# Florida lawyer who successfully fought Florida's motorcycle helmet law dies in a motorcycle accident while not wearing a helmet

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**Created:** [October 25, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-lawyer-who-successfully-fought-floridas-motorcycle-helmet-law-dies-in-a-motorcycle-accident-while-not-wearing-a-helmet/973779 "2022-10-25T20:59:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-lawyer-who-successfully-fought-floridas-motorcycle-helmet-law-dies-in-a-motorcycle-accident-while-not-wearing-a-helmet/973779/1 "2022-10-25T20:59:38Z")

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And takes his girlfriend with him.

> **[Attorney who fought Florida helmet laws died in motorcycle crash while not...](https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2022/10/25/attorney-who-fought-florida-helmet-laws-died-motorcycle-crash-while-not-wearing-one/)**
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> Ron Smith, 66, and his girlfriend, 62-year-old Brenda Jeanan Volpe, were on their way to a funeral with a group of riders from the American Legion.

Florida Man strikes again.

Perhaps “the gummint can’t tell me what to do!” is not good enough reason for refusing to follow instructions that can save your life.

(Word to the antivaxxers.)

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