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Nonprofit BikerDown educates all on what it is like for an injured motorcycle rider after a crash

Arizona’s contingent of BikerDown, a nonprofit, focuses on providing a look into what life truly is like for an injured motorcycle rider after a crash.

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Bikers. The word brings to mind a rough-and-tumble, don’t-mess-with-me subculture of mounted highway marauders.

Laurie Montoya has spent the last 14 years working to change that perception.

From her home office, Montoya helps oversee Arizona’s contingent of BikerDown, a nonprofit formed to provide services that help bikers navigate the byways of a culture that tends to be feared by some, misunderstood by many.

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