Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
One More Day (lyrics:Diamond Rio)
Mikey Murr - Taken 2 Soon
We are all reeling from the pain, shock, anger and sadness.
Hundreds of friends and family gathered together to pay respect to him and prop each other up for the days ahead.
At the candlelit vigil and funeral service people stood to offer words of loving remembrance and stories about living with Mikey.
He now lies within the protective aura of his godfather whose resting place is right behind Mike's and depicts Fred as larger than life even after death.
While Oliver Kasprizik likely did not intend to take him from us that day, the combination of his negligence and our traffic laws have allowed him to return to Germany with a mere traffic ticket.
This has increased the confusion that we all feel in trying to grapple with the trauma that has touched all of our lives.
The increase in the use of motorcycles and scooters in these days of high gas prices has seemingly increased the number of motorcycle related accidents and deaths to an unnerving level.
Our hearts are broken and a hole has been blown through the fabric of our lives and reality.
Mikey was clearly Taken 2 Soon from us all.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Police: Driver in fatal failed to observe traffic signal
The driver of a car involved in a fatal collision with a motorcyclist in Mount Laurel Saturday night has been charged with failure to observe a traffic signal, police said.
Oliver Kasprizik, 26, of Mainz, Germany was charged with the traffic offense this week in connection with the 7:10 p.m. accident at the intersection of Church and Fellowship roads, police said.
According to police, Kasprizik was driving a car on Fellowship Road through the intersection when he collided with a motorcycle operated by Michael Murray, 22, of Oregon Avenue in Mount Laurel.
Following the accident, Murray was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead later that evening, police said. Kasprizik was not injured.
Kasprizik’s traffic charge was assigned to Mount Laurel Municipal Court, police said.
An investigation into the accident is continuing, police said.
Man dies after Mt. Laurel motorcycle accident
A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Mt. Laurel, according to police.
The biker, Michael Murray, 22, of Mt. Laurel, collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Church and Fellowship roads a little after 7:00 p.m., officials said.
Murray was rushed to Cooper University Hospital, where he later died.
The driver of the vehicle, Oliver Kasprizik, 26, of Mainz, Germany, was not injured in the collision, authorities reported.
No charges have been filed yet. The Mt. Laurel Police Department will continue to investigate.