An article appearing on the online version of the International Herald Tribune and attributed to the Associated Press is reporting that former MotoGP star and current All-Japan Superbike Championship racer Norick Abe was killed in a streetbike crash Sunday in Kawasaki, Japan. According to the report, Abe was riding on a four-lane road when a truck made an illegal U-turn into his path. Abe was 32. Read the report here: ~http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/08/sports/AS-SPT-MOT-Abe-Obit.php~