BIKE WEEK

This page will give you an idea of what Bike Week was like the day of Norman's murder in 1991.  This is important because police are saying the Virginia's son Jason drove his car from Orlando to Edgewater in record time to make the hit on his father Norman.  Police claim the traffic would not have made a difference or slowed him down.  Fact is, during Jason's trial after of his mother's, it was discovered that a serious accident happened before the murder took place and all roads were gridlock to a halt.  It was mainly with this evidence that Jason was acquitted. Note the quote below when you read the following article:

"The deadliest previous year was 1991, when 11 bikers died."

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Bike Week death toll in Florida hits 12

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- At least 12 people have been killed in motorcycle accidents during Daytona Beach's Bike Week this year, making it the deadliest such gathering in more than a decade.

Some died in wrecks on rural roads on their way to the annual event, which began in 1937 and attracts 500,000 bikers from across the country. Others were killed in collisions after beer-filled nights of carousing.

"Bike Week gets bigger and bigger each year," said Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Chuck Williams. "Putting this much motorcycle traffic with the normal mix, the mathematical probabilities are against us. We just hope for the best."

The highway patrol has been tracking Bike Week fatalities since 1989.

The 10-day festival is set to end Sunday. With the busiest two days left, police said they will be out in force to try to slow bikers down.

Two motorcyclists died Friday, one of them while going the wrong way on an interstate highway ramp.

On Thursday, a motorcyclist swerved to avoid a dead bird and collided with another biker. Both were killed. On Wednesday, three people were killed, including a firefighter who was tossed off a motorcycle and run over by a car.

During last year's Bike Week, five motorcyclists died in accidents. The deadliest previous year was 1991, when 11 bikers died.

Copyright 2000 The Associated Press

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