed by police, struck a divider and spun out of control, flinging them from one of the overpasses of the High Five interchange in north Dallas, officers said.Investigators believe the men were trying to flee from patrol officers, but they aren't sure why, said Senior Cpl. Janice Crowther, police spokeswoman.
The men carried backpacks filled with tools, along with an assault-type rifle and machete, Crowther said.
Officers on patrol noticed the men acting suspiciously at about 2:30 a.m., so they approached them, Crowther said.
``The two men pointed at police and then jumped onto a motorcycle and fled the location,'' Crowther said. ``Officers then attempted to make a traffic stop, but they evaded the officers and drove up onto the eastbound ramp (of the High Five) over Interstate 635.
``They lost control of the motorcycle, hit the barrier and they were knocked over the overpass.''
The two men fell an estimated 75 to 80 feet onto U.S. 75, Crowther said.
``One man died at the scene,'' she said. ``The other was taken to Medical City Hospital in extremely critical condition.''
The second man died at 4:09 a.m. at the hospital, according to the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office.
High Five is the new, five-level interchange where Interstate 635 and U.S. 75 meet. No other information was available early Friday.
Bill Miller, (817) 390-7684
wmiller@star-telegram.com
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