OFF THE WIRE
JACKSON COUNTY -- An officer of the Gulfport chapter of the Bandido Motorcycle Club died Friday morning in an accident on Interstate 10, authorities said.
Christopher David “Chris” Adams, 33, of Gulfport, was eastbound on I-10 about a mile east of D’Iberville, Mississippi Highway Patrol Cpl. Johnny Poulos said.
Adams drove into a construction zone closed to traffic, Poulos said, and apparently lost control of his bike on uneven pavement while trying to get back on the highway. Adams was thrown into the road at mile-marker 48, where the two eastbound vehicles hit him about 3:50 a.m. Friday.
Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus said Adams was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt-force trauma.
“Chris was a proud member of the Bandido nation …” fellow Bandido member Shannan Delthen said. “He was great, honest and loving, a good father and husband and good brother. We’re grown men who enjoy riding motorcycles and enjoy the idea of a brotherhood and that’s what led us to be a Bandido, and that’s what we live for every day.”
Though the federal government labels the group an outlaw motorcycle gang, Delthen said the local chapter is composed of hardworking motorcyclists. Adams, a tugboat captain by trade, also had the honor, Delthen said, of being the sergeant at arms of the Bandido Gulfport chapter.
Adams is survived by his wife and children. A memorial service is set at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Riemann Family Funeral Home in Gulfport, with visitation two hours prior to the service.
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