Walter “Wally” Cobb of Jordan died last week when he lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle and was hit by a train near the intersection of Frontage Road and County Road 9 in Jordan.

When Walter “Wally” Cobb died in a motorcycle accident last week, he left behind two sons, and a family that wasn’t your traditional family unit.

Cobb and his ex-wife Nanci Barlau remained close friends after their 11-year marriage ended.

“We were more of a family after our divorce,” she said.

When their youngest son was confirmed, the entire family attended – Cobb and his wife Kelly, and Nanci and her husband.

“He decided it was very important that he be there,” Barlau said. “We all went as a family together.”

Here is a look at some of the numbers involved in the May 1 motorcycle accident that killed Jordan’s Walter L. Cobb:

2
fatal accidents along the Union Pacific track in Jordan in the past three years

3,300
feet, approximately, between the train crossing at which Cobb died and the crossing at which Scott Fahrenkamp died on Jan. 12, 2006

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, released following last week's fatal motorcycle accident in Jordan:

Public safety officials are encouraging all motorcyclists, even experienced riders, to tune up their riding skills just as they tune up their bikes for the riding season. Four motorcyclist fatalities this year underscore the need for proper safety training so riders learn – or relearn – how to control their bikes in an emergency.

Here's what's been going on in and around Belle Plaine lately, according to the Belle Plaine Herald:

- Scott County Commissioner Jon Ulrich of Savage and the rest of the
county board unanimously directed staff to look into ways of opening
Cedar Lake Farms regional park in 2009. The land, which is owned by the
county, is located along Cedar Lake in Helena Township.

A Jordan man died Thursday when the motorcycle he was driving was hit by a train near the intersection of County Road 9 and Highway 169 in Jordan.

Walter L. Cobb, 36, was traveling along County Road 9 toward Jordan at about 3:30 p.m. while the train was traveling south toward Belle Plaine. Cobb was pronounced dead on the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the Minnesota State Patrol, who wrote the report on the accident.

Here's what's been going on in and around Belle Plaine lately, according to the Belle Plaine Herald:

Over two years of videos could be evidence in the trial of former Jordan police officer Corey Pudwill.

Pudwill and his lawyer Paul Engh were in court this morning to hear the judges decision on whether or not two years’ worth of tapes from Pudwill’s squad car were admissible as evidence in the case.

Pudwill is charged with criminal sexual conduct after a traffic stop during which a woman alleges he ordered her into the back of his squad car and touched the bra under her sweater.