Deadly motorcycle crash leads family of motorcyclist to raise awareness for biker safety [Video]

MESA, Ariz. – Evan Adams’ family wants to spread motorcycle safety awareness, not only for bikers but also for drivers, as they believe his death could have been avoided.

Amanda Shardy was one of Adams’ closest friends.

“His smile, his goofiness. Again, he was just a pleasant, happy soul to have around,” she said.

Adams, 37, tragically never arrived home from work on October 22.

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Mick Degn, the Executive Director for the Arizona Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Foundation, believes that many of these crashes can be avoided.

“50% of motorcycle crashes out there are the fault of a 4-wheel vehicle, not seeing or distracted whatever it might be,” Degn said.

The accident that cost Adams his life happened when the wheels locked on a Ford F250, hauling two vehicles on a flatbed, resulting in a tire blowout.

The truck driver veered into the HOV lane and …