Bull rider, Aron Beverly Killed in Pickup Crash

By Cindy Meyers
Posted Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Family provided obituary at bottom of article with funeral arrangements.
Bull rider Aron Beverly, 20, of Tipp City, Ohio died on Saturday, December 2, when his 2003 Ford pickup truck went over a guardrail on southbound Interstate 75 in Moraine, Ohio, and dropped onto Arbor Boulevard. According to police records they were dispatched at 5:30 PM.

Aron’s girlfriend, Chassity Rinderle, 19, of Rossburg, Ohio, who was the front-seat passenger, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where she underwent surgery. On Sunday her condition was listed as fair.

Another bull rider, Tim Zellers, 22, of Laura, was also a passenger. He, was able to walk around before being taken to the hospital where he was treated and released.

According to police it is believed Beverly was driving at a high speed on southbound I-75 he was trying to switch lanes when his truck struck another vehicle, causing him to lose control and hit the guardrail, Police Sgt. Russ Imler said, the truck then flew off the interstate and dropped 22 feet to Arbor Boulevard. The front of the truck hit first before it flipped, Imler said. Eyewitness reports claim that the vehicle was seen weaving through traffic at high speed prior to the accident. There is no evidence that alcohol was a factor although no one in the truck was wearing seat belts and the officers at the scene stated that had they been wearing them could have made a difference in the outcome of the crash. It was reported the two men were on their way to a rodeo when the accident occurred.

Richard Ahmadi, 22, of Englewood, was the driver of the car that Beverly's truck hit. Monday night, he said he did not seek medical attention after the incident and did not want to comment about the wreck.
The accident closed Interstate 75 South and Arbor until about 9:30 p.m.

Please remember Arons family and friends in your prayers and pray for a speedy recovery for Chassity.

Obituary:
BEVERLY, Aron Lee age 20 of Tipp City passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2006. He is survived by his father William L. Beverly-Austin TX, mother Debora Ann Parrish Beverly-Tipp City, sister Heather Beverly- West Milton, brother Kyle Winterbottom-West Milton, and grandparents Bobbie and Ken Beverly-Hewitt, TX, and Joe and Betty Parrish-West Milton. Aron was a graduate from West Milton and CTC in 2005 from the electrical trades class. He enjoyed many activites such as bull- riding, Mounted Search and Rescue Team, horseback riding, dance, four- wheeling, cooking and helping the band as a member of the loading crew. He was a member of the Carpenters and Millwrights Union and he liked to help others and was a good worker. Services will be held on Friday, December 8, 2006 at 10:30am at the West Milton United Church of Christ with Rev. Mark Moore officiating. Friends may call on Thursday, December 7, 2006 from 4:00-8:00pm at Hale-Sarver Funeral Home 284 N. Miami, West Milton. Burial will be in Waco, Texas. If so desired memorial contributions may be made to Huntington Bank Memorial Fund c/o Huntington Bank.

The following link will take you to a story published on December 5th by the Dayton Daily News about the accident and the deep friendship of the two bull riders:
Friend will keep crash victim's signature cowboy hat http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/12/04/ddn120506fatalfolo.html

A local news station picked up the story and I believe it well reflects the image of a true cowboy:
Cowboy Funeral Planned For Man Who Died In Crash http://www.wdtn.com/dsp_story.cfm?storyid=67534&RequestTimeout=500