My name is Brian Montgomery aka “bdmpastx” on most forums.

I was in an accident on May 6th, 2005. While riding my motorcycle in Arkansas on a road known as the pig trail, I was struck by a vehicle. It was a nice day. It was pretty warm as I remember. I was riding with the Texas Sportbike Association. I was not leading the ride as I normally do but I was second in the line of 5 other riders. I was riding 2 up with my girlfriend (now wife) when we got to stopping/turning point. We would always stop and wait for everyone to catch up when we were about to change directions or get on a different road. So we sat and waited for about five minutes waiting for 2 members of our group to show up. I asked my wife to hop off the bike while I went back to check up on them. I was always concerned with our fellow rider’s safety. So I head back down the road about 3 miles and I see that our 2 riders were ok and coming along. I waited until they passed before I turned around. I did my u turn then proceed to pass them while heading back. That turned out to be my fatal mistake. I passed them with ease and was riding along up front when a car decided to turn in front of me. I remember seeing the white Mercury Cougar coming down the road. I don’t remember hitting it though. The car decided to get into the oncoming lane to decelerate before making the turn. I just happened to be in that lane.