Out-of-control car kills motorcyclist

Sandra Maynard was killed in a motorcycle accident between Sparta and Smithville on Thursday. The family is inviting all local residents who knew her to participate in a bikers funeral for her Monday at 5 p.m.

The car just missed her husband, Michael, who was riding ahead of her.

?She swerved over and just missed me, but hit Sandy,? said Michael, indicating the driver of the car that killed his wife had three small children with her. ?I?m not sure but I think those kids played a part in her losing control.?

The accident took place on Highway 70 West as the couple was enjoying a ride from Sparta to Smithville on their Harley-Davidsons.

Michael, who worked at McMinnville Tool for several years, says a number of Warren County residents know him and his wife, an employee of Farmers Co-op in Sparta. He wants any friends to know they are welcome to attend a bikers funeral for Sandra tomorrow night.

?This is the kind of funeral she wanted,? said Michael, who has been a motorcycle enthusiast for about 10 years.

The funeral will take place Monday night at 5 p.m. at Oaklawn Funeral Home in Sparta. Bikers will ride in full leather from the funeral home to the cemetery.