I am with the one who told everyone to get a life. How can anyone who does not know the poeple involved or the situation say anything. It was an accident it is not like this guy meant to put her or his own life in jeopardy. I personally know what it feels like for peole to judge you because of an accident because mywhole family and me were in one not to long ago and yes I was driving, not one day goes by that I dont think about what I did to my family. Thankfully we are all very lucky to be here today thank god but believe me the guy who was driving the motorcycle is living with this everyday and most likely feels like crap and probably thinks he deserves what happened to him if not more just like I do. So just leave him alone with all the negative comments because like I said NO ONE knows how he feels only he does.

and for ppl who say he will just get a slap on the wrist...im sure he has more things to think about...like how he put another persons life in jeapordy...its more then just a slap on the wrist!

ohh and btw sunshine34
this isnt about you. and zann
you say you kno the girl?
well looks like you have no idea what your talking about.
because you assume she would never do this and she wouldnt get on the back of his bike knowing that stuff.
but i bet you werent the one there with her that night. watching to see exacally what she did. so bacically you have no intake on this situation either.

thanks everyone whos praying for both and not being complete ass holes about the situation when they honestly have no clue what there talking about. if you want to be childish go back to middle school. you must of skipped that grade. they teach you to be nice and have a little sympathy for others even when they make mistakes. yeah lets say pray for one and not the other. screw you.

pray for both. accidents happen.

sunshine34 He was intoxicated what do you NOT understand about this???? Maybe you need to learn about the case instead of acting like the know it all...is the drunk driver related to you or something....there is zero tolerance for driving drunk...let alone injuring someone...fleeing the police....running stop signs....speeding....or even killing someone...grab a book and look into the charges...he wont just get a slap on the hand. STOP making others seem like the bullies...he was the "DRUNK DRIVER" and I hate people who DRINK AND DRIVE....don't care who they are...they drive drunk and KILL!!!!!! Hope they throw the book at him and I don't care what the FAMILY has been through...go check on girl in COMA and see how her family is doing.. final word "DON'T FRIGGIN' DRINK AND DRIVE" FLEE POLICE, RUN STOP SIGNS, AND FLY THROUGH INTERSECTIONS ON A MOTORCYCLE (CROTCH ROCKET MORE LIKELY) WITH A WOMAN ON BACK OF IT...nothing more to say except pray for woman that is laying in hospital still...she is the ONE I feel for and HER family...not the drunk that caused this.

OK ONE...DO YOU KNOW THE DAMN ALCOHOL LEVEL...NO. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING...NO! YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT THIS MANS FAMILY BEFORE YOU SPEAK. THEY ARE HURTING TOO...NOT JUST FOR HIM BUT FOR THE GIRLS FAMILY TOO. THIS MAN KNOWS HE MADE A MISTAKE SO STOP BASHIN HIM JUST TO GET YOUR DAILY DOSE OF HAPPINESS. AND I KNOW FOR A FACT...THE MAN DIDNT DRAG HER ONTO THE BIKE. ANYONE THAT EVEN SITS ON A BIKE KNOWS THAT THERE IS A CHANCE OF GETTING INTO A ACCIDENT...JUST LIKE GETTING INTO A CAR. YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY SHUT UP AND THINK ABOUT THE FAMILIES!!!! NOT JUST YOU WHO GETS A HIGH OFF OF BASHING PEOPLE!!!

ITS VERY SAD WHAT HAPPENED AND I PRAY FOR ALL PEOPLE INVOLVED , BUT I THINK THAT IT IS A LOAD OF CRAP THAT SOME PEOPLE ALL THIER TIME IS SPENT BASHING ON PEOPLE GET A LIFE THIS DOESNT CONCERN YOU. IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED TO YOUR FAMILY OR FRIEND WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE PEOPLE SAYING WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN? YA PROBABLY NOT!I FOR ONE KNOW THAT MISTAKES CAN BE MADE BUT HOW ELSE DO PEOPLE LEARN?I PRAY THAT EVERYONE HEALS AND LEARNS FROM WHAT HAPPENED ,AND I KNOW THEY HAVE! I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM AND WHAT HE HAS TO LIVE WITH KNOWING WHAT HE DID AND FOR HER NOT KNOWING THAT WOULD HAPPEN NO ONE KNOWS WHATS GONNA HAPPEN BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING OTHERWISE IF THEY DID NOTHING BAD WOULD EVER HAPPEN SO PEOPLE GROW UP AND QUIT BASHING ON THEM IM SURE YOU ALL HAVE MADE YOUR OWN MISTAKES AND DONT LIKE WHEN PEOPLE CORRECT YOU !THEY ARE IN MY FAMILYS PRAYERS AND THIER FAMILYS ARE IN MY PRAYERS!I KNOW BOTH PEOPLE ARE IN A LOT OF PAIN AND NEED TIME TO HEAL AND WHATEVER IS BROUGHT UPON THEM THEY WILL ACCEPT WHAT THEY GET IT WAS AN ACCIDENT AND IT HAPPENS. WHAT IM TRYING TO SAY IS IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THEN BASH ON HIM READ ANOTHER ARTICLE I KNOW THERE IS A LOT WORSE PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN BASH ON THAT DO A LOT WORSE THINGS AND LEAVE HIM ALONE HE FEELS BAD ENOUGH AND KNOWS HE DID WRONG BUT IT WASNT ON PURPOSE SO GET A LIFE IM SURE YOU GOT PLENTY OF YOUR OWN SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET LETS FOCUS ON THEM

oooo sunshine your really pushing it! You say you dont care about the family's? Then why are you commenting this story if you DONT CARE! Seriously! This isnt a site to bash people who have done something wrong. EVERYONE MAKES A MISTAKE and sadly this is a REALLY big mistake...but Im sure he understands that. If you pray for anyone it should be BOTH of them. They are both injured...yes she is worse off...but prayer is strong...so pray for BOTH! and Zann...you obviously dont know wtf is going on! Im sure he didnt drag her on the bike...it was her descion too! And whatever he gets Im sure he will face head on. They are both STRONG people to get through this...so stop bashing one person for a mistake.

PRAY FOR BOTH! They are BOTH in pain!!!

why cant you just post a comment related to the story... NOT on grammar and spelling. Is there a point to that???

QUIT BEING SO RUDE!

And ZANN... do you really know the extent of her injurys?? Have you been to the hospital? Have you seen her, Talked to her? Tell me, where in these blogs does anyone say she is "stupid, or evil?" Everyone should not say what they don't know. Send good wishes, send positive messages, send flowers. Just stop trying to hurt people.

Oh My God! Come on now people... I thought the bewitching days were over. "Sunshine" What is wrong with you? Change you screen name too, cause I can't see you talking like that and bringing any sunshine to anyone's doorstep. Geeze!!And people... calling this young man "punk?" Where is the humanity in this world gone. Don't you think this man knows what he's done? Don't you think he's going to live with this the rest of his life? Shame on all of you. None of us has seen a blood alchol level yet. Know one has even interviewed the family of the passenger, or the driver. We know only what's been feed to us by the newspapers. I know people who have been affected by lies the newspapers have told to sell papers. But the truth comes out in the end. And to "sunshine34" you said that "you don't care what the familys going through..."? What kind of person are you! A mistake like this affects every one around them. So I pray for that familys. You are probably that one person that hears a rumor in the office, and runs to tell anyone who will listen even when you don't know if its true or not! I think everyone should relax,and pray for ALL involved. Compassion people. Now is when it's needed the most!

This is weird. I know this woman. I've known Tara for many years and she went up there to see her family and met this guy. She had no prior relationship with him until hours before this happened. She didn't know he was intoxicated or she probably would have never agreed to ride with him. She certainly didn't know he was going to run from the police while she was on the back of his bike. Not wearing a helmet is dumb, but this had nothing to do with her. She is not stupid and not evil. Everyone down here has been worried sick about her and we have heard that she is ok and is suspected to survive which is miracle in itself. I know the extent of her injuries and this is going to take years to get her back to her normal wonderful self. I hate this has happened to her but don't refer to her as if she asked for it. She's going to live... just be happy for her and hope to god he goes to jail for what he has done to her.

Can we all say KARMA. what is the probability that one criminal would kill another?

And yet ANOTHER!!! unreal :( are people getting dumber? or just bored and have to go to bars and get drunk and stupid??

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-ne...

go check this out.....pray she survives that's all I can say and he will only get the charges pending on him now...INJURY BY INTOXICATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE...people....please don't drink and drive for gods sake...use common sense and grow the hell up!!
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2008/may...

It's very sad to see patients in the hospital with traumatic brain injuries that could have been prevented by wearing a helmet.

right now in my area there is the identical situation going on and he is looking at a sentence of 15 yrs. min...the girl died instantly and he was drunk driving and killed her...so 15 to 20 for felony "homicide by intoxication with a motor vehicle" is not a joke...this is serious stuff...pray for the woman that is still in hospital in a coma.

i truly hope the passenger recovers. its so sad. but to think this cat will get 15-20 even if she doesnt make it....is a joke. he'll get a slap on the wrist and some alcohol counseling in and out of jail....but it will still be LEGAL for him to drink as soon as he repays his 'debt' to society and possibly before.

Never mind. You're wearing blinders. The truth will come out.

and hows that?

I think getting the "facts" from the police would be a little more reliable than from the family.

what im saying is you dont kno the actual facts about what happened. i agree what your saying about drunk drivers. i kno that.. but im saying your going by what the media is saying. i kno that there not always right.
so until you get the actual facts from the familys stop saying how you kno it all because you dont.

k-roo....you are in BIG time denial about this guy!! He was intoxicated what do you NOT understand about this???? Maybe you need to learn about the case instead of acting like the know it all...is the drunk driver related to you or something....there is zero tolerance for driving drunk...let alone injuring someone...fleeing the police....running stop signs....speeding....or even killing someone...grab a book and look into the charges...he wont just get a slap on the hand. STOP making others seem like the bullies...he was the "DRUNK DRIVER" and I hate people who DRINK AND DRIVE....don't care who they are...they drive drunk and KILL!!!!!! Hope they throw the book at him and I don't care what the FAMILY has been through...go check on girl in COMA and see how her family is doing.. final word "DON'T FRIGGIN' DRINK AND DRIVE" FLEE POLICE, RUN STOP SIGNS, AND FLY THROUGH INTERSECTIONS ON A MOTORCYCLE (CROTCH ROCKET MORE LIKELY) WITH A WOMAN ON BACK OF IT...nothing more to say except pray for woman that is laying in hospital still...she is the ONE I feel for and HER family...not the drunk that caused this.

Sunshine34 you should stop talking all this stuff. You dont kno wtf your talking about let alone the actual facts.
Unless you kno either of the familys and are getting this straight from them, i wouldnt be talking.
Bet you dont kno either of them and your just trying to stick your opinion in where its not needed.

You dont kno what the familys have been through. i think they kno what happened and dont need your intake on how the driver shouldnt of done this or that. no one cares. You dont kno how many years hes going to do becasue you dont kno anything. Your going off what the media says and there not always right. i think hes gotten the point and learned his lesson.
Get a life. Stop trying to destroy others.

Hmm, maybe the driver didn't see the lights because he was going too fast! Anyway, the possible fleeing charge is the least of his worries. I don't think you know as much as you claim or are in denial about what really happened. I just hope the passenger recovers from her injuries and the driver as well.....and learns a lesson from this.

Thing is...the police said they NEVER turned on their lights...so how was there a "chase"?
They were not even a mile away from the place they started...so there couldnt of been a HIGH SPEED chase if the cop that saw them first never even saw the crash. The cops also said that they didnt even know about the "chase" and that the two on the bike were VERY lucky they found them!

k-dawg,

"Miller had been driving a motorcycle west on Townline Road when he failed to stop at the stop sign at the “T” intersection with South Afton Road, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office."

It sounds to me like this was a press release from the Sheriff's Department...since it says that it was. I don't think they make up stories.

I'm sure the Sheriff's Department did know about the motorcycle chase, since they have police radio's and heard of the Township chase. Beloit Township and the Rock County Sheriff's Department border one another and it's very lucky that the deputy found them when he did.

"I live at this intersection and we have been trying to get a flashing yellow light at the
top of the hill. For this intersection for years now. We did get the strip on the road . But still seems once or twice a month they still go through the stop sign. pity"

I don't condone theft, but I would suggest to snag one of those blinking yellow lights, mount it to a pole and stick it in the ground. Heck, even make a nice sign too. Obviously, the county (or whoever) doesn't care about this, but you do. Take matters into your own hands.

k_dawg, apparently you know the truth, care to share? lol

The media is NEVER right with any of the stories they EVER talk about. One...I bet all you people dont even know where they started from. They started not even a mile away from the crash site. Two...police dont chase people on bikes just for this reason. They dont want people to get like this. Three...the cop that found them WASNT the cop that was behind him. It was a total different cop that didnt even know about the "chase" as they call it!

Media needs to check these things first before making people look like a bad person.

They also need to take in consideration of the families of both of them. They are going through enough they dont need to be all worked up over lies from the media.

All you people need to get a life.
I cant believe you spend all your time dictating other peoples lives.
everyone makes mistakes.
and dont listen to the media.
you dont kno the facts nor the people there talking about..

seriously.

thanx dean. its the 'eviler of two evils' and fo what its worth in my eyes and LOTS of others my pot knowledge IS substance, but i appreciate the love nonetheless:)

paisleysdaddy, yes they can tow a motorcycle, they just put it on a flatbed. He was probably going too fast and there was no hope of catching him.

Tara is my room mate. Please pray for her.

dont forget about those of us with beautiful hair. like i wanna wear a helmet and flatten it?? please, i got a little respect for myself. now if they could mass market the hairmet.....;)lol

Chases are usually stopped by police because the vehicle is wanted for traffic only, they have the plate, and environmental issues, such as population, speed, road conditions, and traffic volume make it to dangerous for the general public.

Opps sorry about the mispell on helmets....typing to fast......

Seatbelt law because very few people came out and fought against it, plus Wisconsin in the top three states that has the lowest death rates with out a helmont law and the top 3 states that has the lowest death rate on motorcycles have no helmont law. The highest rate of deaths on motorcycle has helmont laws.

tjncj: Ah, yes... the wind in your hair, the hard pavement cracking your skull, the hole they drill in your head to relieve the pressure, the months of rehab to learn how to feed yourself again, and maybe - just maybe, learning how to walk again.

Yep, I think I'll take a helmet with open vents... thanks.

Wrong Pat, it's the idiots who drive the vehicles while intoxicated who think of nobody but themselves. As usual, peeps found a way to use this article to bash all motorcyclists. Well guess what, sober people in safe little cars with seat belts get killed by other motorists, so I guess when they decided to get behind the wheel of their car, they were only thinking of themselves? The stereotyping in these blogs are just ridiculous. I almost feel sorry for the passenger, although she couldn't control what her driver was doing, she could control getting on the back of that bike with an intoxicated person.

ljs64, were talking motorcycles here. no seat belts on them. hence the helmet discussion. Hmmmmmmmm.................

I can see why a motorcyclist may not want to wear a helmet. They are hot, uncomfortable, you can have trouble seeing and hearing other traffic, part of riding is the wind in your hair. I cannot think of one reason I wouldn't put my seatbelt on.

hondaman3 because common sense dictates you where a helmet. As your brains tend to splatter when they hit objects anything over 5mph. It really is unfortunate that people who don't wear helmets are not thinking about anyone but themselves. What about the family they leave behind? Helmets may not be perfect but better than not wearing one.

mymaro - Then why is there a law on the books for wearing a seatbelt?? "Everyone knows what could happen not wearing a seatbelt but this is a free country and we should be allowed to choose for ourselves. Also, wearing a seatbelt does not guarantee survival. it does help chances though." Hmm....??

Town of Beloit??? They must have given up on the chase cuz they didn't have a way to tow his motorcycle once they pulled him over.

i agree with the no helmet law. everyone knows what could happen not wearing a helmet but this is a free country and we should be allowed to choose for ourselves. Also, wearing a helmet does not guarantee survival. it does help chances though.

jstwndrn - same here. I wear one occassionally. Depends on where I am going. I know that doesn't make sense. But it is how I ride.

...it's the thing they weren't "whering"...

As a motorcyclist, I appreciate it when the papers report whether or not people are wearing a helmet and don't really understand why some people seem to be so bothered by this. Yes, we are not required to wear a helmet in Wisconsin, (Thank-you!), but that information in regards to the injuries is a good thing, isn't it? Sometimes I wear one, sometimes not.

I live at this intersection and we have been trying to get a flashing yellow light at the
top of the hill. For this intersection for years now. We did get the strip on the road . But still seems once or twice a month they still go through the stop sign. pity

http://wclo.com/news/2008/aug/04/motorcy...

another story also mentioned alcohol related and charges will be brought.

What is a "helment?"

I think these two got very lucky.

the 'eviler of two evils'.....

every time a motorcycle is in a crash the news paper has to put in if they were whering a helment. why? there isnt a helment law in this state.....