http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime/police-motorcycle-reached-speeds-above-100-mph-before-crash-814295.html?cxtype=ynews_rss "MIDDLETOWN — Two residents are in critical condition after police say their motorcycle struck a street median while reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph. It took more than 12 hours for police to positively identify one of the victims, said Middletown police Detective Steve Winters. The injuries sustained by Elila Watkins, 20, of Middletown, were so severe that friends and family had a difficult time identifying her. They were unable to fingerprint her due to the damage to her hands, he said. Both Watkins and the driver of the motorcycle, Zachary D. Nelson, 28, of Middletown are listed in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital. Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Highland Street and Roosevelt Boulevard at about 2:37 a.m. July 16 on the report of a motorcycle accident. Upon arrival, crews found Nelson and Watkins laying in the roadway. Both victims were transported via medical helicopter to Miami Valley. Winters said that Nelson was traveling at least 100 mph heading eastbound on Roosevelt Boulevard on his 2007 Suzuki motorcycle when he apparently swerved and struck a median on Highland Street. The bike hit the median with such force that it cracked both tires and completely severed the front tire from the vehicle as it caught fire. Officers on patrol spotted the flaming bike and then located the “severely mangled” bodies of Nelson and Watkins on Carolina Street. The two victims were not wearing helmets and Winters said their “road rash” was so bad from sliding more than 1,000 feet during the crash that their clothes were grafted to their bodies. “They were traveling at a high rate of speed. Right now I am comfortable at saying over 100 miles per hour, but we don’t know the exact speed yet,” he said. Debris from the crash was spread over several blocks, authorities said. “There are a lot of questions we have to answer but speed has got to be a factor in this,” Winters added. The accident remains under investigation." ***Get well soon.