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Judge Could Make It Illegal To Text A Driver
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According to the Daily Record, David and Linda Kubert were hit head-on by a truck as they rode their motorcycle in a 2009 accident. The driver, Kyle Best, was texting with Shannon Colonna when his vehicle drifted into the Kuberts' lane.
Judge to decide whether cellphone use constitutes 'electronic presence' at crimeNational Post

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Hutchinson man's leg amputated after accident
El Dorado Times
By Anonymous AP Hutchinson police are looking for the driver of a motorcycle that hit a man, injuring him so severely that part of his leg had to be amputated. Twenty-six-year-old Jeffrey W. Nusser was hit by the motorcycle Saturday night as he crossed ...
Pedestrian's leg amputated after motorcyclist hits him, fleesKSN-TV

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Hutchinson man's leg amputated after accident
KFDA
(AP) - Hutchinson police are looking for the driver of a motorcycle that hit a man, injuring him so severely that part of his leg had to be amputated. Twenty-6-year-old Jeffrey W. Nusser was hit by the motorcycle Saturday night as he crossed a street ...

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Back on course after a crash
Warren Tribune Chronicle
A motorcycle accident nearly two years ago almost took the life of an area man who has continued to fight his way back from having both legs amputated and most of his body severely burned. Robert Namola, 42, was riding his 1976 Harley-Davidson ...

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For amputees, a radical choice
TheChronicleHerald.ca
... a celebrated ultramarathon runner who lost her left leg in a motorcycle accident, with her son, Carson, 8, and daughter, Madilynn, 7. Instead of doing everything possible to preserve whatever is left of their limbs, some are opting to amputate more ...

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Knife attacker has court order varied after crash
Warrnambool Standard
However, he was involved in a serious Warrnambool motorcycle accident on February 9 this year when his foot was stripped of its skin and the limb almost amputated. Intricate surgery saved the foot but he has been unable to comply with his six-month ICO ...

Amputee reveals struggle to have leg removed
ABC Online
... has revealed the struggle he faced to have his injured leg amputated in a bid to overcome crippling pain. At 21, Jamie Maxted's foot was riddled with bone fragments after unsuccessful surgery following a motorcycle accident in country Victoria.

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Text Sender Sued for Allegedly Causing Driver to Crash
ABC News (blog)
A New Jersey judge will rule this month whether a woman who sent a text message to the driver of a pick-up truck is partially liable for his subsequent crash into a couple riding a motorcycle. The case stems from a 2009 accident when a then 19-year-old ...

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When Is It OK to Replace Human Limbs With Technology?
New York Times (blog)
Amputees “are realizing they can do everything that they did before,” said Amy Palmiero-Winters, 39, a celebrated ultramarathon runner who lost her left leg in a motorcycle accident when she was 24. She now works at A Step Ahead, a Long Island ...

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Cutting-edge prosthetics give amputees a radical choice
Brisbane Times
Amputees "are realising they can do everything that they did before," said Amy Palmiero-Winters, 39, a celebrated ultramarathon runner who lost her left leg in a motorcycle accident when she was 24. She now works at A Step Ahead, a Long Island ...

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