Sailors save motorcyclist
03-23-2008, 10:37 AM
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Sailors save motorcyclist
from the Pilot, also aired on WVEC channel 13 news:
Sailors recall rescue of motorcyclist from water after HRBT crash
NORFOLK
A man thrown from the motorcycle he was operating after a high-speed wreck early today was pulled ashore by two Navy men who jumped into the Hampton Roads Channel to rescue him.
A third sailor also assisted.
The cyclist, identified as Brian Anthony Davis, 22, of Grand Rapids, Mich., also is in the Navy, stationed aboard the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Davis remains in critical condition this afternoon at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
The wreck happened about 3:45 a.m. on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, said Sgt. Michelle Cotten, a State Police spokeswoman.
Davis was westbound on Interstate 64, allegedly “in excess of 100 mph,” Cotten said, when he apparently lost control as he approached the entrance of the tunnel.
The 2002 Suzuki he was on slammed into a wall. The impact flung him from the highway to the water alongside the bridge-tunnel complex.
Davis might have drowned if not for the fast action of three fellow service members who happened upon the scene.
They were identified as:
• Third class petty officer Edgar Ardon, 22, an aviation support equipment technician from Glen Oak, Calif.
• Third class petty officer Jason Murphy, 23, a fire controlman from Jacksonville, Fla.
• Third class petty officer Elisandro Leal, 22, a damage controlman from League City, Texas.
All three sailors are temporarily assigned to the Carl Vinson’s on-board security force, said Lt. j.g. Arlo Abrahamson, a public affairs officer for the carrier.
The ship is docked at the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard where it is undergoing a major overhaul and receiving upgrades as well as having its nuclear fuel replenished.
The three men “are assigned to a shift that normally works nights,” Abrahamson said. But, to Davis’ good fortune, they were off duty at the time of the incident.
The three men were returning to their residences in Newport News from Norfolk in the pre-dawn darkness.
Leal was driving when they saw the wreck happen and stopped to see what they could do to help.
He was the first to spot Davis, catching sight of the man's motorcycle helmet, floating in water alongside the span.
“Once we saw him in the water, we knew we had to do something to help,” he said.
Leal stayed with his vehicle and used a cell phone to alert police while his buddies clambered over railings and down to the water’s edge to rescue Davis.
By then, Davis was “face down in the water,” about 25 feet from the span, Cotten said.
Ardon and Murphy ripped off their outer clothes, down to their skivvies, and jumped into the 52-degree water. They grabbed hold of Davis and brought him to the barrier of huge rocks that rings the southern island of the bridge-tunnel.
Davis had stopped breathing, so Ardon began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The man showed signs of life, coughing up water.
Soon after, paramedics and firefighters arrived and took over efforts to save and stabilize Davis who was revived.
Even then, his rescuers did not immediately leave his side.
“I just told him to keep breathing and to relax,” said Ardon. “We wanted to reassure him that everything was going to be okay.” The men said their military training made the rescue possible.
“Our training helped us” Murphy said. “We practice every day on how to respond to emergencies. So we felt like we were prepared to help out.”
The men dismissed any hero labels for their efforts, however.
“Hopefully, anyone in our situation would have done this,” Ardon said hours after the rescue.
“This was someone’s brother, son, or father, and I was in position to help this guy,” he said. “I’m not a hero; just a person serving in the military, and trying to serve others when they need it.”
Abrahamson said the three men will be officially recognized for their efforts. For now, however, thoughts turn to the well being of Davis.
“We are hoping he pulls through,” Abrahamson said this afternoon. “He’s a fellow carrier sailor. There’s a kinship there.”
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/sail...ter-hrbt-crash
Sailors recall rescue of motorcyclist from water after HRBT crash
NORFOLK
A man thrown from the motorcycle he was operating after a high-speed wreck early today was pulled ashore by two Navy men who jumped into the Hampton Roads Channel to rescue him.
A third sailor also assisted.
The cyclist, identified as Brian Anthony Davis, 22, of Grand Rapids, Mich., also is in the Navy, stationed aboard the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Davis remains in critical condition this afternoon at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
The wreck happened about 3:45 a.m. on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, said Sgt. Michelle Cotten, a State Police spokeswoman.
Davis was westbound on Interstate 64, allegedly “in excess of 100 mph,” Cotten said, when he apparently lost control as he approached the entrance of the tunnel.
The 2002 Suzuki he was on slammed into a wall. The impact flung him from the highway to the water alongside the bridge-tunnel complex.
Davis might have drowned if not for the fast action of three fellow service members who happened upon the scene.
They were identified as:
• Third class petty officer Edgar Ardon, 22, an aviation support equipment technician from Glen Oak, Calif.
• Third class petty officer Jason Murphy, 23, a fire controlman from Jacksonville, Fla.
• Third class petty officer Elisandro Leal, 22, a damage controlman from League City, Texas.
All three sailors are temporarily assigned to the Carl Vinson’s on-board security force, said Lt. j.g. Arlo Abrahamson, a public affairs officer for the carrier.
The ship is docked at the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard where it is undergoing a major overhaul and receiving upgrades as well as having its nuclear fuel replenished.
The three men “are assigned to a shift that normally works nights,” Abrahamson said. But, to Davis’ good fortune, they were off duty at the time of the incident.
The three men were returning to their residences in Newport News from Norfolk in the pre-dawn darkness.
Leal was driving when they saw the wreck happen and stopped to see what they could do to help.
He was the first to spot Davis, catching sight of the man's motorcycle helmet, floating in water alongside the span.
“Once we saw him in the water, we knew we had to do something to help,” he said.
Leal stayed with his vehicle and used a cell phone to alert police while his buddies clambered over railings and down to the water’s edge to rescue Davis.
By then, Davis was “face down in the water,” about 25 feet from the span, Cotten said.
Ardon and Murphy ripped off their outer clothes, down to their skivvies, and jumped into the 52-degree water. They grabbed hold of Davis and brought him to the barrier of huge rocks that rings the southern island of the bridge-tunnel.
Davis had stopped breathing, so Ardon began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The man showed signs of life, coughing up water.
Soon after, paramedics and firefighters arrived and took over efforts to save and stabilize Davis who was revived.
Even then, his rescuers did not immediately leave his side.
“I just told him to keep breathing and to relax,” said Ardon. “We wanted to reassure him that everything was going to be okay.” The men said their military training made the rescue possible.
“Our training helped us” Murphy said. “We practice every day on how to respond to emergencies. So we felt like we were prepared to help out.”
The men dismissed any hero labels for their efforts, however.
“Hopefully, anyone in our situation would have done this,” Ardon said hours after the rescue.
“This was someone’s brother, son, or father, and I was in position to help this guy,” he said. “I’m not a hero; just a person serving in the military, and trying to serve others when they need it.”
Abrahamson said the three men will be officially recognized for their efforts. For now, however, thoughts turn to the well being of Davis.
“We are hoping he pulls through,” Abrahamson said this afternoon. “He’s a fellow carrier sailor. There’s a kinship there.”
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/sail...ter-hrbt-crash
03-23-2008, 10:45 AM
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Re: Sailors save motorcyclist
from AP:
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Two sailors plunged into 52-degree water to
rescue a motorcyclist who was thrown into the Hampton Roads Channel
when he crashed into a Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel wall Saturday
morning.
A third sailor also helped.
State police Sgt. Michelle Cotten said Brian Anthony Davis of
Grand Rapids, Mich., was in critical condition Saturday at Sentara
Norfolk General Hospital. She said Davis, 22, was speeding on
Interstate 64 when he lost control of the motorcycle and slammed
into the wall.
Jason Murphy, 23, of Jacksonville, Fla., Edgar Ardon, 22, of
Glen Oak, Calif., and Elisandro Leal, 22, of League City, Tex.,
were driving behind Cotten and saw the crash. The sailors pulled
over and spotted Davis face down in the water about 25 feet from
the bridge.
"Once we saw him in the water, we knew we had to do something
to help," Leal said.
Leal stayed with his vehicle and used a cell phone to call
police while Murphy and Ardon jumped into the water and pulled
Davis ashore. Ardon began cardiopulmonary resuscitation and revived
Davis, who was stabilized after paramedics arrived.
"I just told him to keep breathing and to relax," said Ardon.
"We wanted to reassure him that everything was going to be OK."
Murphy, Ardon and Leal are temporarily stationed aboard the
carrier Carl Vinson.
Davis also is a sailor stationed aboard the carrier Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
------ The Associated Press All Rights Reserved 200
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Two sailors plunged into 52-degree water to
rescue a motorcyclist who was thrown into the Hampton Roads Channel
when he crashed into a Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel wall Saturday
morning.
A third sailor also helped.
State police Sgt. Michelle Cotten said Brian Anthony Davis of
Grand Rapids, Mich., was in critical condition Saturday at Sentara
Norfolk General Hospital. She said Davis, 22, was speeding on
Interstate 64 when he lost control of the motorcycle and slammed
into the wall.
Jason Murphy, 23, of Jacksonville, Fla., Edgar Ardon, 22, of
Glen Oak, Calif., and Elisandro Leal, 22, of League City, Tex.,
were driving behind Cotten and saw the crash. The sailors pulled
over and spotted Davis face down in the water about 25 feet from
the bridge.
"Once we saw him in the water, we knew we had to do something
to help," Leal said.
Leal stayed with his vehicle and used a cell phone to call
police while Murphy and Ardon jumped into the water and pulled
Davis ashore. Ardon began cardiopulmonary resuscitation and revived
Davis, who was stabilized after paramedics arrived.
"I just told him to keep breathing and to relax," said Ardon.
"We wanted to reassure him that everything was going to be OK."
Murphy, Ardon and Leal are temporarily stationed aboard the
carrier Carl Vinson.
Davis also is a sailor stationed aboard the carrier Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
------ The Associated Press All Rights Reserved 200
to them...
to the rider.
03-24-2008, 12:45 AM
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Re: Sailors save motorcyclist
Going westbound, there is only 1 slight turn before the tunnel, if u wreck on that curve your pretty much gonna land on solid ground, rock or concrete, the rest of it is straight. So where the hell does he end up in the water when going straight?
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Re: Sailors save motorcyclist
launch bounce skip i guess
i actually like that slight bend except when around cars.
Why do peeps take that very slight curve at 25 mph? Weird
i actually like that slight bend except when around cars.
Why do peeps take that very slight curve at 25 mph? Weird
