"Ride To Remember" Also Creates Scholarship Fund In Victim's Memory.
Jodi Leong KITV4 News Reporter
HONOLULU -- An impressive stream of bikers journeyed around the island Sunday, in honor of a motorcyclist who was killed by a drunken driver in March.
About 40 bikers took part in “Ride to Remember” in honor of John David Tyner, who was killed when a pick-up truck hit a car which then hit Tyner on his motorcycle.
Police believe the driver of the pick-up was drunk and speeding before the crash.
"He was actually riding on his Harley Davidson motorcycle home from class at our Hawaii Loa campus," said Justin Vance, Ed.D., of Hawaii Pacific University.
Tyner was a graduate student at HPU, studying diplomacy and military studies.
He was also a retired Navy Command Master Chief.
Friends and family organized the "Ride to Remember" to increase awareness of motorcycle safety and to remind people of the dangers of drinking and driving.
But the ride is also helping to create a memorial scholarship fund at HPU in Tyner's memory.
Bikers from around the island paid a $50 registration fee to participate, with half the funds going to the scholarship and the other half to support events surrounding the ride.
The riders made a 75-mile loop around the island starting at Moanalua Bay Sunday morning and ending at South Seas Harley Davidson in Waipahu where Tyner bought his motorcycle.
"These are the places where they liked to go. They had a lot of family times at Sandy Beach,” said Jason Hoffman, event organizer and Tyner’s friend.
Former soldier and biker Marvin Crews and his club, Cycles in Action, took part in the ride even though they never knew Tyner.
"He's a military member. He's a brother in arms. It feels good. We actually come out and do something. Do something positive. You know, we get that stigma of we're out there, wild and crazy. But it's not all about that. We do a lot of good things," Crews said.
"All different kinds of riders, but all coming together for this good cause. Hopefully the scholarship will keep his memory alive and help others so great things in the world," Vance said.
Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/29818181/detail.html#ixzz1eOVjwTECAbout 40 bikers took part in “Ride to Remember” in honor of John David Tyner, who was killed when a pick-up truck hit a car which then hit Tyner on his motorcycle.
Police believe the driver of the pick-up was drunk and speeding before the crash.
"He was actually riding on his Harley Davidson motorcycle home from class at our Hawaii Loa campus," said Justin Vance, Ed.D., of Hawaii Pacific University.
Tyner was a graduate student at HPU, studying diplomacy and military studies.
He was also a retired Navy Command Master Chief.
Friends and family organized the "Ride to Remember" to increase awareness of motorcycle safety and to remind people of the dangers of drinking and driving.
But the ride is also helping to create a memorial scholarship fund at HPU in Tyner's memory.
Bikers from around the island paid a $50 registration fee to participate, with half the funds going to the scholarship and the other half to support events surrounding the ride.
The riders made a 75-mile loop around the island starting at Moanalua Bay Sunday morning and ending at South Seas Harley Davidson in Waipahu where Tyner bought his motorcycle.
"These are the places where they liked to go. They had a lot of family times at Sandy Beach,” said Jason Hoffman, event organizer and Tyner’s friend.
Former soldier and biker Marvin Crews and his club, Cycles in Action, took part in the ride even though they never knew Tyner.
"He's a military member. He's a brother in arms. It feels good. We actually come out and do something. Do something positive. You know, we get that stigma of we're out there, wild and crazy. But it's not all about that. We do a lot of good things," Crews said.
"All different kinds of riders, but all coming together for this good cause. Hopefully the scholarship will keep his memory alive and help others so great things in the world," Vance said.