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Kill A Biker: Go To Jail
Posted on Sep 03, 2009
Posted 5/22/2009
During the Harley 105th Anniversary in Milwaukee in 2008, a biker from Ann Arbor, Michigan was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Mike Fleming rode in for the big Harley party with some of his friends. They were riding in a group when the 62-year old woman crossed into their pack nearly taking them all out. Fleming was killed and there was an outcry from the motorcycle community for justice.
ABATE of Wisconsin member Steve Johnson kept in contact with the Michigan bikers and helped coordinate several things including a web site, www.mikeyslastride.com, a press conference and bikers attending the sentencing of the defendant, Kathleen Boland. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison with no early release and five years of supervision after her release.
Steve Johnson contacted Hupy and Abraham, S.C. and we helped sponsor the website as well as pay for a communications company to assist Johnson in contacting the media for the press conference and court appearances. As Attorney Michael Hupy said after the sentence was handed down, “As tragic as this whole case is, it does underscore the point that there are serious consequences to killing a biker and that the activism of Steve Johnson and other members of ABATE of Wisconsin in bringing this matter to the public’s attention can make a difference.”
