Melbourne, Floridas' Billy Lane, of Choppers Inc. and "Biker Build off" fame, was involved in a fatal auto accident last night in Melbourne Beach. He was not killed, however, a man riding a moped was killed when Billy struck him head-on with his dually pickup. He had from the sounds of things, tried to pass some slowed traffic on a 2-lane stretch of highway A1A near his home, when he struck a man in his 50's who was riding a moped in the opposite direction. Billy was hospitalized with injuries from the accident, but I have not yet heard the extent of his injuries. Alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
One of my employees, Forrest Smith, who was featured with Billy on an episode of the biker build off series, got the call this morning from his former wife, who is a close friend of the Lane family.
More later as Forrest was calling the shop to get more info.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbc...GNEWS/60905003