Douglas Webb Cooper died Monday morning after a car hit his motorcycle in Kernersville. The 68-year-old rode his 2012 Can-Am Spyder north on Union Cross Road. A 2024 Honda Accord came into his lane near Solomon Drive. The two vehicles smashed together around 10:19 a.m.
The force threw Cooper off the Spyder. Kernersville police got to the scene fast. Forsyth County EMS checked him right there. They said he was dead at the site. No one else got hurt in the wreck.
Cops say the Honda pulled into Cooper’s path. They still dig into how it happened. This crash marks the first traffic death in Kernersville this year. Officers ask anyone who saw something to call Master Police Officer S. Slyman.
Cooper lived in Kernersville. Friends and family feel the loss hard. They talk about the times they spent with him. The town feels quieter now without him around.
People who knew Cooper keep his stories close. He left marks on the folks he met. The investigation goes on as the community deals with the news.
Police keep looking at every detail from the intersection. They want a clear picture of the moments before the hit. Cooper’s family leans on the support coming in from neighbors.
The road stays open now but the memory of that morning lingers for those who pass by Union Cross Road and Solomon Drive.
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