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we had a very serious if not a fatal accident around 1AM in Cass County , Michigan this morning. Dont have details at this time. based on the location i hope my gut is dead wrong!
 
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Two snowmobiles crashed overnight, killing one person, according to Michigan State Police.

Troopers responded to the scene around 1:10 a.m. this morning on Leet Road north of M-60 in Cass County, according to a press release.

Jessie King, 28, of Niles, died. The other resident, a 27-year-old Niles resident, was taken to Lakeland Hospital with injuries that weren't life threatening, according to a press release. The person's name isn't being released pending possible criminal charges.

Police said neither person was wearing a helmet.
 
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Two snowmobiles crashed overnight, killing one person, according to Michigan State Police.

Troopers responded to the scene around 1:10 a.m. this morning on Leet Road north of M-60 in Cass County, according to a press release.

Jessie King, 28, of Niles, died. The other resident, a 27-year-old Niles resident, was taken to Lakeland Hospital with injuries that weren't life threatening, according to a press release. The person's name isn't being released pending possible criminal charges.

Police said neither person was wearing a helmet.
state police also stated that ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR . PLEASE people dont drink and ride!!!!!!!!!! accidents do happen but the do not need to be related to alcohol.
 
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Geez....NO HELMETS ...WOW!!

Sorry for the families but damn...why no helmets??

Then alcohol too.. bad deal for sure!!
 
I disagree

In my opinion night riding is safer in some ways especially when it comes to seeing oncoming sleds, groomers etc. Night and day riding both have their pro's & cons. Riding without a helmet on the other hand......can't think of any good reasons to do that.

In either case, very sad to hear and my heart goes out to the families and loved ones.

Madmatt
 
swmichsx said:
state police also stated that ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR . PLEASE people dont drink and ride!!!!!!!!!! accidents do happen but the do not need to be related to alcohol.

No helmets? Alcohol? 1:10 am?

It's almost hard to feel sorry.
 
Madmatt said:
In my opinion night riding is safer in some ways especially when it comes to seeing oncoming sleds, groomers etc. Night and day riding both have their pro's & cons.

I agree.

I like to ride at night for the main reason that I can see the oncoming sleds much easier. Having to ride with less sled traffic helps as well.
 
horkn said:
I agree.

I like to ride at night for the main reason that I can see the oncoming sleds much easier. Having to ride with less sled traffic helps as well.
This is true, but you also dont have much peripheral vision. I was riding this past saturday night and almost hit a deer. I am usually very cautious in wooded trails, but this was in a wide open area of the trail. the deer was laying right next to the trail, i saw him right when he jumped up and luckily after he jumped right in front of me, he jumped back off the trail in the direction he came from. I was not going very fast either, 30-35 mph. sleds dont really stop on a dime.
 
That is too bad for the fatality.

I want to see this story someday.

"Two snowmobile riders were taken to the hospital for severe frostbite on their ears and face and will likely loose parts of both ears and nose. Riding without a helmet is the likely cause."

They were allegedly drunk so along with the common sense most of us have to not ride in that condition they choose to ride anyway, helmet or not.
 
Ramrod said:
This is true, but you also dont have much peripheral vision. I was riding this past saturday night and almost hit a deer. I am usually very cautious in wooded trails, but this was in a wide open area of the trail. the deer was laying right next to the trail, i saw him right when he jumped up and luckily after he jumped right in front of me, he jumped back off the trail in the direction he came from. I was not going very fast either, 30-35 mph. sleds dont really stop on a dime.


I wear an MX helmet and I have better peripheral vison with that setup than with a closed face helmet, but I see you point. If a deer or bear or moose is going to sideswipe me, then I can deal with that. I can't deal with drunks or stupidity though;)
 
Off Topic, but . . .

Deer can scare the crap out of you. I had one clip my ski tip and another go behind me, at a TY ride no less. Shook me up pretty good.

Moose are flat out intimidating, and wolves and lynx make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. I barely missed a lynx once coming around a corner and the thing actually hissed at me, just like a housecat. Wow, I won't forget that experience.
 
Ding said:
Off Topic, but . . .

Deer can scare the crap out of you. I had one clip my ski tip and another go behind me, at a TY ride no less. Shook me up pretty good.

Moose are flat out intimidating, and wolves and lynx make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. I barely missed a lynx once coming around a corner and the thing actually hissed at me, just like a housecat. Wow, I won't forget that experience.


After having lived in Maine, Moose are the only thing I could run into on a trail that would get me in reverse ASAP....
I saw bull moose ram a car of "leafpeepers" because they allowed the juvenile moose to get too close to their car. I heard about a lot of other instances that were hospital visit inducing. Scary stuff....
 
I grew up in NE Minn by Ely. We lived on a lake, and we had a pack of wolves that would run with us, while we snowmobiled down the lake. They always kept there distance (100 yds or so.) We always figured they were out there at night as well, you just couldn't see them. Every so often, when the moon was out you could see them. Also we have small hobby farm which included horses. One winter we had only on horse, but a young bull moose moved in with the horse, and stayed all winter. The moose even went into the barn with the horse.
 
People who don't wear a helmet think that nothing is going to happen to them or they think that a couple $$ can go towards some go fast parts. My wife worked at J&P Cycles 6 yrs and I can't count on both of my hands the number of riders that didn't wear helmets that got into a accident.

I feel for the families and what they are going through.
 
sleddineinar said:
I grew up in NE Minn by Ely. We lived on a lake, and we had a pack of wolves that would run with us, while we snowmobiled down the lake. They always kept there distance (100 yds or so.) We always figured they were out there at night as well, you just couldn't see them. Every so often, when the moon was out you could see them. Also we have small hobby farm which included horses. One winter we had only on horse, but a young bull moose moved in with the horse, and stayed all winter. The moose even went into the barn with the horse.
That is the coolest thing I ve ever heard. I bet it was a good time. ;)!
 


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