The Maryland State Director of ABATE was killed in a motorcycle accident August 30 by the driver of an SUV.
Here's the word from WBAL Radio and the AP:
"Crash Kills MD Motorcyclist Who Opposed Helmet Laws
Thursday, August 31, 2006
WBAL Radio and The Associated Press
An Eastern Shore man who was the state director of an organization that lobbies for the rights of motorcycle owners was killed while riding his motorcycle.
A sport utility vehicle struck Martin L. Schultz's bike Wednesday at an intersection in Easton, according to Maryland State Police. Schultz ran off the road and struck a telephone pole. He died at the scene. The SUV driver, Latasha R. Neal, 25, of Hurlock, was treated at Memorial Hospital at Easton and released.
Schultz, 44, of Newcomb, was state director of ABATE (A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments) of Maryland in Annapolis. The association's members, according to its Web site, "have joined together to advocate training as the foremost means to reducing accidents and injury, to put an end to discriminatory legislation, to communicate via a bimonthly newsletter, to explore ways to improve the overall motorcycling experience in Maryland, and to provide for and assure a continuing freedom and affordability of motorcycling."
ABATE opposes mandatory helmet laws and has a "Helmet Law Protest Ride" scheduled for October.
State police said a helmet was recovered from the scene of Schultz's crash, but it was not immediately known if he was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident."
