TV Channel 2 reports on this tragic event that took the life of a young woman who volunteered for the Gasport fire department and was the organization's secretary....
Gasport Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Niagara County Sheriff Deputies are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened about 2:30pm on Memorial Day in the Town of Newfane. Investigators say Michelle McQueen, 24, of Gasport, lost control of her motorcycle and was hit by an on-coming van hauling a camper on Ridge Road near Hess Road. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Marc Morse, 24, also of Gasport, was taken to Lockport Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Investigators believe McQueen and Morse were riding alongside each other at the time of the incident.
Friends say the two were engaged and planning an autumn wedding.
The Niagara County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate.
Gasport Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Niagara County Sheriff Deputies are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened about 2:30pm on Memorial Day in the Town of Newfane. Investigators say Michelle McQueen, 24, of Gasport, lost control of her motorcycle and was hit by an on-coming van hauling a camper on Ridge Road near Hess Road. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Marc Morse, 24, also of Gasport, was taken to Lockport Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Investigators believe McQueen and Morse were riding alongside each other at the time of the incident.
Friends say the two were engaged and planning an autumn wedding.
The Niagara County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate.
The Buffalo News reports of the very same, but with this addition:
Michelle McQueen, 24, of Ridge Road, lost control of her eastbound motorcycle when she attempted to speak with her boyfriend, Marc Morse, who was behind her on another motorcycle, authorities said.
