Motorcycle accident news
22/06/2007

Tests on dead boxer reveal excessive alcohol

The family of US boxer Diego Corrales are unlikely to be able to make a motorcycle accident claim for personal injury compensation after toxicology reports revealed he was more than three times over the alcohol limit when involved in a fatal motorbike accident in May.

The controversial, hard-hitting lightweight was involved in a three-vehicle collision near his Las Vegas home on May 7th and was thrown from his 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000. Despite wearing a helmet, he suffered serious personal injuries in the road traffic accident and died instantly.

Exact details of the motorcycle accident are yet to be confirmed but there are reports that witnesses saw his bike strike the back of a Honda Accord as he tried to overtake, causing him to lose control and crash.

Tests on the 29-year-old's body have recently revealed that Corrales had a blood alcohol level of .25, which is more than three times the limit in the state of Nevada. He also had a previous history of using the roads whilst intoxicated.

Hearing about the fatal motorcycle accident, a family friend paid tribute to the boxer, saying, "Diego lived live to the fullest. He lived it as if every day was his last."