Did you hear the news about Robert Wilson, Troy R. Weimer or Michael Fajans?

Unless you knew them, you probably didn't.

Their hometown newspapers did not deploy teams of reporters to cover their accidents.

TV stations did not interrupt their regular programming to offer details about their conditions.

Their crashes did not renew heated debates about safety.

Yet, unlike Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, they will not ultimately walk away from their recent motorcycle crashes.

Fajans, an artist well known in his hometown of Seattle, died Monday after he lost control of his motorcycle while driving on a Seattle highway.

Weimer was riding his 2000 Suzuki without a helmet on a Texas roadway when he took a curve too quickly, went off the road and flipped off his bike. He was dead at the scene.

Wilson, a police officer in Denver, was on his way home from the station in December when he was in an accident while riding his motorcycle.

According to the report on TheDenverChannel.com, Wilson was a highly decorated veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He received eight official commendations, two distinguished-service crosses and a medal of valor.

He had a wife and three sons.

And, after a five month stay in the hospital, he died Saturday from his injuries.

Ben Roethlisberger will likely return to the football field in early September, on national television, to stand over center in the Steelers' opening game against the Miami Dolphins.

He will be presented with his bling-filled Super Bowl ring.

He might even come to his senses and lead a high-profile push to promote motorcycle safety.

If he does, let's hope he takes the time to appreciate what he has.

Judging from the media attention (and I'm not exempt from this) you'd think that Roethlisberger was the first person to ever wreck his cycle.

The familes of Robert Wilson, Troy R. Weimer and Michael Fajans would tell you otherwise.