Amador County - We have an update on a fatality accident that occurred Sunday near Tabeaud Road. James Hamilton, a 48-year-old Mokelumne Hill man, was killed from injuries sustained when his motorcycle struck a minivan in a head-on collision Sunday morning on Highway 88 east of Tabeaud Road in Amador County. CHP reported that Hamilton was riding a 2004 Harley Davidson alongside Michael Fleming from Railroad Flat, also on a motorcycle, headed west on Highway 88. Both motorcycles crossed the double-yellow lines in the center of the road and into the path of an oncoming Toyota Sienna minivan. The van was unable to avoid the motorcycles, colliding head-on with Hamilton and swiping Fleming. Fleming suffered a broken left ankle and sprained wrist. Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene. Story by Alex Lane and Jim Reece
Monday, 02 February 2009 23:53
Fatality Accident
Amador County - We have an update on a fatality accident that occurred Sunday near Tabeaud Road. James Hamilton, a 48-year-old Mokelumne Hill man, was killed from injuries sustained when his motorcycle struck a minivan in a head-on collision Sunday morning on Highway 88 east of Tabeaud Road in Amador County. CHP reported that Hamilton was riding a 2004 Harley Davidson alongside Michael Fleming from Railroad Flat, also on a motorcycle, headed west on Highway 88. Both motorcycles crossed the double-yellow lines in the center of the road and into the path of an oncoming Toyota Sienna minivan. The van was unable to avoid the motorcycles, colliding head-on with Hamilton and swiping Fleming. Fleming suffered a broken left ankle and sprained wrist. Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene. Story by Alex Lane and Jim Reece
