Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Michael E. Priester was only 53 oldness aged when he died on the morning of February 21, 2009. He was on his way home on U. S. 17 North of Decrepit Daytona Road in Volusia County when a pickup truck collided head - on with his motorcycle; he was wearing his helmet at the stretch of the crash.
His noteworthy occupation with Orange County Fire Salvation had spanned midpoint 18 second childhood, genesis on April 21, 1991. He’d been most recently assigned to the Special Operations Squad Unit at Fire Station 83. He will be sorely off-course by his fellow firefighters and paramedics. He is survived by his wife. The cause of the crash was investigated by the Florida Highway Monitoring, and it was obstinate that the pickup truck had swerved suddenly in to the stricken motorcyclist’s passage. Residing in Deland, Priester was very active in the local firefighter’s labor union and was superior by his colleagues for his lively sense of humor. He would loudly imitate “Curly” of the mythical 1930s Parable Troupe “The Three Stooges, ” while salutation loved ones or his many friends by having them pull his inventory finger straight out as if it were a breathing clambake account. As a younger man, he would inspire friends by pursing his bushy eyebrows together relevance a “Groucho Marx” monobrow.
He would let have monkey boys from the volume rides on the “Big Red Engine” while being soft touch with his era. This fire truck with its hook n’ ladder was more than 60 feet long – a giant attraction to an awestruck boy.
He always loved motorcycles. A memorable “bike” was a GPZ that he handled with skillful aplomb. Another bedfellow described Mike as “kind - hearted, always a shriek on his lips, who loved his work. At Tallulah Park, he once performed CPR to save the life of an elderly woman, aged 97. He hot property other human beings, both senescent and early.