A Juneau man died Tuesday evening after colliding with a tour bus while riding a motorcycle. A friend of 30 years said he was “always laughing, cracking jokes, making people around him comfortable.”
The intersection of Egan Drive and Whittier Street on July 6, 2022. According to police, the motorcyclist was traveling outbound on Egan and collided with a tour bus that was turning left from Egan onto Whittier. Juneau police say they got a 911 call at 5:44 p.m. about a crash at the intersection of Egan Drive and Whittier Street and responded with Capital City Fire and Rescue.Desiree Evans went to high school with Sexton. She said they’d been friends for 30 years.
She said he would stick up for her if she was getting picked on at high school parties, even though she was taller.“He waved at me. I waved back,” Johnson said. “And then like, not even five minutes later, I can hear sirens going. And I just prayed.” “Just being around the homeless community. I seen him go check on people. I seen him give money to people who needed money. I seen him help people who were broken down with automobiles,” he said.
“You could tell all of Juneau is pouring their heart out onto this post,” he said. “You could tell how much people loved him. You can tell how much people love his family, and how much people are standing with him and his family.”
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