Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

A HIT-RUN involving a motorcyclist has blocked the Salisbury Highway this morning. The crash occurred just before 7am at Dry Creek.

Police say the West Lakes man, 19, was rushed to the Lyell McEwin Hospital with "critical head injuries". He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

West bound traffic was brought to a standstill, just after the Port Adelaide flyover.

Police are looking for a silver or maroon 1990s Nissan Skyline in relation to the incident. It is possible the driver was unaware of the accident.

Witnesses said the motorcyclist came across the overpass travelling west and the Nissan turned left off Port Wakefield Rd slipway before attempting to merge into traffic.

Paul Schubert, who was driving on the Salisbury Highway, said he saw the Nissan "cut across" several lanes, causing the motorcyclist to swerve dramatically and crash in to a centre guard rail.

"The Nissan (driver) was driving erratically before the accident," he said. "With wet roads at this time of the morning (driving like that) is absolute stupidity."

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/serious-crash-halts-salisbury-hwy/story-e6frea83-1226063866676

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/365750-19yr-old-motorbike-rider-killed/
Share on other sites

  • Replies 42
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

didnt see it happen but i got stuck in the traffic! Whoever the driver is is absolutely well and truly f**ked. Causing death by dangerous driving, what sorta sentence for that?

"According to SA Law for the charge of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving, Penalties for this offence are very harsh and even a first offence can carry a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment. If the offence is found to be an aggravated offence* it can carry a term of life imprisonment. The penalty for this offence will also involve a disqualification of at least 10 years, or possibly longer, if a court orders. Even where a death or serious harm is not caused to any person it is possible to receive a penalty of up to 5 years imprisonment and a disqualification of at least 1 year."

from some website i just googled...

-D

he'd better be hoping that he has a clean driving history otherwies that will really amp up sentence...

as a motorcyclist myself- f*&k him. I hope he burns for causing shit like that in that kind of way...

I agree. I see stupidity and impatience all the time, especially when I ride. Had cars cut me off before, and then give me the finger as if I'm the one in the wrong. Its easier to say "f**k you" than to admit you made a driving error. :down:

Well the reputation of skyline drivers just keeps getting better and better. For the love of God ... slow down guys.

at the same time, perhaps the skyline driver just changed lanes innocently, and in a half-awake state the motor bike rider thought the skyline was closer than he was and swevered?

The story is a little confusing. They're saying he probably wasn't aware it happened but the report also says he was driving erratic before the accident. And which is it? Silver or maroon? Not like they're similar colours.

In any case, hope the driver IS aware later that its him, and he hands himself in. Feel sorry for the family of bike rider tho ... hope its not someone I know.

The story is a little confusing. They're saying he probably wasn't aware it happened but the report also says he was driving erratic before the accident. And which is it? Silver or maroon? Not like they're similar colours.

In any case, hope the driver IS aware later that its him, and he hands himself in. Feel sorry for the family of bike rider tho ... hope its not someone I know.

Not choosing sides but it maybe possible he didnt see the biker, swerved and lost control? either way hes still rooted and we will have even more media/public scrutiny...

yeah no hit run nice beat up there

sorry to the bike riders family was his headlight on? he was on his L's doesn't mean he deserved it, so please don't miss read me wrong, i'm saying he was of low experience

the skyline only had to have a loud exhaust and he would be hooning and driving erratic

A HIT-RUN involving a motorcyclist has blocked the Salisbury Highway this morning. The crash occurred just before 7am at Dry Creek.

Police say the West Lakes man, 19, was rushed to the Lyell McEwin Hospital with "critical head injuries". He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

West bound traffic was brought to a standstill, just after the Port Adelaide flyover.

Police are looking for a silver or maroon 1990s Nissan Skyline in relation to the incident. It is possible the driver was unaware of the accident.

Witnesses said the motorcyclist came across the overpass travelling west and the Nissan turned left off Port Wakefield Rd slipway before attempting to merge into traffic.

Paul Schubert, who was driving on the Salisbury Highway, said he saw the Nissan "cut across" several lanes, causing the motorcyclist to swerve dramatically and crash in to a centre guard rail.

"The Nissan (driver) was driving erratically before the accident," he said. "With wet roads at this time of the morning (driving like that) is absolute stupidity."

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/serious-crash-halts-salisbury-hwy/story-e6frea83-1226063866676

allegedly

"Quick ... lets be all dramatic now, and get our facts straight later!"

Love Adelaide media. Waiting for the news to get their take on it. Apparently the driver has been arrested. Apparently.

I don't think that damage was related to the biker accident. I think the media focused on that to put suspicion into Joe Public's mind. Far as I'm being told, the skyline merged (possibly erratically) and the rider swerved to avoid. But no contact was made.

Being a biker myself (22 years) I can understand that an inexperienced rider would panic, then swerve and brake at the same time. You don't swerve and brake at the same time in the wet. Sadly.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Howdy friends, So another weird one today, I was looking into replacing some broken clips holding the front grille for the R32 GTR (part number 01553-03831), and noticed the brackets which are supposed to hold the grille in place were also missing 😑. I do recall seeing this issue many years ago, but didn't fix it at the time. A quick look on eBay and I was able to find the genuine brackets, along with all the screws which suited the headlights (part numbers 26042-08U05,26092-08U05). Happy days!....  Once they arrived however there was an extra nut in the packaging which implied that there should also be a bolt or a stud, and sure enough, after a bit of searching I found this thread from 2013, and @Ants clearly shows a stud should be present. Reading around a bit more, it's possible the headlights on my car are the "povo pack" headlights as mentioned by @funkymonkey in this thread way back in 2008. This could explain why the studs are missing on my set of headlights. Looking at the headlight diagram I wasn't able to see a suitable part number for the stud itself. The headlight did indeed have a recess that looked like it would accept a stud, but interestingly no thread or anything obvious how the stud would be affixed to the headlight, I suspect it may have been glued in, press fit, or melted into the plastic at the factory. Another member may be able to clarify if they happen to have a genuine set of N1 headlamps. The only thing we have to work with within the recess is a keyway which likely is there to prevent the stud from rotating within the recess. In any case, back to 3D printing, I put together a model which acts like a pug with a friction fit inside this recess, making use of the keyway so it doesn't rotate while tightening a bolt. Printing in TPU will allow it to slightly swell making a nice snug fit without cracking the part. I've designed the adaptor it to accept an 20 mm M6 bolt (stainless with a cap head in my case), as opposed to the standard M5 stud and I made use of the standard galvanised split washer that came with the genuine brackets from Nissan. Once the bolt and screws were all in place, giving the bracket a gentle shake gave the classic "shaking the car" feeling, very solid, which gives me confidence this is going to be able to hold on much better than the janky solution which seems to have been here for the past decade or so. Overall I'm really pleased with how this turned out and maybe there are more people out there running these headlights without a centre stud at all! Link to the freely available model on Printables: Click here Regards, Sean  
    • Hey everyone, This is my first post apart of the introduction. I tried searching a bit on the forum but couldn't really get a straight answer. I got the car to my mechanic as I felt it being weak. It seems that it was missing on two cylinders due to the injectors. I had all my injectors clean and the car runs much better. The mechanic also confirmed my suspicions that the cat is clogged and needs to be tackled asap. The cat rattles a bit and the hot exhaust warning frequently lights up when driving after getting the injectors clean. In my introduction I was asked about what modification I might be interested in and mentioned a cat delete. From what I was told, this is not really beneficial on the RB20DE and there are more cons than pros.  Could perhaps anyone give some suggestions on what the best course of action would be since the current cat is toast and needs to be removed/replaced anyway? I can also sometimes smell a strong smell of fuel, but I'm not sure if this is related.
    • Hope the cans went down well at least 
    • 255 can't go wrong with the price.
    • When I was replacing my pump due to being stranded in the wrong state, I went with the Deatschwerks 320lph kit. It is a direct plug in to the stock wires, harness, everything. It comes with a plug... but you can plug the OEM plug directly into this thing. https://justjap.com/products/deatschwerks-dw300-fuel-pump-nissan-s13-silvia-r32-r33-r34-skyline-c34-stagea?currency=AUD Downside: Won't actually flow that much on boost if you want to push it on E85, but it's comparable to the 040/255 etc. Little more actually.
×
×
  • Create New...