Arlington man dies in motorcycle wreck

[wonder91178]

Posted on Wed, Aug. 15, 2007
Arlington man dies in motorcycle wreck
BY MELISSA VARGAS
msanchez@star-telegram.com

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/202425.html

GRAPEVINE -- A 28-year-old Arlington man died early this morning after the motorcycle he was driving struck a delivery truck and went out of control.

Jason Watts was transported by helicopter ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he died about 3:30 a.m., police said.

Witnesses told police Watts and another motorcycle driver were speeding down Texas 360 around 8:53 p.m. Tuesday when Watts’ vehicle struck the back of a Coca-Cola delivery truck. Police are still investigating the accident.
RIP

From what I saw on the news it looked like it might have been a black and yellow 929? Not sure...

NBC5i Link...
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/13900661/detail.html

[Manfred]

Stupid is deadly.

[wonder91178]

They have updated this article, apparently he was "one of the best riders in Texas"...

Posted on Thu, Aug. 16, 2007
Injuries claim 28-year-old known as experienced riderBy MARK AGEE
Star-Telegram Staff Writer

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/203391.html

GRAPEVINE -- A 28-year-old Arlington man died early Wednesday from injuries he suffered when the motorcycle he was driving hit a delivery truck and went out of control.

Investigators estimated that Jason Watts, a well-known area stunt rider and street biker, was traveling more than 120 mph when he crashed about 9 p.m. Tuesday on northbound Texas 360, police spokesman Lt. Todd Dearing said.

Witnesses told police that Watts was accompanied by another biker, and that both were speeding. Watts was flown to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he died about 3:30 a.m., according to the Tarrant County medical examiner. Police are still investigating.

Jeremy Durrett, 24, of Roanoke, who met Watts when they were teenage motocross racers, said Wednesday afternoon that he was the other biker. He said they were on their way to meet Durrett's father for dinner at a Grapevine restaurant.

"We were just riding how we normally ride," Durrett said. "Definitely not under the speed limit, but just cruising. No stunts or anything like that. I just looked back, and he was gone. It was the worst feeling in the world."

Watts fell in love with motorcycles when he discovered motocross as a young teenager and turned professional at 16, his friends said.

He would make his way on his dirt bike from his parents' home in north Arlington to the Mosier Valley track on the Euless-Fort Worth border, cutting through the woods and taking back streets to avoid police, said Ben Rodemeyer, 21, of Arlington. The two first met at the dirt track, Rodemeyer said.

Watts would make this journey, close to an hour's ride, with a gas can on his back and tools stuffed into his boot, Rodemeyer said.

Another street biker, Jason Lowrimore, said that he was surprised to hear about the wreck.

"He was experienced. He was probably one of the best riders in Texas," said Lowrimore, 23, of Arlington. "He had a big heart, too. I just borrowed parts from him last weekend. He just gave them to me, no questions asked. That's the kind of guy he was."

On his YouTube page, Watts described himself as an "adrenaline junky." The videos on the page show him popping wheelies on a freeway and passing traffic, while standing on one foot on the bike's seat.

"He had no fear," Durrett said. "He was born to ride."

[kurt]

I wish they had a different category for these type crashes. It seems so unfair to lump them into the same stats as the rest of us.

[Squidward]

They have updated this article, apparently he was "one of the best riders in Texas"...

He would have been in good company then.

Ben Spies
Kevin Schwantz
Colin Edwards
Andrew Short
Ivan Tedesco
Tommy Hahn

[Hemibee]

They have updated this article, apparently he was "one of the best riders in Texas"...

Traveling more than 120 miles per hour..............
Hit the back of a Coca-Cola truck..............

Doesn't say much for all the other riders in Texas if this happened to him.

"He had no fear," Durrett said. "He was born to ride."

Maybe a little fear would have been good for him. I feel sorry for his friends and family and for the driver of the truck that he hit. We all need to step back and look at what we are doing. I know I've caught myself doing some stupid things and I thank God I didn't pay the same price before realizing what I was doing.

[ed29]

Maybe a little fear would have been good for him. I feel sorry for his friends and family and for the driver of the truck that he hit. We all need to step back and look at what we are doing. I know I've caught myself doing some stupid things and I thank God I didn't pay the same price before realizing what I was doing.

+1
It is a loss to be mourned. Most of us, myself included, have gotten away with dumb things that could have ended this way. I hope his friends learn from this and figure out where and when to go fast, and where and when not to.

[Tx Rider]

"We were just riding how we normally ride," Durrett said. "Definitely not under the speed limit, but just cruising. No stunts or anything like that. I just looked back, and he was gone. It was the worst feeling in the world."

If 120mph down 360 is "just riding how we normally ride"... your just asking for it.

Wonder if they are the two that wheelied by me a few weeks back at 121/360 in grapevine, one of em was shaky enough I backed off my speed and prepared to panic brake to hopefully miss his sliding body. He set it down a few inches from the divider and stayed up though.

[Hood Ornament]

I wish they had a different category for these type crashes. It seems so unfair to lump them into the same stats as the rest of us.

The rest if us? What, do we all crash? Don't lump me in with the rest of YOU. :sun:

[P-Ratt]

I worked and rode with Jason for a couple of years. He lived a couple of blocks away and certainly was a great rider. One of the best in Texas? Well, he wasn't Schwantz, but he was still faster than me when he rode 2-up, and his girlfriend wanted to go faster still. He competed in stunting as well as on- and off-road racing. He is one of the best riders in terms of skill I have ever known. How many of you have graced the cover of a magazine? Jason was also very generous and always had a garage door open if you needed it.

You will be missed, my friend.

[DFW_Warrior]

I really do feel for any loss, but at a certain point you have to say, "dang that was just stupid!" Riding 120 going almost anywhere on any freeway except the remote West TX ones is just asking for it.

P-Ratt, I'm sorry that you lost a friend. It's never easy.

[Squidward]

Sorry to hear about your loss, P-Ratt. Unfortunately, our bad decisions sometimes require a payment. Some of us have been very lucky, while others have not.

Found these on youtube with "In Memory" in the description.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfn96Kz7ySI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8uOyCvLlg

[blackhawk]

Sorry to hear about your loss, P-Ratt. Unfortunately, our bad decisions sometimes require a payment. Some of us have been very lucky, while others have not.

Found these on youtube with "In Memory" in the description.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfn96Kz7ySI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8uOyCvLlg

If you watch the first video, you can only come to the conclusion that it was only a matter of time before "the big accident" happened.

Riding on sidewalks, passing traffic in cloverleafs, wheelies while passing traffic with lane changes, riding up inbankments then back to the road, plus much more... and with only a helmet and gloves :doh:

I am sorry for his family's and friends loss. I also hope he enjoyed his time here.... it looked as though he did.

[SeanFromTX]

Pretty sad, but... :wave:

[dutchinterceptor]

If you watch the first video, you can only come to the conclusion that it was only a matter of time before "the big accident" happened.

Riding on sidewalks, passing traffic in cloverleafs, wheelies while passing traffic with lane changes, riding up inbankments then back to the road, plus much more... and with only a helmet and gloves :doh:



No doubt about that. It's no wonder.....he couldn't even put his hat on straight.

[Hood Ornament]

If you watch the first video, you can only come to the conclusion that it was only a matter of time before "the big accident" happened.



If you say so, I couldn't watch more then a half minute of it. There are so many of these boring wheelie videos, about as entertaining as watching golf. Rehashed Star Boyz and LV Extreme junk over and over and over and over again. Freestyle MX is about a billion times more entertaining.

[DFW_Warrior]

It's no wonder.....he couldn't even put his hat on straight.

OMG!!!!! I wanted to say that so bad but was afraid to!!!!!:rofl: I'm sorry P-Ratt, but it really did make me chuckle.....

[P-Ratt]

:lol2: It's ok. He usually wore his hat straight. He was just a real ham for the camera. I know he doesn't always ride as a model citizen. Heck, he didn't like to have both wheels on the ground if he could avoid it. If he did, he was scraping a knee somewhere.

Ever see a bunch of grown men watch Teletubbies while drunk? :rofl:

[KenH]

Ever see a bunch of grown men watch Teletubbies while drunk? :rofl:

Drunken Teletubbies would be funny. :rofl:

[FJRMike]

riding "normally at 120 mph in traffic"???

"He is one of the best riders in terms of skill I have ever known."

The "best riders I know" are still alive to ride tomorrow. You can put a monkey on a motorcycle and he will crash just like this guy.

unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before Mr. Darwin asked to have his check cashed.

A fool and his motorcycle are soon parted.

[freebutcaged]

Druken telletubbies does sound sort of fun.

[kurt]

Druken telletubbies does sound sort of fun.

I'm thinking I'll have to pass on this event. :shock: Besides, it sounds more like a stoner event to me.

[SKEETER]

I'm thinking I'll have to pass on this event. :shock: Besides, it sounds more like a stoner event to me.

dont worry old man no one is tyring to make you watch.:mrgreen:

[terrebandit]

He was pretty good.

[Astroman]

He was pretty good.

That's right...

[Morgan Buchanan]

Geeze, it's hard enough with both wheels on the ground around traffic. Nice to know I'm a better rider.

[scar04]

A fool and his motorcycle are soon parted.

Was that an intentional double entendre or was thatjust me that saw it. Good point though.

[FJRMike]

^ so far, just you.

[scar04]

Guess I think a little darker than most.

[norestartswact]

I wish they had a different category for these type crashes. It seems so unfair to lump them into the same stats as the rest of us.

What? Like the category that can't blip the throttle when they downshift? <sarcasm off>