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Paul Teutul Sr. NOT DEAD, Just Another Hoax

It's not the first and it looks like it's not going to be the last time either when hoaxes about the death of Paul Teutul Sr. are spread on the internet. The last one comes from a website whose advertising banners are more than enough to cause a raised eyebrow and triple-check the story.
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Following the sources mentioned we ran into websites that led to all sorts of online scams, and it doesn't take a web specialist to figure out that we were already in hoax territory.

Even so, according to irondemons.com, Paul Sr. was killed while riding his motorcycle in Gretna, on the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana. The source mentioned that Mr. Teutul died after being crashed into by an SUV, and that no less than five vehicles were involved in the traffic incident.

The 2014 Infiniti QX80 was allegedly driven by Lille Liccardi, 72, of Greta, who disregarded a red traffic light and crashed into Paul SR.'s 2016 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Funny thing to mention model years and, in the car's case - the model, and skip this info about the Harley.

A second rider, Mark Duffy, was also injured badly and hospitalized, the sources mentioned. Alongside this "info," plenty of blabbering about police investigations, seatbelts, and motorcycle helmets is also included.

A quick peek at Orange County Choppers' Facebook page revealed an official statement that slashed these rumors and that was followed by more than 110 comments saluting the fact that Paul Teutul Sr. was safe and sound.


At the time of writing, there was no other position from OCC, nor any indication that the custom motorcycle manufacturer has any intentions to find out who and why has spread such rumors.

Some voices claim the whole story emanated from Orange County Choppers themselves, and was intended as a rather macabre publicity stunt aimed at drawing attention to the bike makers, whose fame has been in decline over the past years.
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