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Two killed in crash with unlicensed driver
9/2/03
On Wednesday the 27th, a van hit a motorcycle killing the two on the motorcycle. The driver of the van didn’t even have a license. The police said it was because she failed to satisfy a non-Iowa citation. She didn’t even have auto insurance. The crash happened early in the morning at East Euclid Ave. and East 31st St. Esther Elaine Danilson (the driver) pulled out to make a left turn and pulled out in front of the motorcycle. The motorcycle had no chance to swerve and hit the van. Melvin Weir and Sharon Goodwater were the two on the motorcycle that passed away.
Motorcycle fatalities have been increasing since 1996 when there was a record low 16 deaths. Each year has increased since. The police were just about to follow through on a sting operation that day on unlicensed drive...