Florida attorney who fought helmet laws dies in motorcycle crash
Ron Smith and his girlfriend, Brenda Jeanan Volpe, weren’t wearing helmets in fatal August crash
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Ron Smith and his girlfriend, Brenda Jeanan Volpe, weren’t wearing helmets in fatal August crash
A Florida lawyer, who advocated against laws which required motorcyclists to wear headgear to ride, died in a fatal bike crash with his girlfriend - neither were wearing a helmet.
Ron Smith was a staunch advocate against Florida's mandatory helmet law in the 1990s.
A Florida lawyer who thought that motorcycle helmets should be a choice, rather than a requirement, died with his girlfriend in August in a motorcycle crash.
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