Ron Smith: Lawyer who fought AGAINST helmet law dies along with GF in bike crash while not wearing one
TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA: A Florida lawyer who successfully fought against state helmet legislation died in a motorbike crash while without wearing a helmet. Ron Smith, 66, an experienced lawyer, and his girlfriend Brenda Jeanan Volpe, 62, were killed in a deadly motorbike accident on August 20 while neither of them was donning a helmet. The pair reportedly met through a group called the American Legion in Old Town.
According to Tampa Bay Times, Smith allegedly lost control of their bike when slowing down for traffic while Smith and Volpe were traveling to a funeral. When Smith started to slow down for traffic on US 19 North in Pinellas County, he lost control of his motorbike and skidded on the road, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. His bike overturned onto its left side, rotating in a clockwise direction, and hit the utility trailer's left side and wheel. No one was charged in connection with the collision, according to Steve Gaskins, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol.
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