Motorcyclist killed in Cedar Rapids crash with deer, unidentified vehicle

[cigaretteman]

2:30 AM not a good time to be riding a motorcycle on 380

Police are investigating a Sunday morning crash that killed a motorcyclist — 28-year-old Felicia Tharp, of Coralville — authorities said.


Cedar Rapids police were called at 2:30 a.m. to the Wright Brothers Boulevard exit on southbound Interstate 380 for a report of a fatal motorcycle crash. Officers found evidence that Tharp’s motorcycle had collided with a deer and then been hit by another vehicle, which police have not yet identified, according to a news release.


The crash remains under investigation as police seek to locate and identify the driver of the other vehicle. Anyone with information was asked to call the Cedar Rapids Police Department at (319) 286-5491.

Motorcyclist killed in Cedar Rapids crash with deer, unidentified vehicle

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a Sunday morning crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist — 28-year-old Felicia Tharp, of Coralville — according to a news release from the department.

www.thegazette.com

 

[TJ8869]

Inexperienced rider on a Kawasaki Ninja at 2:30am is not a good combination.

 

[HawkMachine]

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

She left four very young kids behind. Single mother. Very sad.

 

[McLovin32]

She left four very young kids behind. Single mother. Very sad.

Yeesh, that's terrible.

I know hindsight is 20/20 but probably not the best idea to own a motorcycle if you're a single parent with 4 kids that depend on you.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Yeesh, that's terrible.

I know hindsight is 20/20 but probably not the best idea to own a motorcycle if you're a single parent with 4 kids that depend on you.

Not to mention driving 380 at 2:30 AM. I retired my motorcycle about 10 years ago. Never had a close call. Never rode past 6:30 at night either. Dogs coming out from farm houses were the biggest threat...

 

[EagleHawk]

28 year-old, single mother of four near Wright Brothers Blvd at 2:30? Leaving work at Woody’s?

 

[McLovin32]

Not to mention driving 380 at 2:30 AM. I retired my motorcycle about 10 years ago. Never had a close call. Never rode past 6:30 at night either. Dogs coming out from farm houses were the biggest threat...

Yep, agreed. My dad has always been a big motorcycle guy but he sold his bike before I was born, and then didn't get another one until my younger sister (no pics) was in college.

 

[Hawkman98]

The worst call I go on. Have worked several motorcycles vs deer that were fatalities. It happens often.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

The worst call I go on. Have worked several motorcycles vs deer that were fatalities. It happens often.

I'll bet. I 380 is nothing but deer grease spots from Ainsworth to to the CR city limits. I totaled my truck 2 years ago on 151 near Monticello by a suicidal buck...

 

[HawkMachine]

I call motorcycles Organ Donors.

 

[TJ8869]

I'll bet. I 380 is nothing but deer grease spots from Ainsworth to to the CR city limits. I totaled my truck 2 years ago on 151 near Monticello by a suicidal buck...

They make no damn sense. If a deer hears a twig snap 300 yards away it runs full speed in the opposite direction. But a 4000 pound vehicle comes barreling toward them at 75mph and they take it as some sort of challenge.

 

[IowaPackFan]

They make no damn sense. If a deer hears a twig snap 300 yards away it runs full speed in the opposite direction. But a 4000 pound vehicle comes barreling toward them at 75mph and they take it as some sort of challenge.

 

[TJ8869]

I hit one three years ago in broad daylight. Sumbitch was running at a full sprint.

 

[TailgateTom]

Several years ago my buddy was stationed in Texas and it was late at night. He hit an armadillo on his bike at 80 mph. Said he knew he was a gonner as soon as he hit the thing. By some miracle he popped straight up in the air, landed on both tires and continued at 80 mph down the highway. Says he had no idea how it happened, but he was thankful it did and retired his bike soon after.

 

[win4jj]

I'll bet. I 380 is nothing but deer grease spots from Ainsworth to to the CR city limits. I totaled my truck 2 years ago on 151 near Monticello by a suicidal buck...

Don’t mess with Monticello.😉