WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY | Man Dies After Motorcycle Crash; Family Believes Helmet Would Have Saved Him
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By Anne Marshall
(LOUISVILLE) -- A 24-year-old Louisville man died at University Hospital Thursday after crashing his motorcycle into a car on Preston Highway about 7:30 Wednesday night. As WAVE 3's Anne Marshall reports, his family is hoping his story will convince other riders to wear helmets.
Any mother will say their child's life is priceless. But Connie Crisler has her son's life priced at $400.
"He's got a $400 helmet," she said. "I don't know why he didn't have it on."
Police say 24-year-old Chad Crisler lost control of his motorcycle on Preston Highway about 7:30 Wednesday night. He hit a car head-on and suffered extensive injuries.
He wasn't wearing a helmet.
Chad was taken to University Hospital, but died from his injuries on Thursday.
Now his family is in pain.
And Connie believes her son would still be with her if had been wearing a helmet. "If he didn't have it off," she said, "he'd be alive today because there's not another scratch on him."
Police say Chad only had his instructor's permit, so he's one of the few riders who are required by state law to wear a helmet.
But since Kentucky eased up on its helmet law in 2000, the number of riders wearing them has steadily gone down.
Phil Campbell sells Harleys, and says most customers leave with a helmet, but fewer believe in them -- he estimates about 50 percent of his customers wear helmets.
"In the winter time, they're warm," Campbell said. "That's about it."
Kentucky State Trooper Greg Larimore is a believer. "We definitely believe helmets save your life."
Larimore says since the law changed, motorcycle crashes have resulted in more serious injuries, "especially head injuries."
No one will ever know the value Chad's $400 helmet could have had. But his family believes Chad paid the ultimate price for not wearing it.
Online Reporter: Anne Marshall
Online Producer: Michael Dever
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