Philip A. Contos, 55, was riding bareheaded in a ride to protest mandatory helmet laws last week in Onondaga, New York when he was thrown over the handlebars and hit his head on the pavement after losing control of his 1983 Harley Davidson. He was pronounced dead later that day at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York.
State Trooper Robert Jureller said “the doctor felt that the death could have been prevented if he simply had been wearing a helmet . . .He hit the brakes, lost control, was ejected and struck his head on the road. He suffered a skull fracture.”
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