Biker community remembers the Morrisons

Credit: Laura Hettiger

A fatal motorcycle accident shuts down several lanes of I-26 Friday night.

David and Jennifer Morrison tragically lost their lives when their Chopper motorcycle hit a retaining wall on Interstate 26, launching the married couple to the ground 30 feet below.

It is a double death that shakes Charleston's biking community.

"Something like this is an eyeopener and at least for the next few weeks, people will be paying more attention when on a bike," Marc Kimbell, sales manager at American Biker, said.

The Morrisons visited the Ladson motorcycle store six days before their accident. Kimbell said the Chopper-riding enthusiasts bought new motorcycle t-shirts and other bike accessories.

It was in 2004 when the husband and wife bought the same bike they lost their lives on, the 2004 Big Dog Chopper.

"They have had that bike for awhile and they are experienced riders," Kimbell said. "Sometimes it doesn't matter how much experience you have if the cars on the road aren't paying attention."

Some attorneys who represent motorcyclists agree with Kimbell.

"In my experience with motorcycle collisions, it never is the motorcycle driver doing something irresponsible or careless," attorney Mark Joye said."It's the car driver, but rarely does he get hurt.The motorcycle driver always gets seriously hurt."

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