An 11-year-old boy died on a motorcycle turn of destination over the weekend on Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, according to a Press release from the National Park Service.
The boy’s father, Jason Kruk of Taylorsville, was driving the motorcycle at the time of the destination’s turn on September 6.
The NPS reported that the turn of destination occurred in 1145 near Mile 297, near Boone Fork on the Grandfather Mountain domain of the Boardwalk, north of Asheville.
According to the report, Kruk was driving the motorcycle in the lane to the south and took corrective action after the vehicle in front of him suddenly stopped, prompting the motorcycle to enter the taxiway in a northerly direction where it collided with a van.
The speed limit on this segment of the boardwalk is 35 mph, said park spokeswoman Caitlin Worth.
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Kruk was transferred to a local hospital and cared for by his injuries. His 11-year-old son, a passenger on the motorcycle, flew to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, according to the report.
Both wore helmets at the time of the accident. The driving force of the truck suffered minor injuries. Worth said there were no notable fees in the case.
The 469-mile boardwalk, built as a scenic direction to attract tourism to the Great Depression, stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia through Asheville, and ends at the front of great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cherokee.
Worth said it’s the twelfth death on the boardwalk this year. There were 19 deaths 2019. Es the time when the national park site was visited most in the country, with nearly 15 million visitors last year.
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