Deltona man killed in motorcycle crash

A Deltona man was killed this morning in a motorcycle accident on Lee Road. Ackar Martin, 41, was riding a motorcycle north on Lee Road at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday when a southbound car driven by Patricia ...

[Under the Bus]

the helmet was strapped to the side of the bike where it did the most good, the muffler was not scratched.

[calling it as I see it]

no helmet; no sympathy.

[Rindy]

You selfish, idiot , stupid woman . You took a mans life . I pray you spend yours behind bars away from your loved ones and freedom

[Dennis]

too many motorcycles. I saw one today without a headlight and the idiot didn't have a helmet on. Maybe he was cool

[Kasheem Martin]

R.I.P
To the best father in the world love you always POP
DA Dream.

[Tyrannosaurus]

realist wrote:

One less idiot on the road.

Your despicable.

[Tyrannosaurus]

Kasheem Martin wrote:

R.I.P
To the best father in the world love you always POP
DA Dream.

Amen.

[mountainman]

realist wrote:

One less idiot on the road.

Speaking of yourself, huh.

[Truth]

Rindy wrote:

You selfish, idiot , stupid woman . You took a mans life . I pray you spend yours behind bars away from your loved ones and freedom

You can be sure the Slap on the wrist will sting for about 30 seconds than all will be forgotten. Too many Idiot drivers, too many Idiot comments about Helmets in a state that DOESN'T require them. Same story this weeek in South Carolina, except the biker WAS wearing a helmet and he's just as dead.

[Harley rider]

Shame on you people. Regardless of wether he was wearing a helmet or not, he was someones father/husband etc. IF the person that turned in front of him, had obeyed the law, and yielded the right of way to him, then he would still be with his family. It's not that there's to many bikes on the road, it's careless drivers that we have to many of. I ride, and since I took the safety class, it has made me a better, more alert driver.
May he R.I.P.

[katie]

i heard the accident happen. it was a horrific scene. i work at a motorcycle shop and encourage everyone to wear helmets. Perhaps he would still be alive if he had one on.

[Truth about Helmets]

katie wrote:

i heard the accident happen. it was a horrific scene. i work at a motorcycle shop and encourage everyone to wear helmets. Perhaps he would still be alive if he had one on.

Is it possible that helmets don't work? Examine a Department of Transportation-approved helmet. Look deep into its comforting plush lining, and hidden amidst the soft fuzz you'll find a warning label: "Some reasonably foreseeable impacts may exceed the helmet's capability to protect against severe injury or death."

What is a "reasonably foreseeable" impact? Any impact around 14 miles per hour or greater. Motorcycle helmets are tested by being dropped on an anvil from a height of six feet, the equivalent of a 13.66-mph impact. If you ride at speeds less than 14 mph and are involved only in accidents involving stationary objects, you're golden. A typical motorcycle accident, however, would be a biker traveling at, say, 30 mph, and being struck by a car making a left turn at, maybe, 15 mph. That's an effective cumulative impact of 45 mph. Assume the biker is helmet-clad, and that he is struck directly on the head. The helmet reduces the blow to an impact of 31.34 mph. Still enough to kill him. The collisions that helmets cushion effectively–say, 7-mph motorcycles with 7-mph cars–are not only rare but eminently avoidable.
In helmet-law states, there exists a reciprocal relationship between death due to head trauma and death due to neck injury. That is, a four-pound helmet might save the head, but the force is then transferred to the neck. Doctor's found that helmets begin to increase one's chances of a fatal neck injury at speeds exceeding 13-mph, about the same impact at which helmets can no longer soak up kinetic energy. For this reason, Dr. Charles Campbell, a Chicago heart surgeon who performs more than 300 operations per year and rides his dark-violet, chopped Harley Softail to work at Michael Reese Hospital, refuses to wear a helmet. "Your head may be saved," says Dr. Campbell, "but your neck will be broken."

[Referee]

I offer my most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Martin.

Pay no attention to the idiots who post heartless comments. They are morons who need to get a life.

Helmet or no helmet, he was a person with hopes, dreams, aspirations, family, and friends. Noone deserves to be disrespected the way insignificant scom like "Under, Calling, Realist, Dennis and Artie" have disrespected this man. I hope those clowns learn very soon just how quick and certain Karma can be.

Again, My condolences to the family and friends of Mr.Martin.

[Chanel Meade]

It is so sad to see how insensitive humans are. The Bible says to love your brothers and sisters and you would yourself. Just think if that was your loved one and some dumb aXX decided that it was nice to post a comment saying "one less driver to worry about" or "He wasn't wearing a helmet" what then. How would you feel. I knew that man and FYI he was a great man. You all should be ashamed of yourself. It is true to say that no good shall come to a person who has evil and impure thoughts. My love is with his family; especially his son (kash) and you haters will remain my foot-stool

R.I.P - Papi

[CMM123]

calling it as I see it wrote:

no helmet; no sympathy.

You know guys Ackar is a father to he's my loved one. "No Helmet NO SYMPATHY" Well You What he was not the cause of this accident and there is no law saying you have to wear a helmet. There is so many cruel and painful things i can wish for you and your family right now and mean it with all my of heart instead i hope you never loose a loveone.

[BARBARA MILLS]

ITS SUCH A SHAME HOW ANOTHER HUMAN BEING CAN POST SUCH A COLD HEARTLESS COMMENT ABOUT MY UNCLE BUCK..WELL THAT WAS MY UNCLE MY FAMILY MY KIN FOLK.WE ARE IN MOURNING FOR THE LOSS OF A GREAT MAN GREAT UNCLE GOD FATHER TO MY CHILDREN.WE LOVE YOU MARLEY AND YOU WILL BE MISSED SOMETHING SERIOUS....TO ALL YOU HEARTLESS WRITERS...ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF WE ARE TO BE CONCERNED WITH,PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO WOULD SEE A BIKER AND WOULD DO YOUR DARNEST IN BEING SPITEFUL TO THEM ETC...I HAVE SOME ADVICE IF THERE IS ANY ROOM TO THE FOOT OF YOUR BED AND THE GROUND KNEEL AND ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS ..YOU NEED IT!ILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU ALSO..

[biggadon]

rest in peace buck! fellow devil ray and rider.

[Shem Martin]

Listen I am 12 years old and my uncle is gone forever. I love Him very much and I will miss him. He was a awsome man and 1 thing that i loved was how much love he showed for my family and I. For all you people who wrote things like 1less idiot one the road 2 worry about, I hope you realize that you posted a cold and heartles thing about him. If I were you I would think twice about posting something like that.That is my uncle and because of this insident I have finally spoke out for the very 1st time in my life. I love you uncle buck and I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. I will pray for all of you who posted mean things about him.

[Nelson Ponce]

Ackar was a great person with a big heart; he was also my friend for many years. My condolences to his family and friends. Ackar, God Bless You my brother and rest in Peace!

[Dennis]

Shem Martin wrote:

Listen I am 12 years old and my uncle is gone forever. I love Him very much and I will miss him. He was a awsome man and 1 thing that i loved was how much love he showed for my family and I. For all you people who wrote things like 1less idiot one the road 2 worry about, I hope you realize that you posted a cold and heartles thing about him. If I were you I would think twice about posting something like that.That is my uncle and because of this insident I have finally spoke out for the very 1st time in my life. I love you uncle buck and I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. I will pray for all of you who posted mean things about him.

you're right, we do write stupid comments on these boards. Anytime anybody loses a friend or family member it sucks. And it hurts to read these comments too after what you've been through. Good luck to you mate, From now on I'll only leave stupid comments about dead cats and the old woman obsessed with the handicaps bathroom stall. No promises but I'll try.