Rider Down Hwy 7 & Hwy 50

[RV125]

RIP Rider

[Irocian]

Rip

[healer677]

RIP rider

[CanadianBiker]

I just heard about this and feel sickened. My deepest condolences to his friends and family. I have put in a word to a colleague of mine to see if we, as a organized group of riders, would be allowed, or welcomed, to attend the funeral services.

I think it's an excellent idea. Would you be willing to organize it?

[rafiki911]

RIP rider.

Great idea Shuan. Let us know if the family would be cool with that.

I just heard about this and feel sickened. My deepest condolences to his friends and family. I have put in a word to a colleague of mine to see if we, as a organized group of riders, would be allowed, or welcomed, to attend the funeral services.

[Lazyfro]

RIP...

Please let us know if it's possible and when Shaun - thanks.

I just heard about this and feel sickened. My deepest condolences to his friends and family. I have put in a word to a colleague of mine to see if we, as a organized group of riders, would be allowed, or welcomed, to attend the funeral services.

[EngineerJoe]

My condolences to his family and friends.

RIP Const. Ricardo Torchia

[gcrouse]

R.i.p

[silvrsurfr]

RIP - my condolences to the family and friends...

[BusaBob]

Tragic. Rest in Peace, Rider.

My condolences to family and friends.

[Joely]

Indeed a tragedy - my condolences to his family.

[de Jager]

I think it's an excellent idea. Would you be willing to organize it?

I have put the word out in a couple of places but I have yet to hear back. If this is something that would be in line with the families wishes, I will organize it yes. At this time though, the family has asked for some privacy, which is totally understandable, so I will leave it out there in hopes that I am contacted.

[7up]

So sad. My deepest condolences to the friends and family.

[CanadianBiker]

I have put the word out in a couple of places but I have yet to hear back. If this is something that would be in line with the families wishes, I will organize it yes. At this time though, the family has asked for some privacy, which is totally understandable, so I will leave it out there in hopes that I am contacted.

Thank you Shaun. It would be perfectly understandable if his family chooses to not have a large group of motorcycles show up; if that's the case, hopefully they would take some solice in the fact that so many riders are thinking of them.

[Rollingeagles]

I rode to the sight yesterday. There is a small memorial on a nearby fence where the accident happened. I took a knee and said a prayer for Ricardo and his family. I looked at the road where the accident occurred and felt a real sadness. I jumped on my bike, gave the throttle 3 rev as a salute, and rode off. Very sad.

[lastemperor7]

RIP Ricardo. Your father does business with my company, and he is going to miss you so much. This is so sad. Haven't prayed in a while, but tonight I will for you and your family.

[Niki]

Sincerest condolences to family and friends. Very tragic. Rest in peace Ricardo.

[GreyGhost]

Charges laid today against dump truck driver.

RIP Rick, hopefully your death brings about a change to more severe charges so people pay attention in the future (driver got criminal negligence causing death instead of the typical failure to yield $165 ticket).

http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local.../?hub=CP24Home

York Regional Police have charged a 55-year-old man in the death of an off-duty police officer, who was fatally struck by a dump truck last year.

Ricardo (Rick) Torchia, a 30-year-old Toronto police constable, was killed in the two-vehicle collision on Highway 7, east of Highway 50, in Vaughan on the afternoon of Aug. 2, 2011.

Police said the eastbound dump truck turned left into a private driveway in front of an eastbound motorcycle, resulting in a collision.

Torchia, who was operating the motorcycle, died at the scene.

Police said the suspect was in possession of a substance, believed to be marijuana, when he was arrested at YRP's 4 District headquarters in Vaughan on Wednesday.

Mississauga resident Jose Coutu is charged with criminal negligence causing death and possession of a controlled substance, police said.

Despite the arrest, police are still seeking information from the public.

[rafiki911]

Finally a more serious charge in a motor vehicle collision that caused death.

[rich6969]

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