Bryan Lohr (19) was killed in a motorcycle accident
Published: Jun 14, 2011 @ 10:23 PM

Bryan Lohr (19)
Date: Apr 10, 2011
Cause of Death: Motorcycle Accident
Location: Holiday, FL
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A 19-year-old from Pasco County is dead after crashing on his motorcycle early Sunday morning. It happened in a neighborhood off U.S. 19. Hours earlier, Bryan Lohr posted on his Facebook page his excitement about taking his bike out.
From the moment you click on Lohr's profile page, you can tell he loved his motorcycle. His Facebook page's wall is lined with pictures of his bright green Kawasaki sport bike. His last post from Sunday morning reads, "Early morning ride is the best. Then got to watch the sunrise??? Yea, my day was just made."
Lohr had plans to play paintball later in the day with friends but he never made it. He was hit while riding north through a neighborhood along Grand Boulevard in Holiday around 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
William Spivey, who lives in the neighborhood, heard the crash. He says, "I heard something. Err, katunk. I'm like, 'What was that?' and I walked outside and I seen what happened down the street and I ran outside and got the cell phone and called 911 and walked down there and one gentleman was out there doing CPR on the man."
The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting that 27-year-old Christopher Henn of Holiday was driving a 1997 Mercury and was turning into a driveway when he crossed into the path of Lohr's motorcycle.
Lohr, who recently graduated from Mitchell High School, died at the scene.
Pernell Holmes lives near the crash scene. He says, "He did have a helmet on. It's just sad someone has to pass because of not being cautious."
Lohr didn't hide the fact that he loved speed. He even posting pictures of what appears to be traffic stops and run-ins with the law. In one picture, there's a popular bumper sticker that reads, "Look twice, save a life. Motorcycles are everywhere."
Ironically, in this crash, however, state troopers indicate that Henn, the other driver, was at fault although it's unclear if speed might have been a factor.
Spivey adds, "I feel bad for the parents and even the guy that was in the car, he was upset because he looked twice and everything and he didn't see the motorcycle coming."
While Lohr's closest friends were too upset to speak on camera, they say they want people to know Bryan is a young man who will be missed by many.
Sadly, he'd posted on his Facebook page back in February a plea to his friends to stop telling him he was going to die on his bike.
Related Article(s): http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/article/186466/8/19-year-old-biker-killed-after-friends-warnings
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