Central Washington University ScholarWorks@CWU CWU Student Newspaper University Archives and Special Collections 2-4-1988 The Observer Central Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper Recommended Citation Central Washington University, "The Observer" (1988). CWU Student Newspaper. 1810. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper/1810 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives and Special Collections at ScholarWorks@CWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in CWU Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@CWU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Volume 6, Issue No. 4 Thursday, February 4, 1988 Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington Reckless rider tries to fly. • .fails By ROBERT SORBO Staff Writer A CWU student was thrown from his motorcycle early Saturday morning, after , attempting to jump a gravel mound in a student parking lot at Cen tral. Jeff Krueger, 19, received facial lacerations and was knocked uncon cious for a short time as a result of the accident. The accident occurred just east of Nicholson Pavilion in Flot of stu dent parking. Jeff Duff and another friend of Krueger's who witnessed the accident, had just pulled into the parking lot when they heard Krueger's motorcycle start up. ''I told him (Krueger) it was not . a good idea,'' said . Duff. Krueger though, who was intoxicated and described by Duff as ''going about 50 mph" attempted the jump. "The next thing I knew everyone was running over there," said Duff. Krueger was thrown about 30 or 40 feet after he hit the jump, with the motorcycle landing on top of him.