Tuesday, June 23, 2009
RVer's distraction with dog in motorhome led to fatal head-on crash
VERONA (WKOW) -- A Dane County Sheriff's official tells 27 News a driver's distraction with a dog in a motor home apparently led to a fatal head-on crash on Highway 151 in Verona on Saturday.
Sheriff's Office spokesperson Elise Schaffer says a dog jumped into the lap of the motor home's driver, apparently causing him to cross over the highway center line and hit an SUV.
The driver of the SUV, 55-year-old boy scout leader John Seier of Dubuque, and passenger and boy scout Travis Brune, 12, were killed.
"I guess you can look at it as any other distraction in a vehicle," Schaffer said.
"Whether it's a cell phone, someone texting, kids in the back seat, we try to remind drivers you need to give your full attention to driving."
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Sheriff's Office spokesperson Elise Schaffer says a dog jumped into the lap of the motor home's driver, apparently causing him to cross over the highway center line and hit an SUV.
The driver of the SUV, 55-year-old boy scout leader John Seier of Dubuque, and passenger and boy scout Travis Brune, 12, were killed.
"I guess you can look at it as any other distraction in a vehicle," Schaffer said.
"Whether it's a cell phone, someone texting, kids in the back seat, we try to remind drivers you need to give your full attention to driving."
Full Story...
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Drive Your Motorhome Like a Pro
Learn how... and why...to drive a motorhome the right, safe way. In this 67-minute DVD, RVer/tour bus driver Lorrin Walsh. and host Mark Polk show you everything you need to know to confidently drive a motorhome. This should be essential viewing for novice motorhome drivers, but even experienced RVers will learn things they don't know.
Get Mark Polk's Class A Motorhome 101 RV DVD All of Mark's DVD's offer practical information and he has one for every RV type. Find all the RV Education 101 DVDs here.
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