GWguy
05-27-2008, 08:34 AM
washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052700714.html?nav=rss_metro)
Authorities this morning recovered the body of a motorcyclist who had swerved from the George Washington Parkway and down a steep embankment toward the Potomac River on Monday evening.
After learning about the accident, police closed the northbound parkway to begin their search. But about 6:45 p.m., a Mercedes SUV traveling southbound on the parkway rolled over and sent a loose tire into the rescue effort.
"That's a huge safety issue for us. It was literally about 25 feet from where the rescue was," Saulnier said.
Authorities this morning recovered the body of a motorcyclist who had swerved from the George Washington Parkway and down a steep embankment toward the Potomac River on Monday evening.
After learning about the accident, police closed the northbound parkway to begin their search. But about 6:45 p.m., a Mercedes SUV traveling southbound on the parkway rolled over and sent a loose tire into the rescue effort.
"That's a huge safety issue for us. It was literally about 25 feet from where the rescue was," Saulnier said.