Brother Speed
| Brother Speed MC | |
|---|---|
| Formation | May 1969 |
| Type | Outlaw motorcycle club |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
| Region served | Northwestern United States |
| Membership | 150[1] |
| Website | www.brotherspeedmcoregon.com |
The Brother Speed Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club[2][3] that was formed in Boise, Idaho in 1969, but now has its mother chapter in Portland, Oregon. They are considered by Oregon's Department of Justice to be one of six "outlaw motorcycle gangs" in the state.[2][4] Brother Speed is also listed as an "outlaw motorcycle club" by the Idaho Department of Corrections gang information web site.[5]
Brother Speed was established by a group of high school friends who rode motorcycles together. The friends noticed an increase in motorcycles in the area and decided to run a newspaper ad looking for anyone interested in riding together and starting a motorcycle club. A meeting was organized with approximately 20 people attending the first meeting. A few weeks after the first meeting, the group came up with the name, "Brother Speed." The club's insignia is a winged skull with sunglasses and its "colors" are black and gold.[1] There are around 150 Brother Speed members and there are eight chapters spread across Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Utah.[6]
On September 19, 2009, up to 26 motorcycles ridden by members of the Brother Speed motorcycle club were involved in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 5 near Wilsonville, Oregon. The crash inflicted serious injuries on two of the bikers, sending ten to the hospital, and closed off that portion of I-5 for four hours.[2][3][7][8] One of the critically injured Brother Speed members improved and was released from the hospital; the other died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.[9]
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- ^ a b Bishop, Bill (14 June 2008). "Trial shines light on `outlaw' biker gang activities in state.". The Register-Guard. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Trial+shines+light+on+%60outlaw'+biker+gang+activities+in+state.-a0180289407.
- ^ a b c Bella, Rick (18 September 2009). "26 Brother Speed motorcycles crash on I-5; traffic backs up for miles". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/09/crash_possibly_involving_multi.html. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ a b Crombie, Noelle (19 September 2009). "Authorities identify 5 bikers hurt in I-5 wreck". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/09/authorities_identify_2_bikers.html. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "26 outlaw bikers crash on Oregon freeway Report: 2 gang members are seriously injured in collision on Interstate 5". MSNBC/Associated Press. 2009-09-19. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32923524/ns/us_news-life/. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE CLUBS Brother Speed. Idaho Department of Correction. http://idahogangs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=142&Itemid=327.
- ^ List of Brother Speed chapters
- ^ 26 outlaw bikers crash on Oregon freeway
- ^ Caldwell, Bert (19 September 2009). "Bikers injured in pile-up were from North Idaho". The Spokesman-Review. http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/09/authorities_identify_2_bikers.html. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Bella, Rick (5 October 2009). "26 Brother Speed member dies from injuries in Sept. 18 pileup". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/10/brother_speed_members_dies_fro.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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