Granite Falls man dies after his motorcycle collides with truck

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007

By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer

A Granite Falls motorcyclist died Tuesday after he tried to pass a cargo truck and slammed into an oncoming pickup, authorities said.

Scottie Roosevelt Bristol, 35, was riding his 1984 Honda sport bike east on Deal Mill Road shortly after 10:20 a.m. Tuesday when he tried to pass a large truck, said Trooper Cory Hughes of the Highway Patrol.

Bristol was in a passing zone, Hughes said, but didn't see the N.C. Department of Transportation pickup headed toward him. The westbound truck, driven by 42-year-old Kenneth Cannon of Granite Falls, swerved off the right-hand side of the road but still collided with Bristol, Hughes said.

Bristol, who was wearing a helmet, died in the ambulance as it headed for Frye Regional Medical Center, Hughes said. Cannon was not seriously injured.


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