Man steals motorcycle from dying rider
September 09, 2008
The Hamilton Spectator
HAGERSVILLE (Sep 9, 2008) Someone stole a motorcycle from a man as he
lay dying yesterday after an accident in Hagersville.
Police say the thief rode off on the bike while its rider lay
seriously injured in a ditch. The man later died.
Police have identified the victim as 26-year-old Scott Henry of Brantford.
OPP say a brown or light-coloured SUV arrived shortly after the
motorcycle crashed around 3 p.m.
Someone took it "while the man was lying there," said Norfolk OPP
spokesperson Constable Jeff Walraven.
Officers say the man was riding north on Indian Line between Villa
Nova Road and Concession 2, Townsend, and was seriously injured when
the machine went into a ditch and the rider was thrown.
An SUV with several people inside stopped, and one man got out and
stole the motorcycle. Anyone with information about the SUV or the man
who rode the motorcycle away is asked to call investigators at
1-888-310-1122.
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