Yahoo News British backpacker sacrificed his life to save girlfriend in motorcycle crash in Malaysia
A British backpacker sacrificed his life in a motorcycle accident in Malaysia to save his girlfriend, it has been reported.
Jerry Ray Pizor, 33, a restaurant manager from Birmingham, was killed in the accident on Pangkor Island on January 3.
His girlfriend, Lauren Bailey, 27, was on the rental motorbike with him when its brakes failed.
A friend of Mr Pizor’s told the Birmingham Mail that he saved her life before the crash by pressing his body back on the bike to protect her as they downhill.
She suffered head and face injuries in the crash.
Larry Curtis, a friend of the Pizor family, told the newspaper: ‘Lauren has said specifically that Jerry had checked the bike and even taken pictures of it before they took it out.
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‘They were riding over the crest of a hill when he went to apply the brakes and found there were no brakes.
‘It was clear to both of them that there was no way of stopping. They were going downhill with a corner coming up at the bottom and they knew the bike was going to crash.
‘Just before the impact Jerry pushed himself as far back as he could from the handlebar and position himself as close to Lauren as he could.
‘They loved each other and this is entirely the selfless person Jerry was. He would have done anything in his power to protect her.’
Mr Pizor’s remains were cremated in Kuala Lumpur last Friday and some of his ashes will be scattered in Thailand, where he had visited earlier in his journey.
Mr Curtis said: ‘There were ten people at the service who read verses and poems and then shared memories and comments about Jerry. The service also included some of Jerry’s favourite music.’
A Just Giving page has been set up to cover the cost of a funeral service in the UK.
Mr Pizor, a keen guitarist, was a trained chef and worked at a number of restaurants in Birmingham.
