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 Hwy. 11 accident kills two

(Published Friday, June 24, 2005 08:03:28 AM CDT;
updated Friday, June 24, 2005 10:52:14 AM CDT)

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By Mike DuPre'
Gazette Staff

A young man and a young woman's paths crossed Thursday morning.

Tragically.

It was the end of the road for Amy M. Hockmuth and Kyle S. Eckelberg, both of Janesville.

Eckelberg was riding his Honda sport motorcycle south on Highway 11. He was flying.

Hockmuth was sitting high in her full-size GMC pickup truck at Hanover Road.

Maybe she didn't see the motorcycle. Maybe she was in a hurry. Maybe she gambled.

Hockmuth pulled out to cross Highway 11. Eckelberg's motorcycle slammed into the driver's side door of the pickup.

The force was so intense that .Eckelberg and his bike wound up in the truck cabin with Hockmuth. The impact tipped the large pickup onto its passenger side.

Janesville firefighters had to extricate both victims and the motorcycle from the truck.


The driver of this truck and the driver of the motorcycle were both killed in this accident Thursday morning at Highway 11 and Hanover Road.
Bill Olmsted/Gazette Staff

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"Going through a truck is definitely more energy than 55 miles per hour," said Sgt. David Vierck of the Rock County Sheriff's Department.

Speed was a definite factor in the accident, said Vierck, who directed the investigation at the accident scene.

No evidence of alcohol or drug use was found at the scene, he added

Hockmuth was traveling east, apparently on her way home to 105½ S. Academy St. from her boyfriend's house. She had a young daughter, the sheriff's department reported.

Hockmuth was 23.

Eckelberg lived with his parents-Kenny and Debbie Eckelberg, 3033 W. Avalon Road.

He was 20.

The accident occurred at 11:07 a.m. in Rock Township.

Hockmuth failed to yield the right of way from a stop sign. Eckelberg was speeding.

Both had poor driving records.

Hockmuth's court record showed eight traffic tickets, including two convictions for driving on a suspended license and an open case for driving on a revoked license.

Eckelberg's court record showed six traffic tickets, most for speeding. His most recent ticket was for driving 48 mph over the limit on May 16.




 

that sucks I don't understand when I'm flying I know my streets if theres a place where car can pull out I'm not going to punch it through there I'm on the brakes even if there is not a car you know how many people have ran stop signs in front of me it's not worth it know your road and places where you can really open it up. Trust me theres not alot of places theres only 2 where I live in the entire city where you are safe to do top speeds safe from cars safe from cops.  

Unfortunately things like these scar the motorcycle industry and give riders a bad name. Its *** like this that are going to ruin our sport. Could probly bet he was on a brand new literbike to. This further implies that 80MPH riding belongs not on the street but the track.  
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He got the short end of the stick and just picked the wrong road at the wrong time to speed on.  You definitely have to pick and choose your spots and if you have any doubt slow down.  Always better to air on the side of caution.  There is always going to be some dumbarse in a car or truck that is willing to pull out in front of you.  Another sad story.  

That really blows what happened for both people. I never go fast through an intersection no matter where I am. People are just too dumb and I like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt that maybe theyre even dumber then the other guy. Two days ago Im on my bike at a red light and I let some guy pull out in front of me and he has kids in the back and just looke like he was in space. As we came to the next light he decided to drive right through the red never even seeing it or stopping, not having a clue it was there. Its a pretty busy intersection. I wanted to chase after him and rip him out of his car and beat him because he had kids and could have killed someone. LIKE ME!!  

i have a pictue of it.that truck is really messed-up also the m/c front tire with forks still attached lying in the road u can see the impack was right in the door, the obits were in the paper satureday web page  web page