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Show Pickup and trailer that collided head on with motorcyclist at the "Head of the Rocks" overlook northeast of Escalante is parked at the left. Traveling with five friends, a skilled New Zealand New Zealand Motorcyclist Killed In Collision With Pickup Near Escalante ESCALANTE A tourist from New Zealand, traveling by motorcycle with five friends, was killed instantly June 12 in a collision with a pickup truck. Brian Barnsley, 51 of Hamilton, New Zealand, was traveling leisurely toward Boulder on his 1998 BMW, 1100 CT motorcycle. He had stopped at head-of-the-Rocks, a popular overlook northeast of Escalante, and pulled back onto the highway, still looking at the scenery. Inadvertently, he pulled into the opposite lane of traffic, directly into the path of a pickup coming up the switchbacks. Lyle Fullmer, 39 of Elsinore Photo By Rebecca Bales motorcyclist, died instantly when he inadvertently pulled from the overlook into the wrong lane on Highway 12, forgetting tor a tragic moment that Americans drive on the right side of the road. was traveling in his 1976 Ford 250 pickup with his wife and daughter at approximately 20 mph when his vehicle struck Barnsley head on. Fullmer told investigating officer Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Gaylen Moore that he had virtually no time to react as Barnsley pulled unexpectedly into his lane of travel. Barnsley died at the scene ol massive head and chest injuries. Mrs. Fullmer also suffered knee injuries. Moore said that Barnsley was wearing a helmet and the Fullmers were all wearing seatbelts. Moore said that Barnsley's (See New Zealand Motorcyclist Killed Near Escalante Page 3A) Motorcyclist Dies On Hwy 12 From Front Page fellow bikers said they had difficulty remembering that Americans drive on the right side of the road, acknowledging that numerous times they had pulled out on into oncoming traffic. They finally put notes to themselves on their bike handlebars. They told Moore that Barnsley was a skilled motorcyclist and a test driver for BMW for the company's racing bikes. He left a wife but no children. Moore issued no citations. No excessive speed was involved, he said, and termed it an unfortunate accident. |