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Old 07-07-2009, 10:53 PM   #1
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http://www.wate.com/global/story.asp?s=10657935

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TALLASSEE (WATE) -- State troopers are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash Tuesday afternoon on the Blount County stretch of Highway 129 known as "The Tail of the Dragon."

A Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesperson says just before 1:30pm 49-year-old Tamara Fuller of Austin, Texas was riding a 2008 Harley Davidson Sportster southbound on Highway 129.

The trooper said Fuller was coming out of a right hand turn and going into a left hand turn when she lost control. Fuller crossed over the center line and into the northbound lane and went into a ditch. The trooper said Fuller drove out of the ditch across both lanes and went down a steep embankment on the other side of the road.

He said rescuers had to use ropes to reach her. They rushed Fuller to Blount County Memorial Hospital, but it was too late.

The Dragon has 318 curves in 11 miles and is a popular draw for motorcyclists from around the world. But Tuesday's crash is the second fatality there in less than a month.

It was also the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash on June 27 that claimed the life of a Miami, Florida man.

Riders who spoke with 6 News after that crash said it's the thrill of The Dragon that drives their attraction.

"If it was named the cotton ball, I wouldn't be as attracted to come ride it," motorcyclist Adam Powell said.
Been too many deaths up there this year, but I am totally calling it the cotton ball from now on.

RIP rider.
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Old 07-07-2009, 10:54 PM   #2
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Damn. RIP
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Old 07-07-2009, 10:59 PM   #3
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Old 07-08-2009, 12:02 PM   #4
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That's a shame.

Oddly enough, I think if it were called the cotton ball i'd actually make another trip up there, and hopefully buy a cotton ball sticker for the SV.
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Old 07-08-2009, 12:03 PM   #5
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Dang, that is a bit much for fatalities...RIP
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Old 07-08-2009, 12:17 PM   #6
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Wow sorry to hear that.

Only one fatality in the region when I was there in May (which is a sad and weird sentence to say).

Heading back in October again.
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Old 07-08-2009, 01:35 PM   #7
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That sucks. There was a girl killed the other week near here on a group run. She ran off the road and didn't survive. Her husband was on the same ride and saw her die. They have two small kids.
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that's too bad



... and people would still ride it even with a name like the "Cotton Ball"
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have there been a lot of fatalities the last few years? All it means is the cops will crack down more and will be more outcry to do something about the road. Even though it brings in a lot of tourist dollars to an otherwise rural type area.

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Old 07-08-2009, 03:28 PM   #10
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have there been a lot of fatalities the last few years? All it means is the cops will crack down more and will be more outcry to do something about the road. Even though it brings in a lot of tourist dollars to an otherwise rural type area.

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Actually most of the fatalities up there have happened during crackdown times when there was a ton of them up there. Only usually about 2-3 a year. Which is considerably less than a much smaller section of US129 that runs by the airport in Knoxville that sees a lot more deaths per year and is much more dangerous due to traffic, but they don't want to look at that.
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