There's irony, and then there's tragedy -- and this story has a little of both.
But Pam's objections became fainter after Strang retired. He told his wife he had found the perfect bike -- a 2013 Harley-Davidson -- at a store near the couple's home in the Casper, Wyo., area. He said the bike was "on his bucket list," according to the Star-Tribune.
On June 27, Strang finally purchased the bike. The proud new owner
posted a picture of the hog on Facebook with the caption, "44 years finally got one :)." (Strang's Facebook page has since been taken down.)
“Both vehicles were in the process of negotiating a right hand curve in the roadway when for unknown reasons, Strang’s motorcycle turned to the right colliding with the drive axles of [a] truck tractor," the
Wyoming Highway Patrol said in a report. "Upon impact Strang was totally ejected from the motorcycle and went under [the] tractor trailer combination."
The report lists "unfamiliarity with the motorcycle" as a possible contributing factor.