Student killed in motorcycle accident
Sophomore Caitlin Valora was killed in a motorcycle accident Monday morning, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department.
The crash occurred at E. Nifong Boulevard and State Farm Parkway around 11 a.m. The news release stated Valora, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The driver, junior Aaron Hansberry, made the call to police after the crash and was treated for a broken leg at University Hospital.
The news release stated Hansberry was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash but that no other helmet was found by investigators at the scene accident.
5:42 a.m., May 30, 2011
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So many young kids lose their lives on motorcycle accidents that its necessary for the authorities to take heed and enforce better regulations.