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Bradley (Bear) Brazell
April 10, 2005

My Son-in-Law, Bradley (Bear) Brazell, was killed April 10, 2005 by a 16 year old teen, that turned left in front of him. Bradley was riding my sons motorcycle, taking it to my sons house. Bradley had 40 ft. of reaction time, which everyone knows who rides what happens. My son-in-law didn't have a chance. There was no remorse on the boys part, or his family. The police didn't get there until a hour later. My daughter didn't know of Bradley's death until 3 hours later. This has been my daughters worst nightmare. They have 2 children one just turned 6 and the oldest just turned 14. What are they to do to get over this? It will take years. The boy will be charged with failure to yield, so we've been told. The boy was driving 2 days after what happened. The boys parents went out the following week after he killed Bradley and bought him a new mustang. We belong to a Motorcycle group EasyRiders of SC. My husband is president of our group. We went to our chapter of Abate and to the rally that was given at the State House. We did get to speak at the rally about what happened to our Son-in Law. We are trying to get the law changed about Failing to Yield Right of Way. I also wanted to send what my husband wrote about his feelings about Bradley and how he feels about the accident. Bradley had the biggest heart in the world, he didn't meet a stranger, he would give you the shirt off his back. We all miss him dearly, there's is not a day that goes by we don't.

IN MEMORY OF BRADLEY BEAR BRAZELL

I want everyone to imagine a beautiful day with the sun shining pretty and bright and not to hot to enjoy his final ride. I want everyone to imagine a young man riding his motorcycle without a care in the world feeling free like everytime you get on a bike. I hope everyone that reads this can feel some of the terror and pain that he felt. You are riding down the road when all at once a kid turns right in front of you and you have no where to go, the bike slams into the S.U.V. so hard that it drives the young mans organs to the right side of his body and he slams to the road where he dies moments later. After all this terror and pain I want everyone to imagine that this was their spouse or daddy or their child. I know that in my heart that Bradley has forgiven the kid but I can't. God forgive me for that. Your father-in-law will always love you.

Melton Pokey Hayes

If you want to add your thoughts in memory of Bradley, please e-mail them to me. If you want your thoughts to be anonymous, indicate that in your e-mail. If any information is in error, my sincere apologies. Bless family and friends.