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10-07-2009, 05:24 PM
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20091006/NEWS/910069997
Fifth death claimed by The Dragon in 2009
By Chloé Morrison
of The Daily Times Staff
Originally published: October 06. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: October 06. 2009 12:44AM
The Dragon has claimed its fifth life this year.
Jesse Matthew Tremaine, 49, Lenoir City, who had been hospitalized since his Aug. 13 motorcycle accident, died Saturday, Trooper James Dalton with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Monday.
Tremaine was thrown off his motorcycle while riding the 11.1-mile stretch of road that runs from Tab Cat Creek Bridge in Blount County through 318 curves to Deal’s Gap, just over the line in North Carolina.
“He landed face down and never moved again,” Dalton said. “He never came out of the coma.”
The accident happened at about 11:40 a.m. when Tremaine was riding a black 2008 Ducati Hypermotard southbound on Calderwood Highway and entered a curve going too fast near mile marker 2.8, at an area known as “Gravity Cavity,” Dalton said at the time of the accident.
Tremaine was taken by helicopter to UT Medical center and eventually moved to St. Mary’s Residential Hospice in Knoxville, where he succumbed to his injuries, Dalton said.
Tremaine was wearing full protective gear at the time of his accident, Dalton said.
The Dragon attracts motorcycle riders from across the world. “We have people come from overseas,” Dalton said. “A group of 15 will come over and rent motorcycles. (The Dragon) keeps us busy in the summertime.”
The Tennessee Highway Patrol, Rural/Metro Ambulance Service personnel, Blount County Sheriff’s deputies and members of the Blount County Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to Tremaine’s accident.
A number of agencies respond to accidents on The Dragon and currently two North Carolina counties are working to reach an agreement about responding to the motorcycle drag.
Graham County is threatening to quit answering emergency medical service calls to the quarter-mile section of The Dragon and to the 10-mile section on N.C. 28 known as the Hellbender in Swain County.
Negotiations are ongoing between Graham and Swain County officials about who will respond to this area.
Fifth death claimed by The Dragon in 2009
By Chloé Morrison
of The Daily Times Staff
Originally published: October 06. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: October 06. 2009 12:44AM
The Dragon has claimed its fifth life this year.
Jesse Matthew Tremaine, 49, Lenoir City, who had been hospitalized since his Aug. 13 motorcycle accident, died Saturday, Trooper James Dalton with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Monday.
Tremaine was thrown off his motorcycle while riding the 11.1-mile stretch of road that runs from Tab Cat Creek Bridge in Blount County through 318 curves to Deal’s Gap, just over the line in North Carolina.
“He landed face down and never moved again,” Dalton said. “He never came out of the coma.”
The accident happened at about 11:40 a.m. when Tremaine was riding a black 2008 Ducati Hypermotard southbound on Calderwood Highway and entered a curve going too fast near mile marker 2.8, at an area known as “Gravity Cavity,” Dalton said at the time of the accident.
Tremaine was taken by helicopter to UT Medical center and eventually moved to St. Mary’s Residential Hospice in Knoxville, where he succumbed to his injuries, Dalton said.
Tremaine was wearing full protective gear at the time of his accident, Dalton said.
The Dragon attracts motorcycle riders from across the world. “We have people come from overseas,” Dalton said. “A group of 15 will come over and rent motorcycles. (The Dragon) keeps us busy in the summertime.”
The Tennessee Highway Patrol, Rural/Metro Ambulance Service personnel, Blount County Sheriff’s deputies and members of the Blount County Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to Tremaine’s accident.
A number of agencies respond to accidents on The Dragon and currently two North Carolina counties are working to reach an agreement about responding to the motorcycle drag.
Graham County is threatening to quit answering emergency medical service calls to the quarter-mile section of The Dragon and to the 10-mile section on N.C. 28 known as the Hellbender in Swain County.
Negotiations are ongoing between Graham and Swain County officials about who will respond to this area.