HIS TRIAL IS SET FOR OCTOBER. ONE MOTHER SPEAKING OUT TONIGHT ABOUT MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AFTER LOSING HER SON IN A CRASH. MEGAN MATTHEWS TALKED WITH SUSAN RINGO AND HAS HER PLEA FOR DRIVERS TO USE CAUTION AROUND MOTORCYCLES THIS SUMMER. ON APRIL 14TH, DEAN MCCOMBS WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE OFF OF DIXIE HIGHWAY WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A GARBAGE TRUCK. NOW, HIS MOTHER IS SPEAKING OUT IN HOPES TO KEEP OTHERS FROM FEELING THAT SAME GRIEF. I SAID, I JUST WANT YOU TO BE SO CAREFUL. BE CAREFUL. I JUST BE CAREFUL ON THAT MOTORCYCLE. HE’S LIKE MOM. HE SAID, I AM. IT’S SOMETHING SUSAN RINGO, MCCOMB’S MOTHER, SAYS SHE NEVER THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN. LOSING HER CHILD, WHO WAS ONLY 34. I KNOW HE WAS CAREFUL AND HE KNEW HOW TO RIDE. HE BEEN RIDING FOR YEARS, YOU KNOW, THAT DAY. MCCOMBS HAD LEFT RINGO’S HOUSE TO SEE A FRIEND. THE DESTINATION? ONLY EIGHT MINUTES AWAY. HE WENT DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE WAYS, AND THAT’S WHEN. GARBAGE TRUCK PULL STARTED TO PULL OUT. IT WAS SO FAST. NOW RINGO IS USING HER STORY TO TRY AND RAISE AWARENESS FOR DRIVERS AND MOTORCYCLISTS ALIKE. BE AWARE. EXTRA AWARE WHEN YOU GO TO PULL OUT, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE’S PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES, YOU KNOW. IT JUST WAS A, YOU KNOW, UNNECESSARY EVENT. AND FOR THOSE RIDING TO WEAR HELMETS AND THE CORRECT GEAR. I MEAN, IT MIGHT NOT LOOK AS COOL, BUT THEY ALWAYS SAY DRESS FOR THE SLIDE, NOT FOR THE RIDE. YOU KNOW? AND I SEE THESE PEOPLE AND GIRLS IN SHORTS ON THE BACK AND NO HELMETS. AND THESE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. AND IT’S FOOLISHNESS. IN HOPES THAT IT WILL PREVENT OTHER FAMILIES FROM SHARING HER PAIN. IT’S A HARD, HARD THING, YOU KNOW, TO. ACCEPT THAT THEY’RE NEVER GOING TO BE THERE AGAIN IN VALLEY
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‘Unecessary event’: Louisville mother urges motorcycle safety after losing son in crash
On the evening of April 14, 34-year-old Dan McCombs tragically lost his life in a fatal motorcycle accident involving a garbage truck near Dixie Highway.
A Louisville mother is hoping to raise more awareness about motorcycle safety after losing her son in a crash.On April 14, 34-year-old Dain McCombs tragically lost his life in a fatal motorcycle accident involving a garbage truck near Dixie Highway.”I said, I just want you to be so careful. Be so careful on that motorcycle,” Ringo said, recalling one of her last conversations with her son. “He said, ‘I am.'”McCombs was an experienced rider, and Ringo never imagined this tragedy would ever happen to her.”I know he was careful. He knew how to ride, he’d been riding for years, you know?” Ringo said. McCombs was on his way to visit a friend, just eight minutes from his mother’s house, when a garbage truck began pulling out into the road. McCombs tried to miss the truck but was struck head on, killing him instantly. “It was so, you know, fast,” said Ringo.Now, Ringo is using her voice to remind both drivers and motorcyclists to exercise caution on the road.”Be aware, extra aware when you go to pull out, especially at night, because there’s people on motorcycles. It just was a, you know, unnecessary event,” Ringo said.She also wants to remind riders the importance of wearing helmets and appropriate riding gear.“It might not look as cool, but they always say, dress for the slide, not for the ride, you know? I see these people and girls in shorts on the back and no helmets. And these people, you know, weaving in and out of traffic, and it’s foolishness,” said Ringo.Through her immense grief, Ringo hopes her story will help ensure other families don’t endure the same pain.”That’s a hard, hard thing, you know? Accepting that he’s just never going to be here again,” she said.McCombs’ friends have started a GoFundMe to help his family with funeral expenses and financial burdens. You can find the link to donate here.
A Louisville mother is hoping to raise more awareness about motorcycle safety after losing her son in a crash.
On April 14, 34-year-old Dain McCombs tragically lost his life in a fatal motorcycle accident involving a garbage truck near Dixie Highway.
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“I said, I just want you to be so careful. Be so careful on that motorcycle,” Ringo said, recalling one of her last conversations with her son. “He said, ‘I am.'”
McCombs was an experienced rider, and Ringo never imagined this tragedy would ever happen to her.
“I know he was careful. He knew how to ride, he’d been riding for years, you know?” Ringo said.
McCombs was on his way to visit a friend, just eight minutes from his mother’s house, when a garbage truck began pulling out into the road. McCombs tried to miss the truck but was struck head on, killing him instantly.
“It was so, you know, fast,” said Ringo.
Now, Ringo is using her voice to remind both drivers and motorcyclists to exercise caution on the road.
“Be aware, extra aware when you go to pull out, especially at night, because there’s people on motorcycles. It just was a, you know, unnecessary event,” Ringo said.
She also wants to remind riders the importance of wearing helmets and appropriate riding gear.
“It might not look as cool, but they always say, dress for the slide, not for the ride, you know? I see these people and girls in shorts on the back and no helmets. And these people, you know, weaving in and out of traffic, and it’s foolishness,” said Ringo.
Through her immense grief, Ringo hopes her story will help ensure other families don’t endure the same pain.
“That’s a hard, hard thing, you know? Accepting that he’s just never going to be here again,” she said.
McCombs’ friends have started a GoFundMe to help his family with funeral expenses and financial burdens. You can find the link to donate here.
